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Association of Nigerian Authors Announces 2022 Prize’s Shortlist

The winners will be announced at the award’s dinner on October 29th, 2022. By Editor…

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Miles Morland Scholarship Announces 2022 Shortlist

The announcement of this year’s Miles Morland scholars will be made on November 24th, 2022.…

Kaduna Fashion and Arts Exhibition (KAFART) Sets to Showcase the Cultures of Sahel Africa with 3rd Edition

KAFART was founded in Kaduna State, Nigeria, in 2019, with the desire to bring communities…

Saddiq Dzukogi Announced Winner of 2022 Derek Walcott Poetry Prize

Dzukogi will receive the cash prize of $1,000 cash award, and a week-long residency in…

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Romeo Oriogun Announced as 2022 Winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literature

Oriogun will be awarded the cash prize of $100,000. By Editor In the award ceremony…

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2022 Lagos/London Poetry Competition Winners Announced

The winner will have, amongst other benefits, their poem published in the Aké Review 2022,…

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Nigerian writer, Irenosen Okojie, Revealed as Judge of 2023 Women’s Prize For Fiction

Okojie is joined by chair of judges, Louise Minchin, alongside Rachel Joyce, Bella Mackie and…

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Tracy Coker Wins 2022 Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award

Coker will receive a £1,000 cash prize and possible agent representation at The Soho Agency.…

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Nigerian writer, Ibrahim Babatunde Announced Winner of 2022 Quramo Writers’ Prize

Babatunde will be awarded the cash sum of one million naira, as well as a…

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Nigerian Singer, Aisé Maryah Returns with Latest Debut EP, “Juvenile”

“Juvenile” is a five-track body of work. By Editor  Maiduguri native Pop singer-songwriter, Aisé Maryah,…