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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,…

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Quramo Festival of Words (QFEST 2022) Begins October 7

The festival will be held from 7th to the 9th of October, 2022 at the…

Fabienne Kanor Wins Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize 2022

The prize “seeks to acknowledge the excellence of contemporary scholarship being produced by women about…

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A First Look at the Sauútiverse

The Sauúti shared world or universe is a fictional secondary world based on a blend…

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Dangarembga and Barnes Get Fine and Suspended Sentence for 2020 Arrest

After two years in court, Dangarembga and Barnes were found guilty and fined a sum…

Foday Mannah Wins 2022 Mo Siewcharran Prize

Foday Mannah will receive £2,500 and editorial feedback on his project. By Editor In a…

Chigozie Obioma’s Third Novel, “The Road to the Country,” Acquired for Publication in Two-Book Deal

The novel is set in mid-20th century Nigeria, and follows two brothers in search for…

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Aisé Maryah Releases New Record Titled “XIX”

Through this song, Maryah aims to empower every African girl-child and young woman. By Editor…