March 2013

Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has published a new novel titled AMERICANAH. Farafina has proudly announced the Nigerian edition, which will be released in Lagos, on April 21, 2013. Afterwards, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will go on a national book tour in major cities across Nigeria.  What is Americanah About? AMERICANAH is a fearless novel set […]

“There was a writer named Chinua Achebe in whose company the prison walls fell.”                             –  Nelson Mandela says of his time on Robben Island, Chinua Achebe is the Nigerian author of Things Fall Apart, who has died in Boston aged 82 (Photo credit: Bella Naija)  Very few people seem immortal to me. Chinua Achebe […]

Happily Ever After by Christina Cole Thank you Christina Cole for these insightful tips on what to consider when writing a romance story. On Writing Romance Fiction By Christina Cole Romances are a “genre of fiction”, which means there are specific conventions about how they’re written. Readers — and editors — expect certain things as far […]

Poweshiek County, Iowa On April 1, NaPoWriMo will open for poets. It’s an opportunity to write one poem a day. And by the end of the month, you can have a draft/manuscript of 30 poems or more. Isn’t that wonderful? Interested poets can register HERE or go to http://www.napowrimo.net/. for more information.

AndWeWereHungry has launched the inaugural edition of its short story competition. First Prize $2,000 Second Prize; $1,000; Third Prize $750; Fourth Prize $500 Fifth Prize $500; Sixth Prize $250] Online submissions deadline is March. 30, 2013 11:59 p.m. ET. Winners will be announced in Winter 2013 and the winning short stories will be published in […]

AN EVENING WITH VICTOR EHIKHAMENOR & NKEM IVARA Book lovers and literary enthusiasts are invited to a UK public reading from new books by Victor Ehikhamenor and Nkem Ivara. The event will include conversations on African writing and publishing.  While Ehikhamenor will be reading from his bestselling nonfiction book Excuse Me,, Nkem Ivara will read […]