September 2012

Prof. Chinua Achebe, Renowned Author of Things Fall Apart. Renowned author, Chinua Achebe has finally published his memoir. The memoir titled ‘There was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra’ chronicles his experience of the Biafran Civil War (1967 – 1970), when Biafra briefly seceded from Nigeria. I really look forward to reading a Biafran […]

Beloved by Toni Morrison Title: BelovedAuthor: Toni Morrison Length: 324 pagesGenre: Fiction, Historical Fiction.Publisher / Year: First by Charto and Windus/1987; then by Vintage/1997 (I read the Vintage version) Source: The Hub , EnuguRating: .5/5Why I Read It: Out of Curiosity. Heard it discussed in BBC’s World Book Club and I admired her erudition and effluence.Date Read: 20/07/12 Reviewed by: Chioma […]

Awarded for best first book, the Commonwealth Book Prize is open to writers who have had their first novel (full length work of fiction) published between 1 January and 31 December 2012. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £10,000.  The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished […]

The fifth Garden City Literary festival will hold from 15 – 20 October, 2012 in Port Harcourt. The 2012 edition will have in its attendance literary giants and human rights activists. According to the GLCF press release, Véronique TADJO, Lizzy Attree, Doreen Baingana, Chibundu Onuzo and Noo Saro-Wiwa will be attending the festival as featured […]

1stplace:   Watching and Hopingby Efembe Eke – Calabar, Nigeria. 2ndplace: The New Word by Cuba Ukoh – Jos, Nigeria. Judges’ Comments: Watching and Hoping – Efembe EkeAn impressively powerful glimpse into the persistence of hope in the face of ineffectuality, as the narrator yearns for the woman she fails to divert from her chosen course.  The […]

After a thorough reading and selection process, the three judges – Jayne Bauling, Onyeka Nwelue and Myne Whitman have turned in the six best short stories. The entries were blind-judged: the details of each applicant were removed before they were sent to the judges. Congratulations to writers whose stories made it to the shortlist. The […]

The winners of the Happy Bookers Poetry Contest have emerged. 73 submissions were received and the judge had to choose the best of the impressive submissions. First prize winner (of $100):  Silver by Onyeka OmenyeSecond prize winner (of $75): Akwa Ibom by  Valentine Chukwu However, Happy Bookers accords a honourable mention to: Idara by  Bokoru […]