August 2011

<!–[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The winners of the Creative Wings short story contest have emerged. Their stories will be published on five big literary blogs – Bookaholicblog, Guerrilla basement,Y !Naija, Beautiful Wings and Creative writing news. The winners will also get other fabulous prices (autographed copies of […]

The judge has approved a shortlist for the Creativewings flash fiction contest 2011. Six writers had their stories shortlisted for the prize. Here is the shortlist. Slum Diary Nwilo Bura-Bari Vincent African Adhesive Helen Appiah- Ampofo Getting Mine Back Efembe Eke Dippy Esther van der Vyver W is for Waiting Fego Martins Ahia Working fear […]

The fourth Garden City Literary festival will hold from 12 – 17 September, 2011 in Port Harcourt. The 2011 will have in its attendance very influential literary giants and human rights activists. According to the GLCF press release, Chinua Achebe, Ama Ata Aidoo and Rev. Jesse Jackson shall be gracing the festival. At the opening […]

Enter the competition to win a prize and join NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary! The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) have joined forces in celebrating NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary. It is within this context of reflecting over the advancement of the African development agenda, that […]

Do you want to give a voice to the thousands of missing people in the world? Then enter for this Red Cross-organized creative writing competition. Deadline: 30 August, 2011. Each year (30 August), The International Day of the Disappeared is marked for the commemoration of people who have gone missing in wars and in situations […]