The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has selected nine distinguished individuals as fellows, recognising their contributions to Nigerian literature and commitment to the organisation’s ideals, according to an announcement released Friday.
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The new fellows, whose conferment ceremony will take place during ANA’s ongoing international conference, include academics, legal professionals, and cultural advocates from across the country.
New Fellows
The honorees, announced by ANA General Secretary Dame Joan Oji, are:
– Professor Isiaka Zubair Aliagan
– Dr. Abdullahi Ahmad Ismaila
– Dr. Kabura Lynn Zakama
– Associate Professor Greg Nnamdi Mbajiorgu
– Chief Adi Wali
– Hon. Justice George Chibueze Nnamani
– Basorun Seinde Joel Arogbofa
– Prof. Ngozi Therese Chuma-Udeh
– Mrs. Awele Mary-Rose Ilusanmi
The fellowships is ANA’s highest honour, awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to the development and promotion of Nigerian literature.
Festival Connection
The Ife Book and Arts Festival Trust congratulated Mrs. Ilusanmi, who serves as an ambassador for the annual festival held in Ile-Ife, on her selection. The festival, which celebrates literature and arts, regularly collaborates with ANA and other literary organisations to promote reading culture and artistic expression in Nigeria.
The conferment ceremony is scheduled to take place as part of ANA’s international conference, which commenced Friday. The conference brings together writers, scholars, publishers, and literary enthusiasts from across Nigeria and the diaspora to discuss developments in African literature and the publishing industry.
ANA, founded in 1981, is Nigeria’s premier organisation of creative writers, with chapters across the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The association promotes literary excellence, advocates for writers’ rights, and works to preserve and advance Nigerian literary traditions.
Nigeria’s literary community has continued to gain international recognition, with Nigerian authors increasingly prominent on global literary stages and prize lists.
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