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 | 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...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jun 20, 2023 | Gist Corner
Drawn from a shortlist of six, Feranmi Ariyo (Nigeria) and Gracia “Cianga” Mwamba (Congo/USA) have been announced winners of the inaugural Bernadine Evaristo Prize for Poetry. Formerly known as Brunel International African Poetry Prize, it was first founded by ...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Nov 13, 2020 | Gist Corner
1. Uzodinma Iweala born on the 5th of November, 1982 Image: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. My dad said to me: “You’ve done a great job, but don’t get too high on being the youngest this or the youngest that because someone somewhere will do...
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