ANA set to hold international conference, creative workshop

ANA set to hold international conference, creative workshop

By Nathaniel Bivan | Publish Date: May 19 2018 7:24AM

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) in collaboration with the Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI) Ebonyi State, will be holding an international conference and creative workshops for artists.

Themed ‘Expanding the Frontiers: Nigeria’s Creative Writing in the 21st Century’, the event will be taking place from June 18 to 19 2018 at FUNAI.  

The conference is aimed at providing scholars with the opportunity to articulate as well as interrogate new trends in creative writing.

Four workshops on poetry, prose, drama, drawing, painting, and tie and dye, shall hold simultaneously during the conference.

Registration fee for the conference is N15,000 for those who do so early and N20,000 at the venue, while workshop fee is N5,000 (early) and N10,000 (late). Deadline for registration is May 2018.

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ANA holds Authors' Groove at NIBF tomorrow May 11

ANA holds Authors' Groove at NIBF tomorrow May 11

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Lagos State Chapter, on behalf of the National Executive Council of ANA , will host a literary and reading event for writers called Authors’ Groove during the Nigerian International Book Fair holding on Friday, May 11, 2018 at the University of Lagos, Book Fair Ground (Jelili Omotola Auditorium). 

The theme for this year Authors' Groove is “Literary Agency and the Improvement of Authors' Craft and Business. " The Guest lecturer expected to deliver the theme lecture is Dr. Lola Akande. Dr. Lola Akande is the author of the novels Where Are You From , What It Takes and Camouflage. She is a Senior lecturer in the Department of English, University of Lagos, where she teaches African Literature. She has also worked as a journalist.

It would also be recalled that “What it Takes”, written by Dr. Lola Akande won the 2017 edition of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Prize for Prose Fiction.

The book fair organized by Nigeria Book Fair Trust of which ANA is a Council member and one of the constituent bodies will also have ANA maintaining an exhibition stand throughout the duration of the fair(7-12 May, 2018) where it will hold a daily literary clinic for the benefit of aspiring authors and members. The event promises to be an avenue for book exhibition, reading and networking.ANA members in and around Lagos are enjoined to attend the Authors' Groove and be at the fair ground.

ANA Abia holds State Convention tomorrow May 11

ANA Abia holds State Convention tomorrow May 11

The annual convention of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Abia state chapter (ANA Abia) has been scheduled to hold on May 11, 2018 in Abia.

This was contained in a release jointly signed by the State Chairman of the association and the Local Organizing Chairman of the convention (LOC), Elder Nwokoma Nwaigwe and Hon. Ernest Onuoha.
The venue of the convention is Agburuike Hotel off 34 New Umuahia Road, Ogbor hill, Aba, Abia State.

The convention which promises to be an avenue for readings, networking and registration of new members into the association will start by 9am.

Report on the state election carried out by the Association of Nigerian Authors Plateau State

Report on the state election carried out by the Association of Nigerian Authors Plateau State

In line with the directive from ANA National regarding elections, ANA Plateau deemed it fit to comply with this directive and conduct elections in the month of April. The election which saw the emergence of members heading new positions was conducted on the 28^th of April 2018.

The meeting which began at exactly 1:00pm and ended at 3:00pm was held at the Limoro Guest INN. Though the National Film Institute had earlier given the Association a written permit to make do with her premises for readings, the venue was changed due to accessibility reasons. Before the elections commenced, the house enjoyed readings from works of poetry and prose and bantered on their subject matters and social significance. 

The chairman Mr Mathew Mzega charged the house on their responsibility towards the organization, the state and the nation at large. He noted that ANA Plateau had her last elections in the year 2014 and due to regrettable challenges has not been able to do so hitherto.      

 The positions contested for, names of the former and present holders are outlined below:

 

Chairman – Mr. Stanley Kavwam

Vice chairman - Mr. David Onotu

Secretary - Mr. Joseph Liman

Assistant secretary - Mr. Wazani Ijarafu

Public Relations Officer  - Mr. Steve Rwangpam

Legal Adviser Barrister - Barrister Bonlu Friday

Treasurer -  Miss Sylvia Ohiaeri

Report on the state election carried out by the Association of Nigerian Authors Plateau State

Report on the state election carried out by the Association of Nigerian Authors Plateau State

In line with the directive from ANA National regarding elections, ANA Plateau deemed it fit to comply with this directive and conduct elections in the month of April. The election which saw the emergence of members heading new positions was conducted on the 28^th of April 2018.

The meeting which began at exactly 1:00pm and ended at 3:00pm was held at the Limoro Guest INN. Though the National Film Institute had earlier given the Association a written permit to make do with her premises for readings, the venue was changed due to accessibility reasons. Before the elections commenced, the house enjoyed readings from works of poetry and prose and bantered on their subject matters and social significance. 

The chairman Mr Mathew Mzega charged the house on their responsibility towards the organization, the state and the nation at large. He noted that ANA Plateau had her last elections in the year 2014 and due to regrettable challenges has not been able to do so hitherto.      

 The positions contested for, names of the former and present holders are outlined below:

 

Chairman - Mr. Mathew Iorlaha Mzega

Vice chairman - Miss Nenpan Monday

Secretary - Mr. David Onotu

Assistant secretary - Mr. Joseph Liman

Public Relations Officer  - Mr. Steve Rwangpam

Legal Adviser Barrister - Redzie Jugo

Treasurer -  Miss Prudence Obadan