Title: The Dimpsey Chronicle Author: Erumena Amata Publisher: Amazon Date: 2018 It is often said that any children’s books that cannot be enjoyed by even an adult is a bad children’s book. The Dimpsey chronicles, […]
Lupita Nyong’o debut children’s book Sulwe will be available for kids on October 1, 2019. Lupita Nyong’o is one of the most recognisable names in the entertainment and acting worlds today. The world was made […]
Abuja Writers Forum says it will feature a novelist, Amarachi Mba Kalu, in May 25 edition of its flagship event, the Guest Writer Session. In a statement by the AWF’s Public Relations Officer, Edith Yassin, […]
Su’eddie Vershima Agema is a poet, editor and Executive Director at SEVHAGE Publishers. In this interview with IBRAHIM RAMALAN, Agema speaks on the forthcoming Benue Books and Arts festival coming up on the 20th of […]
A Short Story written by a Nigerian writer and author of Season of Crimsons Blossom, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, has been featured in the 30th issue of Critical Muslim, the influential Hurst quarterly magazine showcasing ground-breaking […]
The Kebbi Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation has expressed readiness to collaborate with the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Kebbi State Chapter with a view to attaining the literary objectives of both organisations. The State Coordinator, […]
Michelle Obama’s memoir, BECOMING, is on its way to becoming (all pun intended, lol) the most popular autobiography on record as its sales in hard cover, audio books, and e-books hit the 10 million mark in […]
The President, Association of Nigerian Authors, Malam Denja Abdullahi, said lack of reward for writers’ productivity was a major challenge facing the development of the book industry in the country. Abdullahi disclosed this to newsmen […]
Upjohn Aghaji, is an author, pastor and speaker with Inspire Ministries International. This book, which comprises 7 chapters and published in 2017 by Insight Publishing House, has its focuses on the biblical concept of “God’s […]
Mr Ikani David is a final year student of Physics Education at Kogi State University and a budding poet who finds happiness in expressing himself through poetry. He speaks to OMALE ANGELA on his journey […]
Korea Cultural Centre in Nigeria (KCCN) has rolled out plans ahead of its country’s 100 years of independence. Part of the activities lined up for the celebration was an Arts workshop put together by the […]
Wole Adedoyin is the National Publicity Secretary, South, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). In this interaction with ABDULHAFEEZ T. OYEWOLE, he speaks on ANA’s programmes, and what it takes to run a vibrant writers’ body. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday mourned the passage of the renowned poet, novelist and playwright, Gabriel Okara, aged 97. The president commiserated with the Okara family, the government and people of Bayelsa state as well as […]
Black Panther actress, Lupita Nyong’o has confirmed the screen adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s acclaimed novel, ‘Americanah’. Nyong’o said this in a recent Vogue magazine interview, adding that fans do not have to wait much longer […]
The Abuja Writers’ Forum (AWF) has disclosed that the duo of Omale Allen and Abel Agbo will be featured at its March 30 edition of the Guest Writer Session. According to a statement by the […]
Book Title: Icarus Rising Author: Emman Usman Shehu Publisher: Topaz Publishing House (Topaz Books) Pages: 94 Year: 2017 Emman Usman Shehu’s poetry volume Icarus Rising is a metaphorical portraiture of a nation’s dystopia. It is […]
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has announced a range of prizes for its 2019 literary competitions. The prizes are: – ANA Prize for Poetry (published & unpublished works) – N 100,000 – ANA Prize […]
PEN International, Nigerian Centre, otherwise called PEN Nigeria, has dedicated a special Poetry Festival in memory of Canadian-based Nigerian scholar Prof Pius Adesanmi involved in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash last Sunday few minutes […]
Death came visiting the Nigerian writing house yet again. This time it left with a pricy catch in the person of Pius Adesanmi, literary star, critic, essayist, columnist, teacher, poet, and foremost intellectual. In an […]
The Kwara State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), in conjunction with the National Library of Nigeria, Kwara State Branch, set to commemorate the World Poetry Day with a book presentation in honour […]
Michal Musialowski is a poet, activist, and humanist born in Poland. He is in Nigerian for a research mission on contemporary Nigerian poetry at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University in Lapai, Niger state. In this interview […]
Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Prize for Literature appears to be in the eye of the storm as writers across the country have continued to register their dismay over the way the prize is gradually […]
Often when one thinks of African writing, it is often about fiction. African fiction is widely celebrated globally, with the traffic enabled by highly publicized Western prizes, forums, workshops, residencies, etc. One can then […]
A book written in order to advance the course of Africa and to ensure its development, titled: ‘Democracy Works: Rewiring Politics to Africa’s Advantage’, co-authored by Dr. Greg Mills, former President Obasanjo, Jeffrey Herbst, and […]
Thirteen years after his last novel, ‘Wizard of the Crow’, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who turned 81 on 5 January, is having another one forthcoming. ‘Kenda Muiyuru: Rugano Rwa Gikuyu na Mumbi’, published in Gikuyu by […]
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