THE WINNER OF THE 2015 AWELE CREATIVE TRUST AWARD IS…
The 2015 Awele creative trust award winner (April 12, 2016) went to Nneoma Ike Njoku for her short story, The
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Writing advice
On Writing: How To Self-Publish Your Novel
Whether you self-publish your novel or pursue traditional publishing depends on your goals, circumstances, and preferences. There are advantages and
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Call For Submissions: Re-Imagined – An Anthology of Folktales.
From March 19th 2016 – May 20th 2016, the editorial panel of Re-Imagined which consists of Maïmouna Jallow, Okey Ndibe,
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What Kind Of Writer Are You? 4 Genres Of Books To Consider
Consider this common scenario. There is a writer who knows that they want to write as a career. They have
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Apply For The 2016 Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop
Are you a budding or professional writer looking to expand your niche? Then you want to apply for the Farafina
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2016 Shortlist
26 Writers have been shortlisted for the 2016 Commonwealth short story prize. The well deserving writers include 3 Nigerians; Oyinkan
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Will Human Writers Be Extinct In The Near Future?
This is the question that comes to mind when an artificial intelligence picks up the pen and paper to write
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ON WRITING: IS (BORING) ‘SAID’ THE BEST OPTION EVERY TIME IN YOUR SPEECH TAG? PART 2
You know how math fractions can be simplified (reduced) to their lowest terms, well, that is how it is for
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ON WRITING: IS (BORING) ‘SAID’ THE BEST OPTION EVERY TIME IN YOUR SPEECH TAG?
I am not with the writers who argue for said as the best choice, no matter what. I believe there
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Should Hymar David Be Commissioned To Write A Memoir?
Everyone who reads a lot of African literature will agree that there is a shortage of memoirs by African writers.
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