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5 Tips on Holding Attention in a Short-Story { Step by Step Guide + Examples}

Many budding short story writers struggle with holding-attention in a short-story. Writing a short story seems like an easier form of prose than writing a full-length novel. Writers who do not have the passion to write full-length novels may find ways to express their creativity through short stories. However, just as novel writing has its...

Peter Obi, Others Present As Anambra Young Writers Celebrate Achebe, Unveil New Anthology in His Honour (photos)

  By Joseph Udeze, Awka Former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended young writers in Anambra State for annually celebrating legendary Nigerian writer, Late Prof. Chinua Achebe. Obi gave the commendation while speaking at the 2023 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture,...

2023 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture Holds Today, Attend

It will be a gathering of writers, intellectuals, literary activists, book lovers and top political figures in Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, today, Thursday, as young writers in Anambra State set to host the 2023 Chinua Achebe Literary Festival and Memorial Lecture. The Coordinator, Society of Young Nigerian Writers (Anambra State Chapter), Izunna...

Ten Years After, Anambra State Govt Immortalizes Achebe, Renames Airport After Him

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government has immortalized the late Nigerian literary icon, late Prof. Chinua Achebe by renaming the State’s International Cargo and Passenger Airport, Umueri, after him. The State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, announced this during the Independence Day celebration, which at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the...

Longreads Pitch Submission (Payment $500, $350)

Longreads is currently accepting submissions of drafts and pitches for reported and personal essays. Longreads is dedicated to publishing and sharing the best longform nonfiction storytelling on the web. This Longreads Pitch Submission is only for original nonfiction works. You need to be an eloquent writer to submit to Longreads. Guidelines for Longreads Pitch Submission They...