Literature

An Evening With Chimamanda Adichie: What You Missed

Unlike many would have thought, An Evening with Chimamanda did not turn into a heated argument on feminism. Rather, it was an evening filled with excitement and intellectual discussions bothering on feminism, bride price, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s love for Nigerian-made

Win 500k In Okadabooks And Union Bank Campus Writing Challenge

Are you a good writer? Do you think your stories are good enough to be published by the best publishers in Nigeria? If yes, then the Campus Writing Challenge is the chance you’ve been waiting for. Campus Writing Challenge This

Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp By Facebook And Afrinolly

Facebook and Afrinolly introduce the Naija Storybuilders Bootcamp, structured for up and coming storytellers who are developing short-form content for digital platforms. Leveraging on the wide success of the Facebook for Creators training programme in Nigeria, the social media giant

Social Media Accounts To Follow: 5 Contemporary Nigerian Authors You Should Be Following

Right from the days of Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, writers have always lent their voices to issues regarding the society. These days, our writers are not holding back as they have taken their fight for social justice beyond the

Okorafor & Adichie Longlisted For Alternative Nobel Prize For Literature

One hundred Swedish cultural figures have come together to set up an alternative to this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature – The New Academy’s Alternative Nobel Prize – and two brilliant Nigerian authors made the list. “In a time when

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Receives Duke University Honorary Award

Nigeria’s literary icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recently added to her fleet of feats a honouree of the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, on the occasion of the varsity’s 2018 Commencement Ceremony. The author is a recipient of the award

Nigerian Novelist, Elnathan John, Named Man Booker International Prize Judge

Elnathan John, who refers to himself as a “recovering lawyer”, is a Nigerian novelist and satirist. His 2015 debut novel, Born On A Tuesday, tells the story of a young man’s coming-of-age in Northern Nigeria. The book received critical acclaim

Betty Irabor Shares Lessons from Her Fight with Depression in New Book

Genevieve Magazine founder, Betty Irabor, has a new book. The book, titled Dust to Dew, will attempt to share life lessons from the life of the renowned publisher, targeting especially people who are susceptible to or struggling with depression. “Sharing

10 Business Ideas for Nigerian Writers

It’s true that writers seldom make the world’s rich lists. A few do work their way to a relatively comfortable life; but most have to juggle writing with some other kind of business, just to make ends meet. This reality

Azino, Sonuga Launch Creative Africa

Nigeria’s creative industry has in the past few years grown by leaps and bounds despite the government’s seeming lack of support. Young Nigerians have attempted the impossible, gaining international recognition through their film, music, photography, fashion, literature, theatre, technology, and

Literary Rockstar: Tomi Adeyemi Gets Hollywood Deal For New Novel

Nigerian-American, Tomi Adeyemi, has gotten a Hollywood movie deal for her new novel, Children of Blood and Bone: The Legacy of Orisha. Africans have not been this excited about their heritage as they have this year. Just as the Wakanda

Everyday Heroes: Meet Bayode Treasures Olawunmi, The “Longest Marathon Read Aloud” Record Breaker

Heroes should be celebrated while they are alive. Many times, people do things in passing and just about no one seems to notice the accomplishments of these people. An African adage says, “When one’s child is good, it is only

Ake Festival 2018 To Take Place In Lagos

Renown arts and book festival, Ake — which has, over the past five years been hosted in Abeokuta, Ogun State — announced today that the 2018 edition will be taking place in Lagos State. After 5 glorious years in Abeokuta,

Instagram Business of the Month: Imoh Books

Imoh Books might be as close to being a totally digital business as one can get. As an online bookshop, it has its display shelf on Instagram (and markets its merchandise there too), takes and delivers orders via Whatsapp, and

Nigeria’s Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi Attempts To Set Guinness World Record

A young Nigerian, Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi, is attempting to set a Guinness World Record in the Marathon Reading Aloud category. “I remember, there was a year I bought a book with my savings meant for Christmas clothes.” – Bayode Treasures-Olawunmi wants

Review of “The Slave Girl” by Buchi Emecheta

Title: The Slave Girl Author: Buchi Emecheta Place: England Publisher: African Writers Series,Heinemann Publishers. Pages:184 pages ISBN: 978 0 435 90997 0 “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.” Jean Jacques Rousseau states in The Social Contract.

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