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Chimamanda leads other writers to 2013 Literary Evening in Lagos

In this piece, Chimamanda Adichie extols Chinua Achebe at 82 KCEE is set to thrill guests at the event Chimamanda Adichie, Nigeria’s celebrated writer and Creative Director of Farafina Trust, is scheduled to lead a team of international literary writers to the 2013 Literary Evening; as this year’s Creative Writers Workshop ends in style on August 16. The event, slated for the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, is expected to bring to an end the exciting session for talented creative writers, who for the past 10 days, under expert tutelage, have been honing their writing skills in Lagos. Also adding colour to the evening will be wave making artiste, KCee, whose song Limpopo is currently rocking the airwaves and holds top spot on various music charts across the country. Aside from Chimamanda Adichie, other international writers expected are Kenyan writer, Binyavanga Wainaina, who in July 2002 won the Caine Prize for his short story “Discovering Home”. He is...