Literary Fest: AWF launches site, partners US, Ecuador missions

The Abuja Writers’ Forum is partnering with the Ecuadorian and American embassies for its June 28 to 30 Abuja Literary Festival. The AWF which has also launched website, abujaliteraryfestival.org, said it will provide information as panelists and authors are confirmed in the coming days and also updates as the festival progresses.  AWF’s Public Relation Officer, […]

The Abuja Writers’ Forum is partnering with the Ecuadorian and American embassies for its June 28 to 30 Abuja Literary Festival.

The AWF which has also launched website, abujaliteraryfestival.org, said it will provide information as panelists and authors are confirmed in the coming days and also updates as the festival progresses. 

AWF’s Public Relation Officer, Edith Yassin, explained in a statement that, there will also be insightful articles and interviews.

Yassin added that, “Ecuadorian Embassy will partner the International Art and Photo Exhibition with the display of the Ecuador/Nigeria Photobook being one of the proposed highlights. 

“The American Embassy is providing assistance for the digital media training for the five -day drama workshop. This development underscores the growing partnership between the Ecuadorian Embassy and the Abuja Writers Forum.”

A selection from the winning entries was published as a bilingual (Spanish/English) collection of short stories, Pais Casabe (Casava Lands). The collection has been adopted as a major resource by the African descendants in Ecuador.