THE longlist for the Toyin Falola Prize 2021 was announced on September 20, 2021. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize is an award from Nigerian-based Lunaris aimed at honouring distinguished African scholar and foremost …
SARAH Ozo-Irabor has been appointed the Director of the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, September 20, 2021 The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, awarded annually, is named after …
CHELUCHI Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s debut novel The Son of the House is on the longlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 announced on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. The Giller Prize, founded by Jack Rabinovitch in …
THE longlist for the Quramo Writers’ Prize 2021 was announced in Lagos, Nigeria on September 3, 2021. The Quramo Writers’ Prize is awarded annually to an unpublished fiction manuscript by …
THE Sokoto Book and Arts Festival, the first for Sokoto State, Nigeria, holds today and tomorrow (July 17-18). The theme of the festival is “Changing the Narrative.” Literary platforms Book …
TITLOPE Sonuga was named the Poet Laureate of Edmonton, Canada on June 22, 2021. She starts her term on July 1, 2021. A Poet Laureate’s role in the modern age is to …
IN our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in June 2021. Morland African Writing Scholarships 2021 …
KAYO Chingonyi, Caleb Femi, and Nicole Sealey are the writers of African descent on the shortlists for the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2021 announced on June 8, 2021. The Forward …
THE shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021 has been announced today, June 2, 2921. It features Doreen Baingana, Meron Hadero, Rémy Ngamije, Troy Onyango, and Iryn Tushabe, …
PEN Nigeria has endorsed Ben Okri’s bid to be president of PEN International at the elections in September this year. PEN International is a worldwide association of writers to promote …