ANA Poetry Prize receives Endowment of $1,000 from Senator Shehu Sani

ANA POETRY PRIZE RECEIVES ENDOWMENT OF $1,000 FROM SENATOR SHEHU SANI

The Association of Nigerian Authors(ANA)ANA Poetry Prize already advertised for this year 2019 cycle of ANA literary Prizes has received an endowment of $1,000 from Senator Shehu Sani, an author, playwright ,human right activist and politician who has been a long-standing benefactor of the Association . In a message relayed to the Association recently, Senator Shehu Sani expressed his desire to jerk up the prize money which was N100,000 to $1,000 for a poetry collection(Published and unpublished) that evokes or denotes peace, tolerance, social justice and egalitarianism. 

By this endowment, the winning work this year 2019 will be rewarded with the sum of $1,000. It should be recalled that the poetry prize has been one of the most rewarded monetarily of ANA prizes over the years when it was endowed by Cadbury for $1,000 and later $2,000 before it was rested in the late 2000s. By this endowment, the prize will now be known as ANA/Shehu Sani  Poetry Prize . 

The deadline for the submission for any of the ANA literary prizes as earlier advertised is 31^st May,2019.

 

Wole Adedoyin

PRO South

Ikeogu Oke for burial On 30th March 2019

IKEOGU OKE FOR BURIAL ON 30^TH MARCH 2019

 Ikeogu Oke, the NLNG 2017poet laureate who died on the 24 November,2018 ,is now to be buried on 30^th of March 2019  at Akanu Ohafia in Abia State according to a statement released by the family and singed by Kalu Oke Ikeogu . According to the statement, there will be night vigil at Chief Imo Ikeogu’s Pavilion,Ugwuaffia layout ,Akanu Ohafia on the 29^th of March,2019. On the 30^th March,2019 the body will lay in state for songs,prayers and tributes by 11am and interment will be at his country home Ugwuaffia  layout,Akanu Ohafia by 1pm.

The Association of Nigerian Authors(ANA) will have a festival of life at the eve of the burial on the 29^th March,2019 during the vigil where the poetic book of tributes “For Ikeogu,For Poetry” published by the Association and Edited by Denja Abdullahi and Ofonime Inyang will be outed.The collection of 51 poems on the poet, written by both old and young Nigerian poets was published in February 2019 after a call for submission in December, 2018 for poems in honour of the departed poet.

Writers to honour late ICPC boss with book launch in Kwara tomorrow

World Poetry Day: Writers to honour late ICPC boss with book launch in Kwara tomorrow

March 16, 2019 Abdulhafeez T. Oyewole

The Kwara State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), in conjunction with the National Library of Nigeria, Kwara State Branch, set to commemorate the World Poetry Day with a book presentation in honour of former ICPC chairman, Justice Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi, who died early last year.

According to a statement from the Kwara ANA, the book, “Harmonious Chronicles”, which is scheduled for launch on Thursday at Mustapha Akanbi Library and Resource Centre, Ilorin, is open to writers, authors, literary enthusiasts as well as the late Akanbi’s proteges, friends and associates.

“The book is a literary compendium dedicated to the pillar of support and benefactor of the Association of Nigerian Authors, late Justice Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi, who died early last year,” the statement said.

 “Expected at the occasion are academics, legal luminaries, literary scholars and other important dignitaries from all walks of life,” the statement said.

The statement added that after the book review by Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, there would be a series of poetry and dramatic performances.

“To this end, interested performers at the event are mandated to send in their well edited works of salient themes to kwaraana15@gmail.com for scrutiny and prior approval by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) before D-Day.

“The subject of the work should be, “Work to Present at Kwara ANA’s Harmonious Chronicles Public Presentation” and should be sent as a single MS Word attachment or copy-pasted in the body of the mail,” the statement added.

https://www.blueprint.ng/world-poetry-day-writers-to-honour-late-icpc-boss-with-book-launch-in-kwara/

Pictures taken during and after ANA Osun March Reading

ANA Osun March Reading- Summary of how it went

ANA OSUN MARCH READING-SUMMARY OF HOW IT WENT 

On the 17^th of March 2019, ANA Osun under the leadership of Mr. Muriola Awosemo hosted the only surviving son of the late Yoruba literary sage (D.O. Fagunwa), Mr. Diipo Fagunwa as Guest Writer for the month of March in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state. Mr. Diipo Fagunwa, accompanied by some of his relatives and friends gave a brilliant lecture on Good Governance and Fantasy citing and quoting from some of his late father’s works i.e Aditu Olodunmare, Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmale, Ireke Onibudo and other texts for illustrations and as case studies. The literary event which turned out to be an avenue of readings, book sales, networking and think-tank on ways of promoting good governance in the country and literature in Osun State featured eminent and important literary personalities from the nooks and crannies of the state. Mr. Diipo Fagunwa also read from two of his late father’s works. The programme featured eminent and literary personalities from the state like Prince Femi Ademiluyi, the Pioneer Chairman of ANA Osun who is also a former National Secretary of the Association, Prof. Gbemisola Adeoti who is the current Dean of the Faculty of Art, University of Ife, Mr. Biodun Oloyede, a former state Chairman of the Chapter, Mr. Funso Babarinde, current vice chairman of the chapter, Mr. Wole Adedoyin, ANA National Publicity Secretary (South), Mr. Quadri Adelowo, Mr. Albert Afeso  to mention but few.

ANA Osun Members also availed themselves the opportunity of registering for the ongoing ANA Membership Database project which the current ANA National administration under the leadership of Mallam Denja Abdulahi has compulsory for all the state chapters of the association across the country.