Bookshelf

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Caine Prize withdraws Okafor’s story from 2019 shortlist

Nigerian writer Tochukwu Okafor’s ‘All Our Lives,’ shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize for African Writing has been withdrawn. This was announced

Why my book focuses on the girl-child – Lois Chatta

Lois Chatta, 12, is author of a book titled ‘Homeless at Home.’ Here, the JSS 3 student of Flora Home International School talks about her writing pro

THE LAST GOOD BOOK I READ…

Namse Udosen (Teacher/Author) Limbe to Lagos edited by Dami Ajayi by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala   Teacher and author Namse Udosen said his last good rea

AWDT releases 2019 African Writers Awards shortlist

The African Writers Development Trust (AWDT) has released the shortlist for the 2019 African Writers Awards. In the children’s literature category jud

Amazon storyteller contest to close today

In a move to build their roster of books, Amazon is challenging authors to publish their manuscripts in order to win £20,000. Contestants are required