Nigerian editor and book critic Joseph Omotayo and veteran teacher and author F. O. C. Ikwuemesibe will both speak at the 2017 edition of the Words Rhymes & Rhythm Festival, FEAST OF WORDS.
F. O. C. IKWUEMESIBE is an experienced teacher of the English language and Literature-in-English. He has taught and mentored generations of writers for over two decades. Ikwuemesibe has contributed articles to both local and international publications, including on-line literary groups, and has co-authored a book, Basic Literature for Schools and Colleges.
His first major poetry collection, The Big Man and Other Poems, will be published by Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publishers in the first quarter of 2018.
JOSEPH OMOTAYO is a Nigerian editor, book critic, multi-media content manager, and professional ghostwriter. He holds a B.A in Literature in English. He loves contemporary African Literature and has been writing book reviews for almost a decade.
Omotayo presently writes for OlisaTV and Words Rhymes & Rhythm Publisher’s author-resource platform Authorpedia. He is also a web content manager for Afridiaspora.com, a webzine for Africans in the diaspora, featuring content on African Literature, development, entrepreneurship and arts.
They will speak on the festival theme – Write to Right; Right to Write.