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How to Level Up as a Freelance Writer

  Want to stop competing for low-paying gigs and start commanding premium rates as a freelance writer? This article explores strategies to help you level up as a freelance writer; from merely surviving to thriving. This isn’t about overnight success

The 2019 Purple Hibiscus Trust Creative Writing Workshop Moves To Anambra State

Purple Hibiscus Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Awka, Anambra State. This is the 10th year of the workshop organized by multiple award winning writer, Chimamanda Adichie, from December 9 to December 14 2019. The workshop is

Connect Nigeria Writers’ Conference: Translating Writing into Money

September is the first month in the last quarter of the year. It is the beginning of what is generally known in Nigeria as the mber months. For many people, September is a time for sober reflection. This is largely

FREELANCING BOOTCAMP 3.0

The Freelancing Bootcamp is a 2-day intensive, hands-on training on freelancing and online works for those who want to learn how to get legitimate jobs online and get paid despite the Nigeria factor.  If you are reading this, there is

So You Want to Become a Freelancer?

A freelancer is a self-employed professional who earns a living by working on different projects for different employers without a long-term commitment to any. Usually a freelancer will be paid per project or per task. If you’re considering a freelance

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

7 Mistakes Great Screenwriters Do Not Make

I love Nollywood. I’ve loved Nollywood since the days of Igbo movies subtitled in English, all the way to the days of Glamour Girls and True Confession. The repeated pairing of Liz Benson & Sola Fosudo and Emeka Ike &

The NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2017

Published writers are invited to send in their entries for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature for the chance to win $100,000. The NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature is an annual prize awarded by Nigeria LNG for the best Nigerian

20 Inspiring Quotes From Writers About Writing

Much has been said about the power and pleasure of reading, and not nearly enough about writing. Without writers there would be no books to read or rave about, but how much do we know about the writing process and

CIAPS Offers ₦1 Million Prize for Essay on Ending Nigeria’s Recession

Lagos-based graduate school, the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies, is offering a total of ₦1 million for essays which proffer solutions to the economic recession which Nigeria is currently grappling with. The centre is inviting Nigerian students, graduates,

Ofili Hosts Writing Bootcamp on The No Nonsense, No BS Guide to Publishing

Not many conferences or speakers offer straightforward practical methods that reveal secrets on how to get things done. However, in this program tagged the Writing Flipped bootcamp, award-winning Okechukwu Ofili will be hosting a one-day workshop on the no nonsense,

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2017

Entries are now open for the 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The prize is awarded primarily to writers from the British Commonwealth for short stories written in English or English translations of stories originally written in another language. New writers

Etisalat’s Flash Fiction Award Now Open for Entries

IF you are able to weave super-short stories into existence and pen them down in a way that captivates readers, Etisalat’s Flash Fiction contest is probably the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to get recognized for your talent. There’s also

82 Students to Engage in Writing Contest on Wole Soyinka’s 82nd Birthday

For two days in the month of July, Abeokuta’s June 12 cultural centre will be playing host to the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange. The annual event is scheduled to take place on the 13th and 14th of this month,

Calls for Entries for the 2016 Etisalat Prize For Literature

Etisalat has announced calls for submission of entries to the 2016 edition of Etisalat Prize for literature. Speaking on this, Matthew Willsher CEO of Etisalat Nigeria said “We are delighted to champion the cause for celebrating the richness and strength

Okadabooks Writing Contest

Miracles like having food to eat when hungry are hardly recognised. But either through personal experience or in some indirect form, some people can relate to how some foods had saved their lives. Whatever the case be, it is time

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