Literature in Northern Nigeria Conference to hold in Abuja

The 11th Literature in Northern Nigeria conference has been slated to hold August 28-31 at the National Open University, Jabi, Abuja, according to the organisers.

The conference, which in the past has been jointly organized by the Kwara State University, Malete and the Bayero Unviersity, Kano will have the theme: “Literature and Contemporary Developments in Northern Nigeria” and will include subthemes such as: ‘Emerging Trends in Northern Nigerian Short Stories’, ‘Poetry and Contemporary Developments in Northern Nigerian Literature’, ‘Orality and Modernism in Northern Nigerian Literature’, ‘Children’s Literature in Contemporary Northern Nigeria’, ‘New Voices in Northern Nigerian Literature’, ‘Non-Fiction in contemporary Northern Nigeria’, ‘Theatre and Performing Arts in contemporary Northern Nigeria,’ ‘Literature and Social Media in Northern Nigeria,’ ‘Contemporary New Readings of Literature in Northern Nigeria,’ ‘Indigenous Languages and Contemporary Literature in Northern Nigeria.

Accordingly, the organisers have called for abstracts on the above themes which are to be submitted before Sunday April 30th.

Though details about the conference are still sketchy, organisers say submissions and inquries can be made at this email sbahmadus@yahoo.com, among others.

Last year’s conference held at Malete, Kwara State.