Calling on the poets!!! There’s an ongoing poetry writing competition, sponsored by the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, you should enter for. The competition is in celebration of Bloomsday; an annual celebration of the life and works of the great Irish writer James Joyce (1882 – 1941). It is observed every June 16. Submission Guidelines […]
Bloomsday Writing Competition 2020
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Ake Review 2020 Is Now Accepting Submissions
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Did you think the Coronavirus pandemic was going to stop the biggest literary event in all of Africa from happening? Think again. AkeFest 2020 is definitely happening! The theme of the virtual Ake Festival 2020 is African Time. It is also the theme of Ake Review, the festival’s journal of new writing, exploring issues and […]
Nigeria’s Innocent Chizaram Ilo Wins The 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Africa Regional Prize
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23-year-old Innocent Chizaram Ilo is Africa’s regional winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, the youngest to do so since the Prize was founded in 2012. Ilo’s short story, ‘When a Woman Renounces Motherhood,’ alongside four others, were recently announced as recipients of the regional Prizes by the 2020 judging panel chaired by Ghanaian […]
Meet The Shortlisted Creatives For The 2020 Ako Caine Prize For African Writing
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The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. Five writers have been shortlisted from Namibia, […]
Kiddies Corner on OkadaBooks!
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We all know how much the Coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone and everything around the world, but almost no one talks about how much these changes have affected school children. With the pandemic still increasing here in Nigeria, and many schools being unable to open their doors or teach online, it’s important, now more than […]
8 Phobias Every Book Lover Should Know About
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About phobias. Did you know that AIBOHPHOBIA, a word used to describe the fear of palindromes, is itself a palindrome? Yes, it really is. And, just in case you were wondering, it’s an actual phobia. But that’s the thing with phobias, sometimes they can come across as weird; but, most times, they’re easier to understand […]
The 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Shortlist Is Out!
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Earlier today, the shortlist for the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize was released and we’re very excited. Now in its ninth year, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded annually for the best piece of unpublished short fiction from the Commonwealth. Out of the 5,107 entries received from 49 Commonwealth countries, 20 unique stories made […]