Archives Tag: African writers
AKO Caine Prize For African Writing 2022 (£10,000 Cash Prize): APPLY NOW!
April 19, 2022
We are delighted to inform you that the submission window for the 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is now open. We warmly encourage you to submit eligible stories. Read more about Opportunities About The Prize The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual short story award. The Prize is awarded … Continue reading AKO Caine Prize For African Writing 2022 (£10,000 Cash Prize): APPLY NOW!
Publiseer Ventures Into Music Licensing For African Creatives
April 19, 2022
The digital content distribution company, Publiseer, has now launched its music licensing services to musicians on its platform, including future ones to be onboarded. Having recently crossed the 7,000 user mark, the digital media company has also launched its digital content distribution services to Francophone Africa, starting with creatives in Senegal, Ivory Coast, and … Continue reading Publiseer Ventures Into Music Licensing For African Creatives
Women You Should Know- Florence ‘Flora’ Nwapa
April 19, 2022
Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa was born on the 13th of January in the year 1931. One who was considered as the Mother of Modern African Literature due to her influence as a trailblazer novelist, Flora was the forerunner to a generation of African women writers and was also acknowledged as the first African woman novelist … Continue reading Women You Should Know- Florence ‘Flora’ Nwapa
By jeremiah
Lagos Set to Host Writers’ Conference in 2018
April 19, 2022
Lagos State is set to host one of the biggest writers’ conferences in the country next year under the auspices of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). Writers conference, amongst other things, aims at developing, as well as improving the requisite skills of writers and aspiring writers. It’s a great opportunity to learn about writing professionally, … Continue reading Lagos Set to Host Writers’ Conference in 2018
By beckonoise
Wole Soyinka is 81! Happy Birthday Sir
April 19, 2022
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is 81! He turned 81 yesterday, 13 June, 2015 and the Connect Nigeria team won’t let one more day go by without celebrating a great Nigerian Playwright, Author, Poet, Political activist as well as the only Nigerian and the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. An advocate … Continue reading Wole Soyinka is 81! Happy Birthday Sir
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A Spectacular Literary Evening with Chimamanda Adichie
April 19, 2022
The 2015 Literary evening with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie which was sponsored by Nigerian Breweries Plc. held on the 26th of June 2015 at The Oriental Hotel Victoria Island, Lagos, South-West Nigeria. The event brought together literary enthusiasts from all walks of life to strike an atmosphere of colourful celebration for literary achievements. It was a night … Continue reading A Spectacular Literary Evening with Chimamanda Adichie
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