Monday, August 06, 2012

Nigeria House Literature Showcase Day 2 pictures

Here are some pictures taken after the 2nd day of the Nigeria House Literature Showcase at Theatre Royal Stratford on July 30th, 2012. The authors featured were Diran Adebayo author of Some Kind of Black and My Once Upon a Time, Zainabu Jallo author of Onions Make Us Cry, Nnorom Azuonye Founder/Administrator o Sentinel Poetry Movement, author of Letter to God & Other Poems and The Bridge Selection, Chibundu Onuzo, author of The Spider King’s Daughter and Rotimi Babatunde winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing 2012. The topic of discussion was ‘The London I Know’ moderated by Ike Anya a public health doctor and writer.

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Ike Anya, chatting with a guest.

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Diran Adebayo and Zainabu Jallo

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Lookman Sanusi, Helon Habila, Rotimi Babatunde, Nnorom Azuonye

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Chibundu Onuzo & Nnorom Azuonye

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Ayodele Arigbabu, Lookman Sanusi, Helon Habila, Rotimi Babatunde, Nnorom Azuonye

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Caine Prize Winners Helon Habila and Rotimi Babatunde

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Diran Adebayo and Chibundu Onuzo

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Helon Habila and Chibundu Onuzo

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Tolu Ogunlesi and Nnorom Azuonye

The event was sponsored by Bank of Industry, produced by The British Council and anchored by CORA (Committee for Relevant Art).


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