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Call For Entries: 2018 Caine Prize For African Short Story (£10,000 Cash Prize + More)

Our favorite African Short story prize is back! Before we give you the details, please note the following; This prize is open to ALL African writers. Who is an African writer? According to Caine Prize; “An African writer’ is taken to mean someone who was born in Africa, or who is a national of an...

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Call For Entries: Submit Your Articles To The Afro Vibe

Jul 25, 2017by Miriam David0

There is an opportunity for African pop culture writers courtesy of Afro Vibe magazine. Their maiden edition is yet to be released and they are calling for submissions from writers of pop culture. If you are a writer of this genre, this is an opportunity for you. In an email to Brittle paper, Owoade stated...

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“Wole Soyinka…Transformed Words To Human Beings”—Bright Sado Omo

Mar 22, 2016by Miriam David1

In an interview, Bright Sado Omo discusses his latest work and his writing process. Enjoy. Bright Sado Omo was born on the 17th day of October, 1991 in Benin City, Edo state. He graduated from Ambrose Ali University. In the struggle his first published work. He’s currently working on his first novel, and second book...

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Should Hymar David Be Commissioned To Write A Memoir?

Mar 15, 2016by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam1

Everyone who reads a lot of African literature will agree that there is a shortage of memoirs by African writers. In the past few years, we have had a chance to enjoy Binyavanga Wainaina’s One Day I Will Write About This Place, Chinua Achebe’s There Was A Country and Julius Bokuru’s The Angel That Was...