From May 2nd to June 6th 2009, nine writers will embark on a book tour to 4 cities across Nigeria. The event is themed 9 Writers, 4 Cities: The Book Tour and it is a series of book readings, book signings and discussions. This sequence of weekend readings will hold in Benin, Ibadan, Lagos and Warri. The first event, which is to be hosted by Writers Anonymous at the African Artists Foundation in Lagos, will be followed by a ‘Book Party’.
The participating writers are: Odia Ofeimun (poet and author of The Poet Lied), Toni Kan (author of Nights of the Creaking Bed), Lindsay Barrett (journalist, poet and author of several books, including Song for Mumu), Jumoke Verissimo (author of I am Memory), Tade Ipadeola (a lawyer and author of the poetry collection A Time of Signs), Joy Isi Bewaji (author of Eko Dialogue), Eghosa Imasuen (medical doctor and author of To Saint Patrick), A. Igoni Barrett (managing editor of Farafina magazine and author of From Caves of Rotten Teeth) and Abimbola Adunni Adelakun (journalist and author of Under the Brown Rusted Roofs).
The series of events will take place at the following places:
Lagos: 2—7 pm on Saturday 2 May at the African Artists Foundation, No 54, Raymond Njoku Street, Ikoyi
Ibadan: 2—5 pm on Saturday 9 May at Cambridge House, 20, Joop Berkhout Crescent, Onireke
Lagos: 2—7 pm on Sunday 17 May at The Palms Shopping Mall, Lekki
Benin: 12—5 pm on Saturday 23 May at The Hexagon, 2A Golf Course Rd
Warri: 12—5 pm on Saturday 30 May at Flomat Books, Airport Road
Lagos: 2—5 pm on Saturday 6 June at the African Artists Foundation, No 54, Raymond Njoku Street, Ikoyi
Admission to all events is free. Signed copies of the participating writers’ books will be available for sale at all the venues on the day of each event.
The 6-week tour will be covered on the Farafina magazine blog while audio and video recordings of each reading will be placed on the Switched On website as podcasts. Dada Books, Daylight Media, The Palms, Planet One Television and Auggust Media are also media partners on this project.
For further information, please call 07061141232, or email auggustmedia@gmail.com
