by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Oct 28, 2023 | Gist Corner
Eligible writers are invited to apply to the second edition of the Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop. There are no entry fees and attendance is free. The workshop will be held virtually from the 9th to the 13th of January 2024. Eligibility Criteria Only writers with...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Oct 16, 2023 | Gist Corner
The shortlist for the 2023 Miles Morland Scholarship has been announced and it features a mix of fiction and non-fiction. On the list are: Deborah Adeniyi (Nigeria) Rafeeat Aliyu (Nigeria) Jekwu Anyaegbuna (Nigeria) Justin Clement (Nigeria) Mary-Alice Daniel (Nigeria)...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Sep 6, 2023 | Gist Corner
Selected from a diverse pool of five shortlisted writers, Kenyan writer, Peter Ngila Njeri, has been announced as this year’s winner of The James Curry Prize for his novel manuscript: “The Legend of Beach House.” The award ceremony took place in Oxford at the African...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jul 22, 2023 | Gist Corner
Owned by the Department of English and Literary Studies, The Muse Journal is the oldest-surviving students’ journal in West Africa. Founded by Chinua Achebe, its 50th issue was unveiled and celebrated on 11 of July, 2023. Iheoma Uzomba served as the Chief Editor for...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | May 20, 2023 | Gist Corner
In an online event held on Saturday, 13th May, 2023, Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi was announced winner of the inaugural Chukwuemeka Akachi Prize for Literature. Her poem, “A Conversation Between A Cyborg And A Therapist”, was picked from a shortlist of 12. Honourable mentions...
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