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Elechi Amadi: My Personal Memories of a Literary Icon by Charles Opara
The news of Elechi Amadi’s demise has left me a little deflated. All I have now are my memories of the only close encounter I had with him, and my regrets of the opportunity I missed to share my work at our little gathering of writers. As well as the chance to take a picture […]
Write 300 Words for a Chance to Win $100 In The I ❤️ African Literature Writing Contest
Brittle Paper has launched a writing contest to give you a chance to say just what you love about African literature. Here is how it works: Imagine African literature as a romantic partner—boyfriend, girlfriend, sidechick, main squeeze, wife, husband, whatever. It is your 6th year anniversary, but you’ve been going through a rough patch for while now. […]
The Etisalat Prize For Literature Is Here
The Etisalat Prize for Literature celebrates new African writers whose first fiction book (over 30,000 words) was published in the last twenty four (24) months. For the purposes of this definition, first book means first printed production in book form of any type or genre. Authors and their publishers can be based anywhere in the […]
OpenCon 2016 Is Here. Apply Now!
OpenCon is the conference and community for students and early career professionals interested in advancing Open Access, Open Education and Open Data. OpenCon 2016 will be held on November 12-14 in Washington, DC. Each year, OpenCon brings together a diverse, representative, and engaged group of participants, with travel scholarships available to most participants. For this […]
New Publishing Success!
Good day to you. I hope you had a beautiful weekend. Oh well, my weekend was lovely, apart from the cold that threatened to ruin it. One of my short stories has been published by The Flash Fiction Press Magazine. It’s titled The Memory Question, and, I earned $5 for this story. Would you like […]
NINTH Annual International Festival of Radio Horror Plays is NOW OPEN.
WildClaw Theatre of Chicago, IL is dedicated to bringing horror to the stage. They are accepting script submissions for their annual short audio drama competition! Send them your scariest 10-minute story written for the radio by July 31st. The 5 finalists’ pieces will be performed live at the beautiful Lincoln Hall in Chicago by some […]
On The Premises Short Story Contest
To win this contest, write a creative, compelling, well-crafted story between 1,000 and 5,000 words long in which the concept of “darkness” plays an important role. You may interpret “darkness” any way you want–literally, metaphorically, or any other way. Darkness doesn’t have to have a value judgment attached to it, and it doesn’t have to […]
Read an Excerpt of Yaa Gyasi’s $1-Million Debut Novel
It never crossed my mind, the possiblity of signing a book contract for one million dollars. But Ghanaian author, Yaa Gyasi did it. In the spring of 2014, G.P. Putnam’s Sons paid a whooping million dollars to acquire Yaa Gyasi’s debut manuscript. Yaa Gyasi was born in Ghana and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. She holds […]
Enter Nitalks Poetry Contest
Writers/poets are invited to participate in Nitalks poetry contest. You can win the sum of N10,000 (Ten Thousand Naira) What’s more? Top 10 poems and poets will be featured on the first page of the website .http://www.nitalks.com for a week. To participate in the contest, follow the guidelines below as a contestant might be disqualified if he/she does otherwise. […]
Attend The Arts & Culture Exchange With Jimi Solanke And Femi Osofisan
The Sankofa Initiative for Culture and Development invites you to the maiden edition of her Arts and Culture Exchange program coming up on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the NuStreams Conference Centre, KM 110, Iyaganku Road, off Alalubosa GRA, Ibadan. Internationally acclaimed dramatist and scholar, Professor Femi Osofisan and renowned folklorist and musician, Jimi Solanke are the special […]