January 2016
MORLAND WRITING SCHOLARSHIP 2016
Acacias in the late afternoon light, Serengeti, Africa The Morland Writing Scholarships will be open to anyone who has been born in Africa or both of whose parents were born in Africa. Grant The Scholars will receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over the course of one year. Non-fiction writers will receiver 27,000 over […]
GREAT ONLINE READS FOR THE WEEKEND
GREAT ONLINE READS FOR THE WEEK 1) So I discovered Jaquira Diaz from my Kenyon Review newsletter. A new KR fellow, who had won a Pushcart Prize etc etc. And I thought, I must read something by this woman. Her resume is so impressive. I dug up Reflections In Traffic published by TriQuarterly Lit Journal, […]
Award-Winning Poet Caught In Sexual Molestation Controversy
Nothing like this has ever happened in the Nigerian literary circle. None that I can remember hearing or seeing. But it has happened, and I wonder if there are lessons to be gleaned from it. The well-respected writer in question has apologized. And I hope he’ll be forgiven for his “excesses” as he put it. […]
Quotes On Writing
I am a big fan of quotes. I read them when I need to draw strength, courage and wisdom from the masters. I have gathered quite a number of quotes and thought I’d share with you. What are your favorite writing quotes? Here are some of mine. “The only rule: writers write! Everything else is […]
BOOK REVIEW: Best “New” African Poets 2015 Anthology
Title: Best “New” African Poets 2015 Anthology Edited by: Tendai R. Mwanaka and Daniel da Purificacao Length: 386 pages Genre: Poetry Publisher / Year: Langaa Research and Publishing CIG Reviewed by: Chuma Mmeka Why I’ll Read It: Truly African and told in three languages: English, French and Portuguese, the anthology consists of 214 poems, 79 poets from over 23 African […]
Call For Submissions: Writers Wanted
If you’re a writer and are interested in reading or writing about Nigerians in Nigeria, and Nigerians in diaspora, then this is for you. Mynaija.com.ng is interested in publishing news, opinions, fiction, memoir, poetry and art from or about Nigerians. It also has a category about Nigerian humour, stories and entertainment. Their goal is to […]
Paying and Non-paying Markets For Short Fiction
Flashfictiononline.com/main: Pays $60 per story. Word count 500 – 1000 words. I was once a finalist and got detailed critiques on why my story didn’t make it to the top. Not very many magazines do this. They do not accept email submissions. All stories must be submitted via Submishmash . Short fiction Break: Accepts fiction up […]