May 2015

Here’s your chance. Ankara Press is looking to commission a new wave of romance titles for publication in 2016. These romance will be published first as e-books, easily downloadable on mobile devices, and then as print books. To find out what Ankara Press requires in a romance novel, see the call for submissions previously published […]

The judges have announced the name of all the five writers who have been shortlisted for the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing. Congratulations to Segun Afolabi, Elnathan John, Masande Ntshanga, F.T Kola, and Namwali Serpell. Each shortlisted writer receives £500 and the winner of the £10,000 prize will be announced at an award ceremony […]

ON the 15th of December, Ankara Press released six sizzling romance novels. My debut novel, Finding Love Again, was one of them. Ola Awonubi’s Love’s Persuasion is another beautiful romance in the Ankara Series. I spoke to Ola Awonubi about her intriguing romance novel and other things. Ola Awonubi was born in London to Nigerian […]

“…But experience as taught me that love is quite complicated. It’s a layered thing, hardly in our power to control. And yes, it is mostly about timing. The ‘when factor’ plays a huge role in the success of a romance.” I speak to Ayobami Adebayo about Finding Love Again and writing romance. You can read […]

Saraba Magazine is accepting short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and excerpts which addresse, articulate and problematize crime, lawlessness, even jurisprudence..  Guidelines: Send your work in an attachment in any of the three major categories: Fiction, Poetry and Non-Fiction.    Send no more than one work at a time, and wait for our response before you […]

Ever dreamed of attending a prestigious school of creative writing? Here’s your chance. Starting on June, writers can participate in the latest Online Non-fiction course offered by the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa is now accepting applications for the new online course, the Nonfiction Writing […]