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Adda calls for nonfiction, poetry submissions

Adda Commonwealth Writers’ online gathering of stories is soliciting for non-fiction and poetry for publication in 2017 and 2018  The platf

Nigeria is full of scary stories – Emelumadu

Bookshelf: You are among the five shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing. How would you describe this year’s contest

Nigerians dominate 2017 Koffi Addo Prize long list

Seven Nigerians in a list of 15 have made the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Non-Fiction. They include Vivian Ogbonna, Socrates Mbamalu, Sada Malumfash

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