Chinua Achebe Literary Festival
chinua achebe literary festival annual literary event held honour nigerian writer literary critic — chinua achebe author thing fall apart commemoration celebration work immense contribution literary field chinua achebe lived november march died massachusetts united state literary festival initiated three year achebes death awardwinning nigerian writer journalist igbolanguage activist izunna okafor also anambra state coordinator society young nigerian writer literary body organizes event since inception event held annually chinua achebes date birth november prof kenneth dike central elibrary awka capital city anambra state achebes home state prior event year organizer open publicize call submission various online literary platform magazine writer write submit poem essay honour achebe thereafter publish anthology known chinua achebe poetryessay anthology annual anthology usually published unveiled day literary festival attracted featured work writer different country world including zimbabwe mbizo chirasha first three year literary event organizer consecutively called submission consequently published three anthology however edition event call submission rather three previously published anthology collated published together single anthology entitled arrow word fifth edition fifth year anniversary event organizer added achebe memorial lecture festival hence known chinua achebe literary festival memorial lecture maiden chinua achebe memorial lecture first kind delivered oseloka obaze prolific nigerian literary figure diplomat edition event also featured unveiling official presentation fifth chinua achebe poetryessay anthology entitled achebe man people edited izunna okafor year chinua achebe literary festival attracted participation many literary enthusiast dignitary including labour party presidential candidate nigeria general election mr peter obi executive governor anambra state willie obiano former ssg anambra state oseloka obaze nigerian legendary actor bobmanuel udokwu former chief judge anambra state prof peter umeadi mdceo national light newspaper chuka nnabuife odili ujubuońu author pregnancy god maxim uzor uzoatu author god poetry ositadimma amakeze author last carver okeke chika jerry author god hungry mr isidore emeka uzoatu author vision impossible