CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – FONLON-NICHOLS AWARD
The ALA Executive Council invites nominations from the world African community for the FONLON-NICHOLS Award for Excellence in Creative Writing and Contributions to the Struggle for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression. It is given every year to an African writer.
The Award was established in 1992 to honor BERNARD FONLON and LEE NICHOLS for their own contributions to both African literature and freedom of expression. This year the award will be publicly presented at the 37th annual conference of the African Literature Association, April 13 - 17, 2011 to be held at OHIO UNIVERSITY in ATHENS, OHIO. (conference website: http://www.ohio.edu/
Please send a brief (500 word) justification for your nomination in the body of an email and as attachment to olaoye@monmouth.edu. Hard copy of text can also be mailed to Dr. Oty Agbajoh-Laoye, FONLON-NICHOLS AWARD, ALA Award Committee, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764. Deadline: 15 January 2011.
For more information on the FONLON-NICHOLS Award, please consult: http://www.fonlon-nichols.org
The ALA Executive Council invites nominations from the world African community for the FONLON-NICHOLS Award for Excellence in Creative Writing and Contributions to the Struggle for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression. It is given every year to an African writer.
The Award was established in 1992 to honor BERNARD FONLON and LEE NICHOLS for their own contributions to both African literature and freedom of expression. This year the award will be publicly presented at the 37th annual conference of the African Literature Association, April 13 - 17, 2011 to be held at OHIO UNIVERSITY in ATHENS, OHIO. (conference website: http://www.ohio.edu/
Please send a brief (500 word) justification for your nomination in the body of an email and as attachment to olaoye@monmouth.edu. Hard copy of text can also be mailed to Dr. Oty Agbajoh-Laoye, FONLON-NICHOLS AWARD, ALA Award Committee, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764. Deadline: 15 January 2011.
For more information on the FONLON-NICHOLS Award, please consult: http://www.fonlon-nichols.org
