by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | May 7, 2023 | Gist Corner
Recently, Agbowó announced the establishment of two new literary prizes: The Alinea Prize for Non Fiction and The Editor’s Prize for Poetry. The Alinea Prize for Nonfiction, administered by the Alinea Project in collaboration with Agbowó, wishes to award essays of...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | May 7, 2023 | Gist Corner
The Shallow Tales Review has currently opened its window for submission. Submissions will run from May 1st – May 31st. They accept fiction, creative non-fiction, book reviews, poems, one-act plays, cultural and social essays, art photographs, and translations–and from...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | May 1, 2023 | Gist Corner
Nigerian poet of international acclaim, Romeo Oriogun, is part of the jury for 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Often tagged the ‘American Nobel’, the prize crowns literary work of ‘great accomplishments’ by a living writer in any genre. It is a...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Apr 28, 2023 | Gist Corner
Nigerian Writers, Arinze Ifeakandu and ‘Pemi Aguda, are among the winners of 2023 O. Henry Prize, an annual American award given to exceptional short stories. Arinze Ifeakandu, a Kirkus Prize finalist and author of the stunning debut, God’s Children Are Little Broken...
by Afreecan Read | Apr 24, 2023 | Gist Corner
The INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD recognized The Miseducation of Obi Ifeanyi by Chinedu Achebe in the category of African American Fiction as the winner. The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers,...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Apr 12, 2023 | Gist Corner
On Friday, April 7, in an online ceremony, Alex Kadiri was announced as the winner of the 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize. His entry, The Hyena and the Two-Headed Goat was picked out of a shortlist of five. The judges describe it as “mesmerizing”, a story about a...
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