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sabi arts playwright prize
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Sabi Arts Playwright Prize (₦1,000,000)

Chinaza James-Ibe

Sabi Arts Playwright Prize 2026: Win ₦1 Million and Get Your Play Professionally Produced The inaugural Sabi Arts Playwright Prize

Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets
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Sillerman First Book Prize 2027 ($1,000 + Publication)

Chinaza James-Ibe
The Evaristo African Poetry Prize/ How To Submit (Pay: $1,500)
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The Evaristo African Poetry Prize/ How To Submit (Pay: $1,500)

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam
deborah rogers award
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Deborah Rogers Award

Bell Engel
RTI Lit Fest, flyer
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RTI Lit Fest 2026: “Scripted”

Chinaza James-Ibe

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Short Story Review Descendants of Balance by Rafeeat Aliyu
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Short Story Review: Descendants of Balance by Rafeeat Aliyu

Emmanuella Omonigho

Descendants of Balance, a speculative short story by Rafeeat Aliyu coming soon from ZamaShort, is a story reimagining important Yourba

What exactly is the New York Times Best Seller List And How Can Authors Get On It
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What Exactly is the New York Times Bestseller List And How Can Authors Get On It?

Emmanuella Omonigho
How to Market Your Book on Social Media: Lessons From Successful Authors
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How to Market Your Book on Social Media: Lessons From Successful Authors

Emmanuella Omonigho
Interview with O. Henry Prize Winner Jane Kalu
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Interview with O. Henry Prize Winner Jane Kalu

Emmanuella Omonigho

New Releases

The Shipikisha Club by Mubanga Kalimamukwento
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Book Review: Marriage, Motherhood and The Cost of Womanhood in The Shipikisha Club by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

Emmanuella Omonigho

Motherhood, wifely duties, culture, and gender-based violence are the themes that fuel The Shipikisha Club by Mubanga Kalimamukwento. Divided into

Review of Rebellion Ground Zero by T.J. Martins Poster
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Book Review: “Rebellion: Ground Zero” by T.J. Martins is a Bold Political-Romantic Thriller Pushing for a Better Nigeria

Emmanuella Omonigho
A Review of This Motherless Land, flyer. Maroon and Yellow. Publication details.
Book ReviewNEW RELEASES

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

Chinaza James-Ibe
What to know about Chimamanda’s New Book Dream Count
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What to Know About Chimamanda’s New Novel ‘Dream Count’

Emmanuella Omonigho

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