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 | Jan 9, 2023 | Gist Corner
Lowle, a Pan-African magazine committed to championing African voices, is organizing a 12 week writing workshop program for writers. Participants will “learn more about writing while also getting valuable feedback and edits on their own work.” The workshop...
by Mhembeuter Jeremiah Orhemba | Jan 4, 2023 | Gist Corner
Kasimma, author of All Shades of Iberibe, recently attended the Pula Book Fair in Croatia where her collection of short stories has been translated into the Croatian language, as Portret Za Dar-mar, becoming the first non-English translation since initial publication...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 26, 2022 | Gist Corner
We are pleased to announce that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Pemi Aguda are among the winners of the 2022 O. Henry Prize. This year’s series is guest-edited by the Booker-nominated author, Valeria Luiselli, and, for the first time, includes lots of stories...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Apr 26, 2022 | Gist Corner
Côte d’Ivoire writer, Véronique Tadjo, has won the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (Fiction Category) for her novel In the Company of Men. The award ceremony was held at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. The judges described Tadjo’s novel as one that is...
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