by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian writer Ani Kayode Somtochukwu has emerged as the winner of the maiden edition of the James Currey Prize for African Literature. The award, which comes with a cash prize of £1,000, was founded by Onyeka Nwelue in honour the legacy of James Currey, who “brought...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian writer Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia has been longlisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her debut novel, The Son of the House. The longlist was announced by Elana Rabinovitch, Executive Director of the Scotiabank Giller Prize via the Scotiabank...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 20, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nigerian writer Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is the winner of the 2020 Otherwise Award. Ekpeki announced this vie Twitter: “I’ll be the 1st writer on the continent to win this & the 2nd time in a row a Nigerian is winning, both of us the only Africans to have....
by Afreecan Read | Sep 13, 2021 | Gist Corner
Knoxville, TN―Sundress Publications announces the release of Ugochukwu Damian Okpara’s I Know the Origin of My Tremor, an elegiac collection that tugs at the nerves of our deepest yearnings. These poems explore the types and shades of loss that humankind can...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Sep 6, 2021 | Gist Corner
The first ever Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF) is set to take place from October 21 – 23, 2021. The festival is being launched by Open Arts, a literary collective and creative organization based in Northern Nigeria. The festival is one of Open...
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