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 Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Mar 4, 2024 | Gist Corner
© Emmanuel Iduma Award-winning Nigerian Writer, Ayọbámi Adébáyọ, is among the judging panel for the soon-to-be released longlist of the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year. The panel is chaired by award-winning author Monica Ali. Along with Adébáyọ̀, the other judges...
by Afreecan Read | Feb 22, 2024 | Gist Corner
Announcing Ubwali Literary Magazine––a literary magazine from Zambia. The inaugural issue, set to launch on www.ubwali.com on Saturday, February 24th, 2024, will feature work from Cornelius Mwanza, Emily Pensulo, Gerry Sikazwe, Jacob Mhango, Mali Kambandu, Mukandi...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 28, 2024 | Gist Corner
The Dylan Thomas Prize is back this year again and two sterling African writers have made its longlist: Ayòbámi Adébáyò for A Spell of Good Things; and Caleb Azumah Nelson for Small Worlds. Ayòbámi Adébáyò was previously longlisted in 2018 for her debut Stay With Me...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 28, 2024 | Gist Corner
Top: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Sharon Dodua Otoo Bottom:Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Mia Couto, Chidi Ebere Novels by five African authors are among the 70 books nominated by libraries around the world for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award. They are: Chidi Ebere for Now I Am...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 23, 2024 | 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, Ghanaian, Liberian, and South African writers with “great potential and...
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