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Apply for University of Iowa’s free online writing course now
The University of IOWA’s free online writing course opened on Monday 15th May, 2017. This years’ writing course is themed; Power of the pen. This free writing course is in celebration of their 50th anniversary. The IWP Online Writing Summer began on May 15 and will end on September 5. They are offering two massive open […]
You Are Welcome To The Online Book Tour Of Umari Ayim’s Guardian Of The Fall
Creative writing news is elated to host Umari Ayim’s novel ”Guardian of the fall” online book tour. This book tour promises to give you insights into the supernatural aspects of our African belief system. This novel poses a long standing philosophical question ”Are our actions solely ours or are they predetermined by forces stronger than […]
Call for Submissions: FEMRITE Residency
Apply for the 7th Regional Residency for African Women Writers! FEMRITE is delighted to announce the call for submissions for the 7th Regional Residency for African Women Writers which will be co-hosted with Karavan, a Swedish literary magazine, with support from the Swedish Institute. The 10-day writing residency will take place, in Kampala, in February […]
Win $1000 In The Pensters Essay Contest
If you’re student who enjoys writing, don’t miss this opportunity to win a $1000 grant. The essay contest is being organized by The Pensters. Who can apply? Students from all over the world are eligible to send in an essay. So if you think you’ve got what it takes, here are the guidelines. Send in a […]
Two Nigerians Make Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2017 Shortlist
Finally the long awaited Commonwealth short story prize shortlist has been anounced, and two Nigerians are on it. Their names are Akwaeke Emezi and Kelechi Njoku. The third African on the shortlist is South African writer, Diane Awerbuck. The aforementioned three were part of the 21 outstanding stories selected from 6000 entries received from the 49 […]
Participants of the Nigeria/Cameroun Literary Exchange Project
Congratulations to all ten of the Nigerians and Camerounians who made the literary exchange final list. According to the administrators of the Literary Exchange Workshop e —  Goethe-Institut Lagos and Goethe-Institut Kamerun, Saraba Magazine and Bakwa Magazine — the ten shortlisted participants were drawn from 300 eligible entries.  Here’s the list of participants. 1. Adeosun […]
Short Story Day Africa 2017—Apply
Awards: First Prize $800 Second Prize: $200 Third Prize: $100 It’s time to start writing for the Short Story Day Africa prize. This year, theme is: id. The press release gives a very interesting explanation of this unique theme: “In early psychoanalysis, the “Id” was postulated as being one of three aspects of personality, and […]
Earn Money And Read Paid Books For Free On OkadaBooks,com
Yes. It’s no joke. Instead of giving HUGE stacks of money to advertising giants like Facebook and Google, Okadabooks.com have decided to give the money to regular bookaholics like you and me. They believe in our ability to improve the health of the reading community and so deserve to earn some money for our hard […]
World Storytelling Day 2017
March 20th is World storytelling day 2017. To honor the great art of storytelling, The storytellers for peace group will be celebrating this year in their own unique way. See Below; After Rudyard Kipling’s If, Imagine and Human Rights Day, here we are to a new video from the Storytellers for Peace group. World Storytelling […]
ONE WORLD TWO A SECOND GLOBAL ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES
Believe me, you have to read the second project of the One World series. Published by the New Internationalist, this anthology of globe-trotting short stories is drawn from the works of the best international writers in the world. Most of these literary giants featured in this anthology are renowned for their originality and uniqueness. According […]