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9mobile Photography Competition Announces Top 3 Finalists and Winner, Voters’ Choice

Lagos Nigeria, October 30, 2017: The 2017 edition of the 9mobile Photography Competition, a talent development initiative by 9mobile, Nigeria’s most innovative and youth-friendly telecommunication company, is coasting to the climax with the announcement of the three finalists and the Voters’ Choice winner. The three shortlisted finalists as selected by the judges are: Amanda Ihemebiri,...

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NINTH Annual International Festival of Radio Horror Plays is NOW OPEN.

Jun 15, 2016by Miriam David0

WildClaw Theatre of Chicago, IL is dedicated to bringing horror to the stage. They are accepting script submissions for their annual short audio drama competition! Send them your scariest 10-minute story written for the radio by July 31st. The 5 finalists’ pieces will be performed live at the beautiful Lincoln Hall in Chicago by some...

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Short Story Day Africa Prize Is Now Open For Submissions

Jun 7, 2016by Miriam David0

Short story writers are invited to send in entries for the Short Story Day Africa Prize. Awards: Grand prize – R10,000 ; Second prize – R2000 and third prize – R1000. All three prize winners will receive a 20 Week Online Writing Course from All About Writing. This year’s judges are; Tendai Huchu (Zimbabwe), Sindiwe Magona (South Africa),...

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THE WINNER OF THE 2015 AWELE CREATIVE TRUST AWARD IS…

Apr 15, 2016by Miriam David0

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 ...