African Writers Awards call for entries
African Writers Awards (AWA) 2019 seek poetry, short stories, flash fiction and children’s literature that address the theme ‘Cultural Stereotypes in
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Non-binary Nigerian nominated for a women’s fiction prize
Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi, who identifies as non-binary made the longlist of the 2019 Women’s prize for fiction. Emezi’s debut novel, ‘Freshwater’
I don’t mind being called a crime writer – Leye Adenle
Leye Adenle is author of the award-winning ‘Easy Motion Tourist (Prix Marianne 2016), ‘When Trouble Sleeps’ and most recently ‘The Beautiful Side of t
THE LAST GOOD BOOK I READ…
Olukorede S. Yishau (Author) An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma Olukorede S. Yishau’s last good read is ‘Chigozie Obioma’s ‘An Orche
Okorafor set to release debut nonfiction book
Nigerian-American science fiction writer, Nnedi Okorafor is set to release her first nonfiction book titled, ‘Broken Places & Outer Spaces’. The b