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6 Amazing Poets Share Ideas on Editing, Rejections, and Books.

May 25, 2020by Ernest Ogunyemi9

Recently, I reached out to six of the most amazing poets on the Nigerian literary scene at the moment: Sillerman Book finalist Nome Emeka Patrick; Brittle Paper Award winner for poetry and author of Sky Raining Fists JK Anowe; the editor and curator of Memento: An Anthology of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry and author of The...

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How I Earned My First $1,200 From Writing and Publishing Poetry

Sep 24, 2018by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam6

by Pamelyn Casto Sometimes writing for free can be the best a newcomer to writing can do. In my own case, I had no intentions of actually being a writer. In the beginning, I was mostly dabbling, mostly exploring to see what activity might interest me so I turned to writing to see what might...

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Chimamanda Adichie and Her Interview With The French Journalist

Feb 2, 2018by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam0

Early this week, Chimamanda Adichie was in the news again. During an interview in Paris’ Night of Ideas, journalist Caroline Broué asked the prolific, feminist writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a series of discomfiting questions. First, the journalist wanted to know if Nigerians read Ms. Adichie’s books. Chimamnda answered in affirmative. She also explained that her...

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“Don’t Give Up On Your Writing Dreams,” Says Nnamdi Wabara, Author of Broken Echoes

Nov 16, 2017by Miriam David3

Nnamdi Wabara writes poetry and prose. His works have appeared on Afikan Mbiu, newerthotsblogspot, as well as The Geographer magazine. He has also contributed to the audio anthology for Badilisha poetry, as well as featured by Festival for Poetry, Australia. Broken Echoes his second collection of poetry is the first to be fully published....

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Interview With Ayobami Adebayo, Author Of The Widely-Acclaimed Novel, Stay With

Aug 1, 2017by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam0

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, and one was highly commended in the 2009 Commonwealth short story competition. She holds BA and MA degrees in Literature in English from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife and has worked as an editor for Saraba magazine since 2009. She also has an MA...

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Welcome to the Online Book Tour of Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon by Nike Campbell-Fatoki

Aug 15, 2016by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam21

Today, Creative Writing News plays host to Nigerian-American author, Nike Campbell-Fatoki. This is the first of all the ten stops in her week-long online book tour. You can read the tour schedule HERE. Now, please join us as we listen to readings from her Modern African literature story collection titled Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon....

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Book Tour Announcement: Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon By Nike Campbell-Fatoki

Aug 4, 2016by Miriam David0

In partnership with Quramo publishing, you are invited to the online book tour and book reading of Nigerian-American author Nike Campbell-Fatoki, Bury Me Come Sunday Afternoon, a collection of short stories. Nine literary blogs will host her on five different days. The tour promises to be rewarding. There will be varied readings across all stops and free...

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