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May 6, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe

At Harmonia Review, feminist storytelling takes the spotlight. This online literary journal publishes work that speaks with emotional clarity and

How Culture, Storytelling, and Unsettling Proverbs Shaped Chinaza James-Ibe’s 2024 Awele Creative Trust-Winning Story
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How Culture, Storytelling, and Unsettling Proverbs Shaped Chinaza James-Ibe’s 2024 Awele Creative Trust-Winning Story

May 5, 2025 Emmanuella Omonigho
Chika Unigwe, Jane Kalu and Others win the 2025 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction
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Chika Unigwe, Jane Kalu and Others win the 2025 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Apr 22, 2025 Emmanuella Omonigho
The Idumaese Alao Prize for Literature 2025 | How to Apply (₦100,000)
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The Idumaese Alao Prize for Literature 2025 | How to Apply (₦100,000)

Apr 17, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe
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The Waterston Desert Writing Prize 2025 | How to Apply ($3000)

Apr 16, 2025 Chinaza James-Ibe

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Book Review: Dear Zimi by Chiziterem Chijioke

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

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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”

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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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