The annual WRR Literary Festival Feast of Words to hold on the 3rd of December 2016 in the ancient city of Ibadan.
The annual WRR Literary Festival Feast of Words to hold on the 3rd of December 2016 in the ancient city of Ibadan.
For
the second year running, Ibadan will host writers, performers,
thinkers, artists, book lovers and lovers of literature for the one-day
festival at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan (UI),
Ibadan, Oyo State.
Themed ‘Words in a Season Change’, the
festival will feature stimulating discussions, awards, book unveiling,
readings musical performances, a play by the University of Ibadan
Theatre Arts Students, and an African Night of words, music, and palm
wine.
Poet, linguist, lecturer, Emmanuel Inedu, author of Cockcrow At Noon will present a paper exploring the place of writers in the prevailing political atmosphere.
He will be joined in discussion by Sickle Cell awareness campaigner, Awodiya Funke, who will also be reading from her book The Farmers Daughter, and Goodness Olanrewaju Ayoola, teacher and author of the acclaimed collection of poems, Meditations.
The
Feast of Words is one of the most anticipated literary festivals among
young Nigerian writers. It is organized by Words Rhymes & Rhythm
(WRR Ltd), a foremost Nigerian publishing and educational institution
which actively promotes Nigerian writing and supports the development of
young Nigerian writers through several interventionist programmes.
The 2015 edition had in attendance major stakeholders from all over the country.
- DATE: Saturday December 3rd, 2016
- VENUE: INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UI, Ibadan
- TIME: 10am – 8pm
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