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2022 Lagos Art and Books Festival Set to Begin November 14th

Lagos Art and Books Festival 2022 is dedicated to foremost Nigerian painter and sculptor, Bruce…

Catalyst Press ReadingAfrica Week 2022 Set to Hold December 4-10

#ReadingAfrica Week is a way to highlight on social media the writers doing diverse and…

Twitter Shuts Down West Africa Office

This comes only a few days after the opening of the new division in Ghana.…

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Application for the 2022 Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop Closes November 30, 2022

The workshop is free and will be held virtually from the 9th to the 13th…

Chukwuebuka Ibeh
Viking Press Acquires Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s Debut Novel, “Blessings”

Blessings will be published in the spring of 2024. By Editor Viking Press (USA) has…

Leila Aboulela’s New Novel, “River Spirit,” Set for Release in 2023

The novel is set for release in the US in March 2023. By Editor Award-winning…

Sokoto Book and Art Festival Billed to Hold November 4th to 6th

The event will be a meld of virtual and physical activities including book chats, panel…

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2022 Toyin Falola Prize Longlist Announced

The prize is awarded in honour of Nigerian author, editor and poet, Toyin Fálọlá. By…

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Helen Oyeyemi Makes Shortlist for 2022 Goldsmith Prize

The annual prize which has a cash prize of £10,000 is awarded to a book…

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Sylva Nze Ifedigbo Wins 2022 Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature

Ifedigbo’s win follows Obinna Udenwe’s 2021 clinching of the prestigious award for his second novel,…