The 38th International
Convention of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is set to take place in
Enugu between 31st October and 3rd November, 2019 at Sunshine Hotel and Guest
House Enugu and International Conference Centre, Institute of Management and
Technology (IMT) Enugu respectively with the theme ”Literature, Nationalism and
the Poetics of Integration.”
ANA’s first convention took
place in 1981 when the Association was established by the patriarch of Modern
African Literature, Chinua Achebe and others in the University town of Nsukka,
and ever since, the convention has never been held in Enugu State; and for this
reason, the leadership of the association tagged the convention "ANA Homecoming."
The Chairman of ANA Enugu State
Chapter, Zulu Ofoelue and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) headed by Hon.
Ndubuisi Ene are all working hard to make sure that the convention which will
feature an evening of palm wine, folklores, drama, cultural night, literary
prizes award dinner, tour around Enugu, etc. is a success.
The association will also elect
new National President during the convention to man the affairs of the
Association at the National level as the tenure of the current president Denja
Abdullahi and his team ends.
The Chairman of ANA Enugu State
Chapter, Zulu Ofoelue on Monday the 14th of October, 2019, made it known to the
public in a Press Conference that the convention which is an annual ritual of
ANA will have in attendance the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Rt Hon
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu), as Chief Host; Prof E.E.Sule of the IBB
University, Lapai in Niger State, as Keynote Speaker and Professor Ernest Emenyonu,
a Trustee of ANA and Editor, African Literature Today who is coming as a Special
Guest. He stated that over 400 of Nigerian’s best and foremost creative
writers, literary critics, journalists, members of the academia and other stake
holders have registered to attend the convention, adding that three new Fellows
of ANA and distinguished writers and scholars will be inducted during the
opening ceremony namely: Prof Zaynab Alkali, Prof J.O.J Nwachukwu-Agbada and
Prof Remi Raji while the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr John Kayode Fayemi will be
conferred as a patron of the Association also during the opening ceremony.
The national convention is
aimed at promoting cultural values and encouraging creativity and will no
doubt, promote nationalism via its poetics of integration.
Olive
Chinyere Amajuoyi
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