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Eight Nigerians make 2017 Writivism Prize long list

Eight Nigerians out of 20 Africans have been nominated for the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize. They are Ama Udofa, Blessing J. Christopher, Eloghosa

How not to write for children – Lizi Ashimole

Bookshelf: You haven’t published any creative work for a while. Why is that? Lizi Ashimole: Basically, publishing in Nigeria for the creative wr

NSPP announces shortlist

Poets in Nigeria (PIN) has announced the longlist for the 2017 edition of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP). Poems numbering 725 were forwarde

Library organises reading contest for students in Bauchi

National Library of Nigeria, Bauchi State branch has conducted a reading competition among secondary school students in the state. The competition was

‘Why I give out all my books for free’

Bookshelf: You don’t put your books out for sale. Why? Saka Junior: Right from when I started writing, my number one love was for people to read