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Anambra Young Writers To Fete Achebe @ 90 With Literary Festival, Memorial Lecture
History will again be made on Monday, the 16th day of November, 2020, as young writers in Anambra State, Nigeria, set to mark Achebe’s 90th posthumous birthday with a literary festival and maiden memorial lecture. The event, Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Maiden Memorial Lecture, is organised by the Society of Young Nigerian Writers, […]
SBMEN’s 2020 Creative Writing Workshop For Women Is Supported By Ford Foundation / How To Apply
Society for Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN) is proud to announce its Virtual Creative Writing Workshop for young female writers. The aim of the SBMEN Creative Writing Workshop For Women is to: enhance the skills and talent of female writers; explore the literary works of inspiring female writers and provide a platform for female writers […]
Upskilling With Edtech Tools: All You Need To Know About Writing Certifications
Are you a writer who wants to upskill? Completing a course and getting a writing certification can bring you one step closer to landing the writing job of your dreams. Choosing the right writing course can be very daunting for both early career and established writers. In this article, Haley shares tips on how writers […]
Professor Chris Wanjala accepts that a Common Man is very accommodating
The best way to preserve memories, they say, is with ink, through creative writing. Upon the passing of Professor Chris Wanjala, a prolific writer and a professor at the University of Nairobi, Alexander Opicho recounts the journey to meeting him, and the life changing experiences he encountered upon the meeting. Alexander writes in nostalgia, to […]
2019/20 Short Story day Africa Prize Longlist: Disruption
The longlist for the 2019/20 Short Story Day Africa Prize has been announced. The prize was founded in 2013, and is open to any African citizen or African person living in the diaspora. SSDA awards prize money of US$800 (about R13,500) for first place, $200 for second place, and $100 for third place. The previous winners […]
Chimamanda Adichie Buries Her Father Amidst Tears, Encomium and Fanfare
It was indeed a blend of tears, encomium and fanfare on Friday, October 9, 2020, as Nigeria’s multiple award-winning author and literary crackerjack, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie buries her father, Late Prof. James Nwoye Adichie. The burial, held in the hometown of Chimamanda Adichie, Abba in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra, began with a Holy […]
BBnaija 2020: What Writers Can Learn From The Drama, The Characters, The Plots, The Triangles And The Durags
The Big Brother Show was inspired by a character in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984. All over the world, the big brother reality TV show tries to replicate a modern version of a world where an All Seeing Eye watches the housemates. In Nigeria, this show is popularly known as bbnaija. The 2020 edition of […]