May 2012

Commonwealth Book Prize 2012: Regional Winners Regional Winner, Africa Jacques Strauss, South Africa, The Dubious Salvation of Jack V, Jonathan Cape Regional Winner, Asia Shehan Karunatilaka, Sri Lanka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Random House Regional Winner, Canada and Europe Riel Nason, Canada, The Town that Drowned, Goose Lane Editions Regional Winner, Caribbean Alecia […]

Submissions have opened for the 2012 Edition of the Fidelity Bank Creative Writing Workshop. The workshop is a component of Fidelity’s corporate Social Responsibility, through which the bank seeks to promote literature. The workshop will include a wide range of reading and writing exercises. A public symposium featuring readings and panel discussions will be held […]

Do you desire to give a voice to the thousands of missing people in the world? Then enter for the 2012 Red Cross-organized creative writing competition.  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 of armed conflicts. […]

Justice Scale from Google Saraba Magazine is accepting short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and excerpts which reflect the intricacies of legalism and justice. The focus in the 12th Issue of Saraba magazine is Justice.  According to the publisher, Emmanuel Iduma: “…Beginning with the premise that Justice is often stereotyped within a legal regime, and the […]

…  How Do You Create the Future You Want? The future starts in the mind, as a vision. As a young person, what kind of future do you wish to create for yourself and the world? Giopeace invites you to share your dream and ideas for making your vision a reality. Youths from around the […]

Spider King’s Daughter listed by New Books Nigeria Are you interested in books written about Nigeria? Or are you looking for books written by Nigerians and/or published in Nigeria? If you have answered in the affirmative, then visit New Books Nigeria. New Books Nigeria is a web portal; a laudable initiative that seeks to promote […]

Get writing,  right now! The long-awaited BBC InternationalRadio Playwriting Competition 2012 has opened for the year. The competition opened on 1st May, 2012 and will close on 31st July, 2012. The BBC World Service and the British Council run the International Radio Playwriting Competition. This playwriting competition creates several opportunities for budding and professional writers […]