Bookshelf

Bookshelf

New Media Writing Prize open for entries

The 2019 New Media Writing Prize (NMWP) is open for submissions in five categories. These are the if:book UK New Media Writing Prize (£1000), Unicorn

Why we must write for children – Namse Udosen

Namse Udosen is an author, teacher and founder of Tanar Kaduna Bookathon, a platform that seeks to create books for children. Here, he talks about the

Nigerian wins 2019 Writivism nonfiction prize

Nigeria’s Frances Ogamba has won the Koffi Addo Creative Nonfiction Prize for her work, ‘The Valley of Memories.’ Earlier, Ogamba had also been shortl

E.C. Osondu wins BOA Short Fiction Prize

Nigeria’s E.C. Osondu has won the ninth annual BOA Short Fiction Prize for his collection ‘Alien Stories.’ The winning manuscript was selected by BOA

THE LAST GOOD BOOK I READ… Onyinye Ough (Author) Fighting Corruption is Dangerous by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Author Onyinye Ough said her last good read is Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s ‘fighting corruption is dangerous.’ “It was interesting to me because I am al