PRESS RELEASE: WRITERS’ BODY REQUESTS “A THANK YOU ACHEBE LETTER”

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WRITERS' BODY REQUESTS

"A THANK YOU ACHEBE LETTER"

 

As part of this year's golden anniversary celebration of Prof. Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, says the Lagos Chapter Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Mr. Chike Ofili "the novel book that redeemed the smeared and dismembered image of Africa, and went on to compel and confer respect on African letter, we invite writers, scholars, readers and students to do Chinua Achebe a letter of appreciation in no more than two thousand words as Things Fall Apart turns 50."

 

According to the EXCO of the Lagos body of writers, "What better way to properly appreciate the novel book, Things Fall Apart that delivered and showed the path to be taken than allow members of the English and non-English speaking world of the over 50 languages and counting that the novel has been translated into to express their appreciation."

 

The Chairman and author of Our Unspoken Ties also said that a book would be made out of the best and most informed and best written letters of appreciation from all the English and non-English world (but English translated); especially those from Nigeria, Africa and the black Diaspora with those written by writers, scholars and members of the Association of Nigerian Authors across the country and abroad in celebration of the founding father of the association.  The letters would be published as THANK YOU CHINUA ACHEBE LETTERS: A Collection of Letters in Appreciation of the Influential Author of the Novel -Things Fall Apart.

 

The Press statement further informed that within Nigeria, there will be rewards for the best three letters written among students in secondary schools, higher institutions and the general public in those three categories.  Sponsors are in the offing to endow prizes in each of the three categories. All letters of appreciation should be addressed to Prof. Chinua Achebe, through the Chairman: Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos and e-mail to lagosana@yahoo.com or sent to P. O. Box 1565, Shomolu, Lagos in not more than two thousand words. Entry closes June 30 for publication in November, Chinua Achebe's birthday.

 

Signed:

Mrs. Christy O. Odia

Personal Assistant to

Chike Ofili: Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos .