Nigeria Virtual Book Fair 2020: ANA set to participate, enjoins members to register online

 

NIGERIA VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR 2020: ANA SET TO PARTICIPATE, ENJOINS MEMBERS TO REGISTER ONLINE

 

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) under the national leadership of Mr. Camillus Chima Ukah has expressed its readiness to participate in the forthcoming Nigeria Virtual Book Fair 2020 to be organized by the Nigerian Book Fair Trust.

This was contained in a press statement issued and signed by the national President of ANA Mr. Camillus Chima Ukah in Owerri on Friday.

It would be recalled that the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) under the leadership of the immediate past President, Mallam Denja Abdulahi participated in the last year Book Fair under the Association’s annual “Authors’ Groove”.  Authors’ groove was an integral part of the Nigerian International Book Fair held annually to help improve the standards of creative writing, its members and their works.  The objective was to evaluate what situations existed in the creative writing industry and raise awareness regarding what was being done and what needed to be done.

Last year Authors’ Groove with the theme “Pushing the Writer’s Craft & Business in the Age of ICT” fêted 11 guest writers which included Akeem Lasisi,Folu Agoi, Henry Akubuiro, Eriata Orhibabor, Taofeek Olatunbosun, Lola Akande,Dagga Tolar, Oladele Medayese. Tolani Salawu, Abigail Ohiero and Dickson Ekhaguere. The event took place at Jelili Adebisi Omotola Hall (formerly Multi-purpose Hall) University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State.

The book fair, organized by the Nigeria Book Fair Trust, of which ANA is a council member and one of the constituent bodies is always an avenue for book exhibition, signing, presentation of awards, cultural activities, reading and networking. But due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic ravaging the country, physical stakeholder interaction won’t be allowed. All activities will be done via virtual processes.

The Nigeria Virtual Book Fair 2020 has been slated to hold between 1^st of September – 7^th of September, 2020. ANA however enjoined its members to register via the Fair’s official website at https://nibfng.org/ as more information will be unveiled on the official website of ANA.   

Nigeria International Book Fair is a well-packaged, well-organised, the biggest and the consistent book event in Africa today. NIBF, for short, is an annual book trade and exhibition that creates an effective platform for the stakeholders in the book industry both within and outside Nigeria to network and have business interface for the growth of their respective businesses. NIBF - bringing books closer to people for better education and self-improvement.

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