by Ugochukwu Anadi | Apr 24, 2024 | Gist Corner
On the evening of 22nd April, 2024, at Slang Global, somewhere on the streets of Ogidi Road Enugu, enthusiastic young Nigerian readers, many of whom came from university campuses in Enugu, Nsukka and Awka, gathered to celebrate the writing of an equally young Nigerian...
by Okechi Okeke | Apr 18, 2024 | Reviews & Essays
Zehra is a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School and a Muslim Chaplain intern at MIT. In this conversation, Zehra stunned me with her nuanced understanding of art and what to learn about her writing at this year’s IWR workshops, which is simply “to...
by Okechi Okeke | Apr 18, 2024 | Reviews & Essays
You won two national-level awards in Serbia for your short stories and now, the IWR Alumni Award! Congratulations. What does this award make you feel about your writing? The recognition that I got locally was very nice. However, I first found out about Iceland Writers...
by Okechi Okeke | Apr 18, 2024 | Reviews & Essays
When you received the news that you had been selected as one of the IWR Alumni Award recipients, did you sing or scream or dance around in your apartment? Tell me how you reacted. Hi. No, I’m afraid I didn’t sing or scream or dance… I’m too old for that! However, I...
by Okechi Okeke | Apr 18, 2024 | Reviews & Essays
Monica, congratulations! You’re one of the recipients of this year’s Alumni Award. What does this award mean to me? This award is such a show of support and faith, at a crucial time for me. It’s an invitation to meet a community and most of all, to keep...
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