Moss, Olatunde, Sar feature at AWF’s Guest Writer Session

THRILLER writers, Todd Moss and Bolaji Olatunde, and alternative rock musician, Bem Sar, will feature at the January edition of the Guest Writer Session of the Abuja Writers’ Forum.  The session will happen at Aso Hall, Nanet Suites by 4 pm on January 27.

Moss, according to a statement from the organisers, is the author of the Ryker diplomatic thriller series for Penguin’s Putnam Books, drawing on his real-world experiences inside the U.S. Government. Dr. Moss served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and is currently Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington DC and a non-resident scholar at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His latest novel is The Shadow List.

Novelist and playwright, Olatunde, was born in Benin City.  He has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.  In 2009, his play, A Requiem for Daniel Fregebo, received commendations from the judges of the BBC International Playwriting Competition 2008 Season. One other play, Sacking The Potter, was among the three plays shortlisted by the Association of Nigerian Authors Drama Prize 2016. His first published novel is Straw Dogs while Hang No Clothes Here is his second.

Sar has had a diverse musical career spanning over two decades. With a wide range of influences, from Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Fred Hammond to alternative artists like John Butler, Jon Gomm, and Pierre Bensusan, he has become known for his audacious blend of alternative rock with RnB, jazz and gospel.

His brand new EP project, Chronicles of the Imitraitor, was born out of his active efforts to address the ongoing mayhem unleashed by herdsmen invasions in various communities across Nigeria.   The predominantly guitar driven tracks portray the desperate plight of Internally Displaced Persons and their various hopes and dreams.