Cfwriterz is giving you the opportunity to get your favourite book title splashed on our Magazine front pages this year! Cfwriterz runs a biannual literary prize that seeks to recognize emerging voices in African literature. This year, 2019, we would like to promote fresh new voices. Your book title could be our theme for the […]
CFWriterz Title of the Year Nomination
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How to Submit Your Manuscript to Narrative Landscape Press
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A few days ago, Narrative Landscape Press announced that the first window of their bi-annual manuscript submission is open. Narrative Landscape Press accepts unsolicited manuscripts for fiction only, and dates of manuscript submissions are March 1 – April 30 and September 1 – October 31. To submit your work, send an email with the subject […]
Workshop for Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators
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If you are a writer of children’s books working on a book project, apply for a workshop with Award-winning German Author and Illustrator Ute Krause and Nigerian Illustrator Abdulkareem Baba Aminu Kindly send a short synopsis of your work with some information about yourself (not longer than 1-2 A4 pages) in pdf. Interested illustrators or […]
Chimamanda Receives a Humanitarian Award from Action Against Hunger
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Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. Writer and Feminist, Chimamanda was honoured by the organisation for her involvement in fighting against hunger. She received the award at the 19th annual gala of the NGO, held in New York, on the 30th of […]
Chimamanda to Join Michelle Obama on Stage to Discuss her Memoir
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The former first lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, will having an on-stage discussion about her book, Becoming, on the 3rd of December in London, and guess who will be moderating the on-stage discussion? Yup, you got it! One bottle of Zobo for you. Our dear Chimamanda! Michelle Obama described the memoir as […]
Study Shows that Readers Live Longer than Non-readers
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It has been discovered that people who read books live longer than those who don’t. Researchers at Yale University asked 3,635 participants over 50 years-old about their reading habits. The data received was divided into 3 groups: – Non-readers – People who read less than 3.5 hours per week – People who read more than […]
Chimamanda’s Workshop: See the Stories that Were Accepted in the Past
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2 DAYS TO GO! Have you sent in your story sample for Chimamanda’s creative writing workshop? Applications for The Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop ends on Monday, October 15th. Interested persons are expected to send a prose fiction or creative non-fiction writing sample of 200 – 1000 words and as easy as this may seem (especially due to […]