Abubakar GIMBA

2000
  • Africa
  • Western Africa
  • Nigeria
English

Abubakar GIMBA (born 1952, Nasarawa) is the national president of the Association of Nigerian Authors and chairman of the Concern Foundation and Savannah Publications Ltd. He is the author of several novels, including Witness to Tears; Trail of Sacrifice ; Innocent Victims; Sunset for a Mandarin, and Golden Apples. Mr. Gimba was previously executive director of the Union Bank of Nigeria and permanent secretary in Nigeria's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. He holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Cincinnati, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. He is taking part in the IWP on a grant from the U.S. Department of State.

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  • We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.

  • Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

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