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10 Lessons from Olakunle Ologunro’s Creative Writing Workshop

You probably know that feeling, when your mail has not received any acceptance letter in a while, or, that feeling, when you’ve never been to any creative writing workshop. I was experiencing that feeling one night, when Olakunle Ologunro’s message just popped into my. The email notified me that I’d been selected to attend a...

South African Writer, Sisca Julius, Wins The Inaugural Edition Of The K And L Prize For Literature

Sisca Julius wins the K and L prize ($1000 New Zealand) for her story, Honey Bee. Her story along with all longlisted entries would be published in the K and L Anthology, Histories of Yesterday.   Julius is a 23 year-old Bachelor of Arts student, studying at Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley, South Africa. Her...

You have probably heard about the sexual assault scandal involving Photographer Busola Dakolo and COZA pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo. You probably know that people are divided on the issue, whether Busola Dakolo (the rape victim) should be believed and if , Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo should file a charge against libel. Some people have also resorted to...

Writers are invited to apply for the  BookArtArea’s creative writing 5- day masterclass. It’s completely free of charge, and participants will get a chance to learn from literary bigwigs–Ayobami Adebayo, Teju Cole and Emmanuel Iduma. The workshop will hold in Lagos, from August 5th to August 9th, 2019.  There will be a public reading (by...

Do you yearn to work as a writer or editor of a print and digital magazine? Do you often dream of designing your own magazine or blog? Are you interested in learning the basics of launching successful websites? Then you should register for the upcoming course titled, SBMEN Practical Editing Workshop for Magazines and Digital...

Have you ever considered writing a book in your indigenous language? Would you like to get tips from a polyglot author? Then you’ll be interested in joining our tweet conversation on Wednesday the 19th of June, 2019. At exactly 7PM,  Ositadimma Amakeze and Creative writing news (@cwritingnews) will be having an interesting Tweetchat. The entire...

African Women Writers Workshop 2019 /How To Apply

As the name implies, this prestigious workshop is open to women from the African continent. Slated to hold in Ghana, this 10-day residency program will be facilitated by Yewande Omotosho and Sylvia Vollenhoven. The program is an initiative of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF). Deadline: 24th June 2019.   Who is Eligible To Apply...