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Kalu Uka, acclaimed dramatist, poet, teacher and essayist will be seventy years old in February 2008. As part of the events marking the occasion, we are planning festschrift to celebrate both his 70th birthday anniversary and over 35 years of active and engaged commitment to the scholarship and practice of creative writing and theatre practice in Nigeria.
Kalu Uka, poet, playwright, critic, scholar and theatre director is one of the pioneers of modern Nigerian theatre and drama. Paradoxical to his scholarship is the fact that he has said and offered more to the development of theatre and creative writing in Nigeria than have been written about his work. This festschrift therefore is intended to bring together, in a book form, views and opinions on him and on his creative works, and to recognise his contribution to Nigerian literature specifically and more generally to African literature which places him alongside some of the greatest names in Africa’s evolving canon.
Proposed Sections:
Part One – Critical essays on all aspects of Kalu Uka’s works
Part Two – Impressions: Views, Opinions and Personal Reflections on Kalu Uka
Part Three – Poetic Thoughts: Poems and Songs (and other creative forms)
Manuscripts of not more than 5000 words, including a 100 – 150 word abstract, should follow the MLA style of referencing. Electronic submission preferred.
Please send your contributions, on or before 25 January 2008, to:
Stephen E. Inegbe, PhD
Departmant of Theatre Arts
University of Uyo
P.M.B. 1017, Uyo,
Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
e-mail: misteve4life@yahoo.com
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