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The Older Writers Grant | How to Apply ($1000)

May 15, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe

  The Older Writers Grant from the Speculative Literature Foundation (SLF) is now open for applications. With a $1,000 cash

The Roots of Progress Fellowship, web page.
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The Roots of Progress Fellowship | How to Apply

May 15, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe
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The New Chapter Writing Contest by Simon & Schuster (£100,000)

May 9, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe
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Mubanga Kalimamukwento on Hope, Grief, and the Writing Process of “Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies”

May 8, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe
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Submit to the Harmonia Review

May 6, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe

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Book Review: Dear Zimi by Chiziterem Chijioke

Oct 21, 2024 Emmanuella Omonigho

Pregnancy is a life-changing event, affecting not only a woman’s body—evidenced by a growing stomach and other physical changes like

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What to Know About Chimamanda’s New Novel ‘Dream Count’

Oct 2, 2024 Emmanuella Omonigho
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Oct 1, 2024 Emmanuella Omonigho
Mubanga Kalimamukwento Announces A New Book, Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies.
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Mubanga Kalimamukwento Announces A New Book, Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies.

Aug 19, 2024 Emmanuella Omonigho

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Matryoshka Matryoshka: A Review of Nikki May’s This Motherless Land

Mar 11, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe

  ♥ However, with Wahala and This Motherless Land, Nikki May is making all the difference, showing that the “half-caste”

What to know about Chimamanda’s New Book Dream Count
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What to Know About Chimamanda’s New Novel ‘Dream Count’

Oct 2, 2024 Emmanuella Omonigho
Mubanga Kalimamukwento Announces A New Book, Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies.
Book TourEventsFeaturedNEW RELEASES

Mubanga Kalimamukwento Announces A New Book, Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies.

Aug 19, 2024 Emmanuella Omonigho
Get Set March by Ben Peter
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Everything You Need To Know About Ben Peter’s New Titles, Get Set, March And Clearing Your Mental Deck

Nov 25, 2020 Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

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