Literature
At last the first of the four volumes of my interviews with Nigerian authors, The Umaisha Dialogues, has gone to press! The volume, which features new Nigerian writers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Remi Raji, Toni Kan, Jude Dibia, BM Dzukogi, Razinat Muhammed, Ibrahim Sheme and Sefi Atta, will be available at the International Conference of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, taking place from 30th November, 2011, in Abuja.
Comments on the book
This first volume of Umaisha?s series of interviews with writers celebrates the achievements of some of the best among new Nigerian writers. The interviews are interesting, perceptive, witty and sometimes critically illuminating, presenting succinctly useful information about the writers, their backgrounds and their works. The book is a landmark publication - one of the best in its field...
Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, Ph.D.
Award-winning writer & Professor of English
University of Lagos.
Umaisha has done what most critics should learn to do, let the writer speak for himself/herself ? guide the writer by all means with artful, thoughtful questions, but don?t pretend that your own views and quarrels are the writers?? Apart from the interviews themselves, Umaisha has thoughtfully provided for each writer a bibliography, a brief biography, a picture, and a brief excerpt, thus making this not only a valuable pedagogical tool for our schools, but also a timely historical document? We can point at any of the authors covered here and say, he or she became a writer for so and so reason; or he or she wrote this particular book at this moment in his or her life...
Helon Habila
Caine Prize winner.
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The Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, is well known for its commitment to annual conference. For the past 30 years it has held an international convention annually. This year is not an exception. Members of the association from the state chapters...
- I Have A Blueprint For Ana Renaissance - Professor Umelo Ojinmah
Professor Umelo Ojinmah, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, speaks with Sumaila Umaisha on his ambition to lead the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, saying he has prepapared a blueprint for the a renaissance in the association. ...
- Want To Participate In Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop?
Binyavanga and Chimamanda with participants at the 2010 edition Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda Adichie, from June 23 to July 2...
- Umaisha And Omalicha Offer November Treat In Abuja
Two emerging writers, Sumaila Umaisha and Ifeyinwa Omalicha, will feature at the 28th edition of the Abuja Writers? Forum?s Guest Writer Session, which holds on November 27, according to the Forum?s PRO, Abudullahi Abubakar: The event, which holds from...
- The Write Stuff Bags Media Merit Award
The Write Sutff, the weekly literary column edited by Sumaila Umaisha in the New Nigerian Weekly, has once again brought garlands to the stable of New Nigerian Newspapers when it was conferred with a Media Merit Award for sustained excellence. The award...
Literature
The Umaisha Dialogues goes to press!
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Comments on the book
This first volume of Umaisha?s series of interviews with writers celebrates the achievements of some of the best among new Nigerian writers. The interviews are interesting, perceptive, witty and sometimes critically illuminating, presenting succinctly useful information about the writers, their backgrounds and their works. The book is a landmark publication - one of the best in its field...
Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, Ph.D.
Award-winning writer & Professor of English
University of Lagos.
Umaisha has done what most critics should learn to do, let the writer speak for himself/herself ? guide the writer by all means with artful, thoughtful questions, but don?t pretend that your own views and quarrels are the writers?? Apart from the interviews themselves, Umaisha has thoughtfully provided for each writer a bibliography, a brief biography, a picture, and a brief excerpt, thus making this not only a valuable pedagogical tool for our schools, but also a timely historical document? We can point at any of the authors covered here and say, he or she became a writer for so and so reason; or he or she wrote this particular book at this moment in his or her life...
Helon Habila
Caine Prize winner.
- As Writers Converge On Uyo?
The Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, is well known for its commitment to annual conference. For the past 30 years it has held an international convention annually. This year is not an exception. Members of the association from the state chapters...
- I Have A Blueprint For Ana Renaissance - Professor Umelo Ojinmah
Professor Umelo Ojinmah, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, speaks with Sumaila Umaisha on his ambition to lead the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, saying he has prepapared a blueprint for the a renaissance in the association. ...
- Want To Participate In Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop?
Binyavanga and Chimamanda with participants at the 2010 edition Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda Adichie, from June 23 to July 2...
- Umaisha And Omalicha Offer November Treat In Abuja
Two emerging writers, Sumaila Umaisha and Ifeyinwa Omalicha, will feature at the 28th edition of the Abuja Writers? Forum?s Guest Writer Session, which holds on November 27, according to the Forum?s PRO, Abudullahi Abubakar: The event, which holds from...
- The Write Stuff Bags Media Merit Award
The Write Sutff, the weekly literary column edited by Sumaila Umaisha in the New Nigerian Weekly, has once again brought garlands to the stable of New Nigerian Newspapers when it was conferred with a Media Merit Award for sustained excellence. The award...