AWARDS
2017 Artist In Residency (AIR) Program — Apply
Africa Center is currently accepting applications for the 2017 Artist In Residency (AIR) Programmes. The residencies are being offered in Australia, Brazil, Spain, Italy and the United States. High caliber African artists who are in different stages of their development (from emerging to late career), who are provocative, innovative, and stretching the boundaries of their artistic practice […]
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 press release: The joint shortlist for three 2016 Writivism prizes has been announced today (Monday August 1 2016). The shortlist was selected by the three different panels of judges for the three respective categories […]
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 Writers of different genres, encourage and create a synergy between budding and established writers in Nigeria. It is the first of its kind awards to reward writers of different genres and writers’ supportive brands. The […]
And Here Are The Winners Of The Book Tour Giveaway
The tour for Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu’s The Domestication of Munachi was a brilliant success. If you missed it, do not despair. Click HERE to listen to readings and enjoy the book chats. We would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in one way or the other. We wish we could give every participant a […]
THE WINNER OF THE 2015 AWELE CREATIVE TRUST AWARD IS…
The 2015 Awele creative trust award winner (April 12, 2016) went to Nneoma Ike Njoku for her short story, The Burial The results were announced by Awele Creative Center and the ACT Award judges- Joe Dunthorne, Chibundu Onuzo and Rahul Bhattacharya. Njoku’s “The Burial” is a clever, deftly delivered tale which remains in the imagination […]