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The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited will hold this year’s edition of its annual Book Party on Sunday.

The Book Party marks the release of the shortlist for the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature.

Since 2010, the CORA has been a critical force in the projection of the shortlisted works to the attention of the public. This is through the annual Book Party.

“The objective of the Book Party as manifested in the past editions is to ensure that we bring the short-listed writers and books face-to-face with the literary audiences, so that we could create conversations around the work and the author,” Samuel Osaze, programme officer of CORA, said in a statement.

“Since the first edition, the Book Party has become the only means through which the short-listed writers are engaged on their work by the public.”

The event holds at Agip Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, on Sunday, beginning from 3pm.

Osaze expressed regrets about the short notice, saying “it was due to circumstances beyond the organisers’ control.”

CORA’s mission is “to create enabling environment for the flourishing of the contemporary arts of Nigeria and the continent, while its vision is “to make art and culture the prime destination for investment in Nigeria and Africa by 2018.”

CORA won the Prince Claus Award in 2006.