April 2017
Win $1000 In The Pensters Essay Contest
If you’re student who enjoys writing, don’t miss this opportunity to win a $1000 grant. The essay contest is being organized by The Pensters. Who can apply? Students from all over the world are eligible to send in an essay. So if you think you’ve got what it takes, here are the guidelines. Send in a […]
Writing Opportunity: The Matador Review
Alternative art and literature magazine The Matador Review is seeking submissions for the Summer 2017 publication. We publish poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative non-fiction, inviting all unpublished literature written in the English language (and translations that are accompanied by the original text) as well as many forms of visual art. The call for submissions will end on May […]
ANNOUNCING THE 2018 GOLDEN BAOBAB PRIZE
The Golden Baobab prize is the brainchild of the Ghanaian based organisation, Golden Baobab Foundation for Education led by Deborah Ahenkorah. It was established in 2008 with the aim of “encouraging the writing of African literature for children and young adults”. Awarded each year to African writers of literature for children and young adults, the prize was […]
HOLY SEX: A NIGERIAN CHURCH EROTICA
Brittle Paper, one of Africa’s leading literary platforms, has announced that it will be releasing Holy Sex: A Nigerian Church Erotica by Obinna Udenwe. Holy Sex is a dark and humorous tale that breaks the silence around the Nigerian church as an erotic space. The novella chronicles the sexual exploits of Pastor Samuel, the General Overseer of Saving […]
Two Nigerians Make Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2017 Shortlist
Finally the long awaited Commonwealth short story prize shortlist has been anounced, and two Nigerians are on it. Their names are Akwaeke Emezi and Kelechi Njoku. The third African on the shortlist is South African writer, Diane Awerbuck. The aforementioned three were part of the 21 outstanding stories selected from 6000 entries received from the 49 […]
Participants of the Nigeria/Cameroun Literary Exchange Project
Congratulations to all ten of the Nigerians and Camerounians who made the literary exchange final list. According to the administrators of the Literary Exchange Workshop e — Goethe-Institut Lagos and Goethe-Institut Kamerun, Saraba Magazine and Bakwa Magazine — the ten shortlisted participants were drawn from 300 eligible entries. Here’s the list of participants. 1. Adeosun […]
E.C Osondu Now Contributing Editor Of AGNI
It’s always a joy to see Nigerian writers excelling in their literary endeavors. I’m a big rosy fan of E.C Osondu’s short stories. I really am. If you haven’t read any, I’ll recommend Debriefing and Waiting. His story “Waiting” won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2009, for which he had been a finalist […]