Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers invites all book lovers to donate used and new copies of books by Nigerian authors for our Library project which we plan to unveil on Saturday, December 1st, 2018 as part of activities lined up for the 2018 edition of the annual WRR Literary Festival – ‘FEAST OF WORDS’.
Our target is to donate 1000 books to students of our host institution – the INTERNATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOL IBADAN, in furtherance of our overall aim of promoting literary excellence in Nigeria, specifically among young writers.
This project find validation in these statements:
“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations—something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.” —Katherine Patterson
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“I believe it was my love for reading that gave birth to my love for writing. Every writer is first a reader.” — Tolu Akinyemi
You can be a part of this project by either donating your used books, buying new books, or sending us copies of books you authored. We are also open to financial support. For more information, please email us at info@wrr.ng or call/SMS 08060109295; 07034847164 or 08160179151 before Wednesday the 28th of November, 2018.
If you are unable to send the books, you can also bring them to the Festival which holds as follows:
DATE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2018
VENUE: THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, UI, IBADAN
TIME: 10:00 AM – 6PM
This theme of the festival is ‘TELLING OUR STORIES’ and it promises to be fun.
FEAST OF WORDS is one of Nigeria’s most anticipated literary festivals, especially among the younger generation of writers, is a unique, one-day, non-ticketed literary festival that features performances, discussion panels, award presentations, book readings, poetry, musical, and drama performances. Over the years, the festival has become a much-anticipated opportunity for young writers from all over Nigeria to interact with each other face-to-face.
