BLESSING T. INYA TO HEADLINE EKITI BOOK CLUB OCTOBER READING
Ekiti Book Club (EBC) has set aside Friday, 15th day of October, 2021 to host Blessing T. Inya, a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
A statement issued by the Coordinator of the Club, Olamilekan Okebiorun said the event would take place at the Faculty of Art, New Pavilion Lecture Hall, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, by 2PM prompt.
The reading will be hosted by the duo of Pricilla and Taiwo Omotayo.
Blessing T. Inya is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. Her research interests include gender, humour, metaphor and discourse analysis. Her publications have appeared in European Journal of Humour Research, (with Inya, O.), Theory and Practices in Language Studies and in edited book volumes.
The upcoming book reading event promises to be an avenue for reading creative works such as poetry, fiction, book sales and signing, contacts with other readers and book writers in all corners of the Ekiti State, the statement added.
Prospective writers who have works in poetry, short stories and novels can also attend to read their works to other writers and readers.
Ekiti Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2021 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in Ekiti State.
The Ekiti Book Club consists of a group of people who meet, meet periodically to discuss the book they have read and exchange those books. Club members encourage each other and learn to read with a critical mind, articulating their opinions about a particular book with others. Certain types of books not available or read receive attention through the book club.
