History of ANA

The Association of Nigerian Authors was founded on the 27th June, 1981, during a conference convened by the late Professor Chinua Achebe. That maiden conference of Nigerian writers which held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka was attended by notable personalities in Nigerian literature and two Kenyan writers, Ngugi Wa Thiongo and Gacheche Wauringi.

Subsequently, the Association of Nigerian Authors was registered as a corporate body/professional association with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja. Its registered trustees are as follows:

  1. Kole Omotoso
  2. Mabel Segun.
  3. Ernest Emenyonu
  4. Labo Yari.
  5. Chinau Achebe (decesaed)
  6. T.M Aluko (decesaed)

Past Presidents & General Secretaries

PresidentSecretaryYear
Denja AbdullahiOfonime Inyang2015-2019
Remi RajiTanko Okoduwa2013-2015
Remi RajiB. M Dzukogi2011-2013
Jerry AgadaHyacinth Obunseh2009-2011
Wale OkediranDenja Abdullahi2005-2009
Olu ObafemiNduka Otiono2001-2005
Abubakar GimbaWale Okediran1997-2001
Odia OfeimunNnimmo Bassey1993-1997
Ken Saro-WiwaBode Sowande1990-1993
Femi OsofisanAda Ugah1988-1990
Kole OmotosoOdia Ofeimun1986-1988
Chinua AchebeKole Omotoso1981-1986