YORUBA WRITERS SET TO INAUGURATE CONFERENCE OF SOUTHWEST WRITERS TODAY IN ABEOKUTA
Few writers across the Southwest region of Nigeria will today in Abeokuta, the state capital of Ogun State launch a new regional writers’ body called the “Conference of Southwest Writers” (COSWRITE) initiated for promoting the literary interest of Yoruba Writers and their works.
This was contained in a press release issued by Shina Fasanmi in Abeokuta today.
Conference of Southwest Writers (COSWRITE) is a regional writers’ body setup to provide support and platform for writers and readers in the southwest region of Nigeria (Yoruba Speaking states) and beyond.
According to the release, COSWRITE will attract writers from only Yoruba speaking states of all ages from all walks of life. The states include: Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Lagos states. The literary body will also play an active role in preserving and promoting Yoruba books, language, literature, culture and tradition. The regional writers body is strictly for promoting Yoruba Agenda.
COSWRITE will also be dedicated to honing and supporting the highest potentials of Yoruba writers and also be committed to promoting their works and other intellectual properties.
Objectives of the new association include: To create a thoughtful, intentional, and inclusive platform where Southwest writers from the Yoruba speaking states can gather to exchange wisdom on the art and craft of writing and celebrate vibrant creativity and accomplishment; To support Southwest Writers from Yoruba Speaking states in their literary pursuits while providing opportunities to participate in the larger writing community; To amplify voices of Yoruba Writers and promote their works; To find new writers and provide them with necessary tools in order to achieve their creative goals and lastly, To promote Yoruba Literature, Language, Culture and Tradition.
The Conference also hopes to sensitize, revive and promote moribund/dwindling reading and writing culture in the southwest region (Yoruba speaking states).
Fasanmi finally enjoined readers and writers in the zone and Abeokuta and its environs to partake in this historical development.
