Ibadan Book Award: IBC to award and recognize deserving members and organizations

 

IBADAN BOOK AWARD: IBC TO AWARD AND RECOGNIZE DESERVING MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS

 

Ibadan Book Club, one of the book clubs of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) is to award and recognize deserving members and organizations for supporting the club in achieving its target and for their impact and contributions in promoting reading and writing culture in Oyo State.

 

This was contained in a statement signed by the Coordinator of the Club, Mrs. Ayobami Odunyemi in Ibadan on Tuesday.

 

According to her, the award was meant to encourage Ibadan Book Club members and appreciate other book stakeholders like the Ebedi International Writers Residency, Oyo State Library Board, Oyo State Branch of the National Library of Nigeria, SUBEB, Oyo State Ministry of Education to mention but few.

 

The shortlisted recipients will be recognized during the 2021 edition of Ibadan Book Party.

 

Since the beginning of this literary year, Ibadan Book Club has featured over twenty writers/Guest lecturers including Artists, interviewed over fifteen writers, collated a poetry anthology which is currently undergoing editing, it also held Ibadan Creative Writing Workshop.

 

To view the past activities of the club, kindly log on to: https://ibadanbookclubonline.blogspot.com. To view the videos of our readings online, kindly type Ibadan Book Club in YouTube Search box.

 

Ibadan Book Club is an initiative of the Nigerian Young Writers Society. It was founded in 2011 by SYNW in order to contribute its own quota to the growth and development of the Reading Culture in Oyo State.

 

The Ibadan Book Club consists of a group of people who 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.

 

Some of the publications published by Ibadan Book Club are: Olubadan Centennial Anthology: a collection of essays, articles, poems and works of art in honor of Oba (Dr.) Samuel Odulana, Odugade 1, Voices from Oja Oba Market and Finally, Senator Abiola Ajimobi: Memories, Dreams, Reflections of a Mind Always in Motion.