Archives Tag: Literature
Nigeria’s Rotimi Babatunde Wins the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing
April 19, 2022
Described as Africa’s leading literary award, the 2012 Caine Prize for African Writing was yesterday awarded to Nigeria’s Rotimi Babatunde. He took home a cash prize of £10,000 at the awards dinner held at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, UK, for his short story about Nigerian soldiers who fought in the Burma campaign during Worl War 2. The story entitled ‘Bombay’s Republic’ was published in ‘Mirabilia Review’.
Book Review: The Fine Boys Are Here
April 19, 2022
By Sylva Ifedigbo. “Fine Boys” was written by Eghosa Imasuen, a Nigerian author, born on 19 May, 1976. His first novel, “To Saint Patrick”, an alternate history murder mystery about Nigeria’s Civil War, was published by Farafina Books in 2008 to critical acclaim. “Fine Boys” is his second novel and will be available in print … Continue reading Book Review: The Fine Boys Are Here
Fidelity Bank International Creative Writing Workshop
April 19, 2022
The creative writing scene in Nigeria is flourishing, as workshops and conferences of international standard are being organized in the country. Last month applications opened for the 2012 edition of the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop, now a call for entries for the Fidelity Bank sponsored International Creative Writing Workshop has been made. For the … Continue reading Fidelity Bank International Creative Writing Workshop
Wole Soyika Honoured at The Dedica Festival in Italy
April 19, 2022
Photographer and multiple award winner Akintunde Akinleye has opened an exhibition in honour of Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka in Pordenone, Italy. The photography exhibition commissioned by the THESIS—the organiser of the annual cultural festival tagged Dedica Festival was part of the activities lined up to honour the 1986 Nobel prize winner in literature—the first to have … Continue reading Wole Soyika Honoured at The Dedica Festival in Italy
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Speaks at the 2012 Commonwealth Lecture
April 19, 2022
“Reading realist literature is to search for humanity” The Commonwealth Lecture, now in its 15th year, aims to stimulate understanding, discussion and debate on the Commonwealth, its role in world affairs, its institutions and its cultures. A few weeks ago, it was announced that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie would speak at the lecture on the theme … Continue reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Speaks at the 2012 Commonwealth Lecture
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