WRITING
Are You A Writer? Enter The Nine Dots Prize For A Chance To Win $100,000
Hello Fellow Writer, Do you want to win $100,000 for writing a 3,000-word essay? Then you should consider applying for the upcoming Nine Dots Prize and a proposed book outline. The winner will get a huge pile of cash, and the chance to write their proposed book. The recently announced Nine Dots Prize seeks to […]
Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award 2023: Scholarship applications now accepted!
The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award offers talented writers in need of financial support an opportunity to attend the Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavík, Iceland in April, 2023. Eligibility Anyone who is aged 18 or over on April 26, 2023 is eligible to apply. The winning candidate(s) must demonstrate that s/he does not have the […]
Call For Submissions/ Ake Arts And Book Festival
This is an opportunity every writer should consider . Get to work. . Write, re-write edit and submit. In anticipation of its 2016 edition, the Ake Arts and Book Festival is delighted to announce a call for entries for Ake Review, our annual journal. The theme for Ake Arts and Book Festival isBENEATH THIS SKIN. Centered on […]
What Makes A Good Story By Charles Opara
Most times, as writers, we discuss the art of writing but we don’t say much about the art of storytelling or story crafting. A lot of us are good writers, but the real breakthrough starts with storytelling. Because it is what takes your writing from raw art to real entertainment. If writing is artistic expression, […]
The Etisalat Prize For Literature Is Here
The Etisalat Prize for Literature celebrates new African writers whose first fiction book (over 30,000 words) was published in the last twenty four (24) months. For the purposes of this definition, first book means first printed production in book form of any type or genre. Authors and their publishers can be based anywhere in the […]
New University of Iowa MOOC opens July 18!
The University Of Iowa presents their newest MOOC. Whitman’s Civil War: Writing and Imaging Death, Loss, and Disaster which will begin on July 18th! This MOOC will embark upon a journey through Walt Whitman’s writings on the American Civil War. This course will be taught by Professor Ed Folsom and Professor Christopher Merrill, longtime friends and collaborators. You are invited to experiment […]
Writers Wanted: New Magazine Invites Entries
Are you a writer with interests in reading or writing about Relationships, Motherhood, Inspiration, News on Entertainment, Politics, Fashion, Lifestyle et al? Then, keep reading. Thetalkwithvanessa.com is an online magazine whose main goal is to educates and motivates Nigerians and the world. The magazine is interested in publishing local and international news, opinions, fiction, real […]
Short Story Day Africa Prize Is Now Open For Submissions
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), […]
Ebedi International Writers Residency – Call For Entries
The Board and administrators of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, Nigeria have instructed the editors of the Ebedi Review to announce a call for entries for the second issue of the Review. The Ebedi Review is an in-house magazine of the Ebedi International Writers Residency; curating articles, stories and poems centered around the Residency and […]
Win 1 of 3 travel writing road trips to Australia!
Take a trip from beach to bush on the ultimate Australian road trip and write about your adventures along the way. Once again, World Nomads have teamed up with Lonely Planet to bring you our 2016 Travel Writing Scholarship. This year, we’re sending 3 talented aspiring travel writers to the land down-under – on an […]