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The Fountain Essay Contest 2018—Apply (Prizes: $2,100)

Essays are currently being accepted for the 2018 fountain essay contest. The theme for this edition is ‘gratitude. Essayists are expected to answer this grand question: Should We Be Grateful? Here’s how the editors put it: That perfect cup of coffee in the morning. Seeing an old friend for the first time in years. A...

Chimamanda Adichie Set To Moderate Michelle Obama’s Book Launch In The UK

Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie will be moderating Michelle Obama’s UK exclusive book launch event, slated on Monday, 3rd, December, 2018 at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Isn’t that exciting?! We are so envious of the people who would be attending the event! The highly anticipated book is a memoir titled, “Becoming” “Reflecting on her memoir, Michelle...

22 Writers Selected For The Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop

Writers all over the world have been waiting with bated breaths to see the results of the Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop 2018. Well, the time is here. Can we get the drum rolls please? Just kidding. First, I’d like to say congratulations to all the successful applicants. If you’re a writer who didn’t get...

9 African Poets Shortlisted for The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature

The longlist for the sixth edition of the “Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature” has been released. This edition of the prize is for poetry and the list comprises nine poets. These successful poets were selected from 110 submissions from 11 countries on the continent, including Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and Rwanda. The short-list of...

The University Of Iowa’s IWP is Offering Another Free Online Creative Non-Fiction Course—Enroll

The International Writing Program (the IWP) at the University of Iowa is inviting writers from all over the world to enroll for its latest creative writing course “Stories of Place: Writing and the Natural World”. The last free MOOC was about writing fiction. This time around, participants will learn about the different ways and many...