August 2016
Three Writers Set for Artmosphere Lagos Reading
Artmosphere, one of Nigeria’s leading culture, literature and arts events will be hosting three poets in the city of Lagos. The event will involve poetry readings and conversations from the myriad themes written by the poets. Poets, Peter Akinlabi, winner of the Sentinel Quarterly Poetry Competition and author of the Akashic chapbook, A Pagan Place, […]
Book Giveaway: We Present The Winners Of ”Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon” Book Tour.
The tour for Nike Campbell Fatoki’s ‘Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon’ was a brilliant success. If you missed it, do not despair. Click HERE to listen to readings and enjoy the book chats. We would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in one way or the other. We wish we could give every […]
Now Available: Hard Copies of Finding Love Again and other Ankara Press Titles
I am pleased to announce that hard copies of my debut novella, Finding Love Again, are now available in bookstores nationwide. Finding Love Again was nominated best romance novel of the year by the Nigerian Writers Awards in 2015. If you are in Nigeria, find below, a list of bookstores where my unputdownable novel and […]
Winners of the 25th International Radio Playwriting Competition Announced
Canadian playwright, Joanne Gutknecht and Brazilian playwright, Pericles Silveira have both been announced winners of the 25th International Radio Playwriting Competition. This announcement was made by the BBC World Service and the British Council, with co-producer The Open University and in partnership with Commonwealth Writers. According to the press release, “As part of their prize, […]
Beyond the Trial: A Book Review
Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha’s first published novel, Beyond the Trial, is a collection of three short stories about three women who choose to see life beyond their trials and dare to reach for it. Title: Beyond the Trial Author: Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha Length: 195 pages Genre: Fiction (Short Stories) Publisher / Year: AuthorHouseUK/2015 Source: Efioanwan “Fifi” […]
Short Story Day Africa needs donations.
Short Story Day Africa (SSDA) was formed to allow African writers to flourish. They need $3000 to publish, edit and print their 4th anthology of African writing; MIGRATIONS. The Short Story Day Africa Prize is only in its fourth year, but has already launched or boosted the careers of dozens of writers from all over the […]
WIN a 2-week filmmaking assignment to Vietnam
Do you dream of traveling the world with your camera, filming in exotic locales and meeting interesting people along the way? For this year’s Travel Film Scholarship we’re sending you to capture the culture and communities of Vietnam under the mentorship of professional filmmaker and director, Brian Rapsey. To win this life-changing opportunity, make a […]