by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 29, 2023 | Gist Corner
The SprinNG Writing Fellowship (SWF) has opened this year, again, to receive a new set of cohorts. A 6- week intensive online mentorship programme, it is dedicated to developing Nigerian and Ghanaian writers with “great potential and willingness to learn.”...
by Ugochukwu Anadị | Jan 25, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
On the 14th of January, 2023, the Centre for Memories-Ncheta Ndigbo, Enugu, Nigeria hosted the Nigerian author, Chima Nwoke, for a book reading/meet-the-author event. Chima Nwoke was invited to read his debut collection of short stories titled Amaechi: The Past, the...
by Ugochukwu Anadị. | Jan 25, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
It was on 1st August, 2020, when the COVID-19-occasioned lockdown was at its peak in the country that a Catholic Spiritan priest, David Terna Pember and one of the editors of the anthology, Regina Achie Nege, decided to start an online book club that will meet monthly...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 16, 2023 | Gist Corner
Submission for the Fourth Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize has been announced and will run from February 1-28, 2023. The prize is awarded for a first novel by an African author primarily residing in Africa. To be judged by Tsitsi Dangarembga (author of the Booker...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 9, 2023 | Gist Corner
Lowle, a Pan-African magazine committed to championing African voices, is organizing a 12 week writing workshop program for writers. Participants will “learn more about writing while also getting valuable feedback and edits on their own work.” The workshop...
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