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Young Nigerian Writers unveil Int'l Poetry/Essay Anthology on Covid-19

YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS UNVEIL INT'L POETRY/ESSAY ANTHOLOGY ON COVID-19 In a bid to contribute her own tranche in the fight against coronavirus, the Society of Young Nigerian Writers which is a national umbrella of young writers in Nigeria, has unveiled a new classical anthology on COVID-19. This was contained in a statement signed by Izunna Okafor who is the National Coordinator and Chairman of the Writers Against COVID-19 Movement, —a broad project under which the anthology was birthed —as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the anthology. According to the statement, the journey to the anthology began in April, following their announcing of a 'Call for Submissions' to that effect, in response to which over 200 writers from different countries of the world submitted 'pretty' poems and essays. The statement reads in parts, "The fight against the novel coronavirus has become a global affray that requires the collective effort of every creature...