by Afreecanread | Jun 3, 2021 | Newsletter
Dear writers and readers, We are happy to introduce to you, Mr. Godson Nwankwo, our new lead correspondent. Godson has been actively involved in promoting civic education and other community development initiatives in Nigeria for about 2 years now. His generosity and...
by Afreecanread | Apr 15, 2021 | Gist Corner
Eloghosa Osunde Nigerian writer, Eloghosa Osunde, has won the 2021 Plimpton Prize for Fiction for her story “Good Boy.” Osunde joins past winners Ottessa Moshfegh, Yiyun Li, and Atticus Lish as a recipient of the prize. The Paris Review’s Plimpton Prize for Fiction is...
by Afreecanread | Apr 15, 2021 | Gist Corner
The 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been announced. The 25 writers shortlisted for the prize were chosen from 6423 entries from 50 Commonwealth countries. This is a 25% increase from the previous year. In the African category there are three Nigerians on...
by Charity Ngabirano | Apr 9, 2021 | Fiction, Prose
December 4th 1994. Mbarara, Uganda He walked briskly behind me. Tight, light, almost non- sounding steps. I gripped the straps of my schoolbag, my heart racing with each step. I looked over my right shoulder. He stopped to buy some fruits. I hurried on, determined to...
by Afreecanread | Apr 8, 2021 | Gist Corner
The Nwokike Literary Club Prose and Poetry Workshop is an initiative that was conceived in order totransfer the wealth of experience we have gained, to the public. We believe that an interactive sessionwith our facilitators has the potential to spark innovation in the...
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