The Flora Nwapa Prize for Feminist Writing is an annual award for the best unpublished work of fiction or non-fiction written in English by any writer with a feminist theme. Established in 2020 by Onyeka Nwelue, a Nigerian writer and multi-art specialist, the prize seeks to reward the best unpublished full-length work of fiction or […]
The Flora Nwapa Prize for Feminist Writing 2021
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Call for Entries: The 2021 Nigerian Students Poetry Prize is now open!
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Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. Interested Nigerian undergraduates are expected to submit a 30-line poem on any of these themes: (1) Individual and Collective Humanity in a Corona-Ravaged World (2) Identity: Faces and Phases (3) […]
Enter for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize
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The 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and its award for Best Unpublished Manuscript is open to aspiring, emerging, and also self-published writers anywhere in the world. The first prize is a publishing deal with Bonnier Books UK with an advance of £15,000, and up to six shortlisted writers will be offered manuscript development from a top […]
2021: Looking At The Bright Sides Of Living In A Pandemic
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When 2020 started, like every other year before it, it did so with lots of fanfare, merriments, new year resolutions, and hope for a better life, country and world. We all know how that turned out. But while some people may best regard 2020 as a severe sh*tshow, we look back at it with a […]
2020: OkadaBooks’ Top 20 Bestsellers Of The Year
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2020 may be many things by popular accounts, but it’s also the year we got to witness the arrival of lots of incredible books and talents here at OkadaBooks. We’re grateful to our amazing Authors, who continuously churn out great works, but even more to you, the Reader, because without you all that effort will […]
Akwaeke Emezi Set to Release a Collection of Poetry in 2022
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Akwaeke Emezi, the talented novelist and author of Bestsellers Freshwater, Pet and The death of Vivek Oji made the announcement via their Instagram handle earlier this weekend. Breaking the news, they said, “Utterly delighted to announce that my poetry debut currently titled CONTENT WARNING: EVERYTHING is forthcoming from @copper_canyon_press in 2022!!!” In a bid to […]
Enter For the 2020 Awele Creative Trust Award
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Founded in the last decade by Nigerian Author Chika Unigwe, the Awele Creative Trust (ACT) calls for previously unpublished short story entries for their 2020 ACT Award. The submission window is between November 25 and December 31, 2020. The guidelines are pretty easy to follow, so if you think this is for you, or for […]