May 2011

Youths from around the world are invited to enter the 2011 International Essay Contest organized by UNESCO and the Goi Peace Foundation. The theme of the 2011 essay contest is,”MY STORY OF INSPIRATION”. A lot of people experience inner change that motivates them to create a better world. Share your story of inspiration as it […]

Finally, the sixth edition of Sentinel Magazine is out! This edition features guest writers and interviewees such as Nnedi Okorafor, and E.E. Sule. As well as short stories by Funmi Ogunlusi, Olisakwe Ukamaka Evelyn, Sifa Gowon, Nnadozie Onyekuru, Chioma Iwunze, Kesiena Eboh K., Osemhen Akhibi, Fred ‘Dlameone’ Nwonwu, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, and Rishad Ibn Poets […]

Applications have opened for the 1st Edition of the Saraba Creative Writing Workshop. The workshop will be holding at the Obafemi Awolowo Uinversity, Ile-Ife and is expected to last from 26th to 28th May 2011. Participants will be expected to read and discuss a wide range of fiction as well as complete short writing exercises. […]

At last, the widely acclaimed Voice of America has been released. Hence, Farafina books will be giving out five free copies of the book to five writers! To be one the five selected writers, read any excerpt of your choice from Voice of America on the Farafina books blog, complete the story in your own […]

The shortlist for the 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced. Selected from 126 entries from 17 African countries, the shortlist is once again a reflection of the Caine Prize’s pan-African reach. The winner of the £10,000 prize is to be announced at a celebratory dinner at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, on Monday […]

Do you ever dream about being a best-selling novelist with the literary world at your feet? Well, calling all unpublished female writers: if you’re bursting with creative talent and have lots of good ideas, this is your opportunity! Grazia in conjunction with the Orange Prize for Fiction, are launching an amazing ‘first chapter’ competition to […]