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Lagos International Poetry Festival 2022 Artists Revealed
The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2022 will be hosted in venues in Lagos, Nigeria as well as online from October 27 – 31, 2022. The Lagos International Poetry Festival brings ...
These Flowers You Pluck | Emmanuel Okoro | Poetry
Years of tending a girl to be fit for a world of defeat. To wear her pride like a bag full of mysteries not ready to be revealed until the ...
The Truth | Sophia Egbelo | Fiction
My first trip with Papa to the general hospital in Mthatha happened on a school day. I was thirteen years old and took permission to be absent from school. The ...
Scholastica Moraa Declared the Winner of the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022
Scholastica Moraa was declared the winner of the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022 at a ceremony in Thika, Kenya on September 24, 2022. Adaoro Raji and Beverley Ann Abrahams ...
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Ake Festival 2019: 7 Amazing Nigerian Writers to Expect
It's that time of the year again! There are quite a number of activities that bookish fellows look forward to before the year wraps up and Ake Festival 2019 is ...
Akwaeke Emezi Among National Book Awards Finalists
Great news! The author of Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi is one of the 2019 National Book Award finalists. The award rewards works in fiction, non-fiction, young people’s literature, poetry, and the recently ...
2 New Book Releases: Hot Fiction From the Bookish Oven
Hey book lover. Ta-da! I found out about two new book releases, and it's time to share. They are some hot fiction straight from the bookish oven. Truth is, you ...
18 Remarkable Nigerian Celebrity Authors and Where to Get Their Books
Most of our on-screen sweethearts also have a story to tell. One sure medium to achieve this (and make some money while at it) is through writing. Hence, the influx ...
7 Great Movies about Books You Should See for a Change
Dear book lover, there are actually MOVIES about books out there (in the real world, lol). I get it, the feel of your fingers flipping through a new book or ...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Looks Stunning on the Cover of Vogue Korea
Beloved writer, feminist and capturer-of-hearts, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has wow-ed us again. She graced the cover of the latest issue of Vogue (Korea). Mind you, this won't be the first ...
Good News! You can Get Paid to Write 1000 Words
If you double as a christian and a creative writer, then you can get paid to write 1000 words for a relationship blog, Those 1000 words can in turn earn ...
2019 Felabration: Renowned Writers, Chimamanda and Sefi Atta Among Guests
Felabration is a music and arts festival held yearly to celebrate and remember late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He is undeniably worth celebrating. "Undeniably" because Fela is still a source ...