Date: 25 March 2011
The 8th edition of the popular BookJam@Silverbird Abuja holds on Friday 25th March 2011 at the Silverbird Entertainment Centre, by 6pm. This edition will feature Lagos-based poet and advertising practitioner, Chike Ofili; Abuja-based poet and journalist Diego Okenyodo; playwright and communications lecturer, Godswill Okiyi; and novelist and banker, Stanley Osuji.
Ofili, former chair of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos chapter, is the author of the poetry volume, The Weight of Waiting, which was enlisted for the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in 2010; Okenyodo’s From a Poem to Its Creator made the shortlist for the The Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2009; Okiyi’s play, Who’s Afraid of Adams, was recently released; and Osuji’s riveting 3-in-one story collection, Positive, was also recently released.
The BookJam@Silverbird Abuja is a collaboration of the Abuja Literary Society and Silverbird. It is anchored by co-host of the Abuja Poetry Slam, Jide Attah, and consists of book readings, book signings, raffle draw and a discussion by the guest writers. In addition, there will be special Slam poetry performance by some of Abuja’s finest Slam champions. The February edition featured poet and novelist, Lola Shoneyin; Actor, poet and playwright, Femi Branch; poet and corporate communications practitioner, Kufre Ekanem. Abuja BookJam holds on the last Friday of every month, at 6pm.