The Christian Storyteller Prize, Africa’s premiere Prize for rewarding Christ-centered stories spearheaded by best selling author Laju Iren, is now opened up for the 2021 edition. The short story category is with the theme: ‘God’s Rainbow’ and must be between 750-1,000 words. The short film category is Christian films on any topic, available for public […]
Apply For The Christian Storyteller Prize 2.0 (2021 Edition)
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3 Reasons Why Good Writing Is an Essential Soft Skill For Management
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Apart from hackers and tech gurus, there are other professionals who spend most of their working hours tapping aggressively on a keyboard – managers. From drafting compelling proposals to writing queries and formulating emails, most managers have to deal with a lot of written communication. As such, if you aspire to delve into management, you’ll […]
Nigerian Celebrities Who Have Written And Published Books
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You probably didn’t know this before now, but chances are that your favorite Nigerian celebrity has written and published a book. From actors to musicians, to socialites, more Nigerian celebrities are now finding extra purpose in penning down some of their life experiences and sharing with their fans to help whoever needs them better navigate […]
The Nightwalker – Horror
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It was supposed to be a dark night, but the moon was shining very brightly in the sky and if anything at all, the night was far from dark. I was outside and alone on one of the huge branches of the old Apple tree in our compound. I was not supposed to be alone. […]
Enter The Medium Writers Challenge. $50,000 Up For Grabs!
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The Medium Writers Challenge – Popular blogging site, Medium is calling on all Storytellers to come share essays that leaves readers caught up in the rapture of an unforgettable narrative. What’s in it for you? The Medium Writers Challenge, which will take place over the course of four weeks, is a chance for you to […]
Intern Needed At OkadaBooks – Content-Marketing Role
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Your primary goal as an intern with us at OkadaBooks should be wrapped around the desire to learn. If that zeal doesn’t “buuuurn!” as hot, or even more, as that of the Duke of Hastings’ in Netflix’s Bridgerton, let’s just call it quits now. Thank you for reading up till this point. But if it […]
How To Write Great Book Blurbs That Sell
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We recently sat down with OkadaBooks best selling Author Osar Adeyemi (IG @OsarAdeyemi) over an Instagram Live session to talk about what makes a great book blurb, why budding authors should start paying more attention to theirs, and how to go about making this change. Rewatch the recorded session HERE if you missed it, or […]