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AWF revives Abuja literary festival

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The Abuja Writers Forum (AWF) has concluded plans to relaunch the annual Abuja Literary Festival.

With the relaunch, this year’s festival will run from June 28-30, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The festival is being relaunced to mark the tenth anniversary of the Abuja Writers Forum, which began its literary activities in June 2008.

The relaunched festival will feature ‘Bookrama’ sessions with authors from within and outside Abuja, panel discussions, film screenings, drama performances, international art and photo exhibition, poetry performances, five-day drama workshop, book exhibition and a script-pitch.

The workshop session is designed for potential dramatists between the ages of 18-35, focusing on developing scripts relevant to societal development and will be facilitated by two experienced dramatists.

There will also be a one-day digital media training for workshop participants as part of the festival.

The objective is for the participants to recognise that story-telling has now become multi-platform and they could start appreciating relevant digital tools for writing, editing, formatting and production.

This is significant because digital literacy has become important across board, and creative writers need to become aware of the enormous potential the platform offers for production and distribution.

The Abuja Literary Festival made its debut in 2008 and enjoyed the support of a few stakeholders including the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NNLG) company.

 

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