Monday 21 October 2019

Enugu 2019 – ANA’s Homecoming



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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