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Nigerian authors' Association From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is a non-profit organization that promotes Nigerian literature. It represents Nigerian creative writers at home and abroad. It was founded in 1981 by Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe as its president.[1][2] The immediate past President is Alhaji Denja Abdullahi. The incumbent president is Camilus Ukah and the Vice President is Hajiya Farida Mohammed.[3]
Association of Nigerian Authors | |
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| Abbreviation | ANA |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 27, 1981 |
| Founder | Chinua Achebe |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | To nurture and encourage literature in Nigeria |
| Headquarters | Mamman Vatsa Writers' Village, Mpape |
| Location |
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| Origins | Nsukka, Nigeria |
Region served | Nigeria |
Official languages | English |
| Owner | Nigerian Government |
General Secretary | Maik Ortserga |
President | Camillus Ukah |
Vice-president | Farida Mohammed |
Key people | Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu (Patron) |
Main organ | Ministry of Education |
Parent organization | Nigerian Government |
| Award(s) | Nigeria Prize for Literature |
| Website | Official website |
Niger State Governor Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu has been a supporter of the association. In January 2008, he said to a delegation from the Association of Nigerian Authors, Niger State, "I think Niger State will be the most published state in 2008. We want to publish you; we shall publish you..." The state was to publish at least twenty titles in 2008 alone.[4] Speaking in October 2009 at a convention of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Aliyu said that more than 90 per cent of Nigerian politicians have criminal intentions, spending huge amounts to gain office for their own benefit rather than to serve the public.[5]
The organization was founded on 27 June 1981, ten years after the Nigerian Civil War, at a conference at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The conference was attended by two Kenyan writers, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and Gacheche Wauringi. Afterwards, the organization was registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria in accordance with the now 1990 vide Companies and Allied Matters Act no 1.
ANA's founding members include Kole Omotoso, Mabel Segun, Ernest Emenyonu, Labo Yari, Femi Osofisan, J. P. Clark, Niyi Osundare, Jerry Agada and T. M. Aluko.[3][2][6][7]
In 2004, the ANA awarded the following prizes:[8]
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