2017 Red Hen Press Fiction Award—Apply
Red Hen Press is looking for novels, short story collections, memoirs, essay collections, and all other forms of prose manuscripts
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Writing awards
COUNTDOWN TO THE NIGERIAN WRITERS AWARDS 2017
The Nigerian Writers Awards 2017 is almost here. We have less than 15 days to go. It promises to be
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Olaoluwa Oni Wins Brittle Paper’s “I ❤️ African Literature” Writing Contest
Olaoluwa Oni emerges winner of the I ❤️ African Literature Writing Contest. She takes home $100 dollars. From over 170 submissions, the
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The 2016 Writivism Prize Joint Shortlist
The 2016 WRITIVISM prize shortlist has been released. A warm and hearty congratulations to the shortlisted writers. Below is an official
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The Man Booker Prize 2016 Longlist
The 2016 longlist for the Man Booker prize has been announced. The 2016 longlist, or Man Booker ‘Dozen’, of 13 novels, is:
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NLNG Literature Prize Shortlists 11 Authors
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature, led by Emeritus Professor Ayo Banjo has announced an initial shortlist
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NIGERIAN WRITERS AWARDS 2017: NOMINATIONS BEGIN
The Prestigious Nigerian Writers Awards (NWA) 2017 nomination is on. NWA is a platform organized to reward excellence, celebrate Nigerian
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The Etisalat Prize For Literature Is Here
The Etisalat Prize for Literature celebrates new African writers whose first fiction book (over 30,000 words) was published in the
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NINTH Annual International Festival of Radio Horror Plays is NOW OPEN.
WildClaw Theatre of Chicago, IL is dedicated to bringing horror to the stage. They are accepting script submissions for their
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Enter Nitalks Poetry Contest
Writers/poets are invited to participate in Nitalks poetry contest. You can win the sum of N10,000 (Ten Thousand Naira) What’s more?
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