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Mgqolozana, Mabanckou, Golakai make New African’s 100 Most Influential Africans 2016 List

James Murua December 14, 2016 1 Comment Ainehi Edoro Alain Mabankou Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Ellah Wakatama Allfrey Fiston Mwanza Mujila Hawa Jande Golakai Imbolo Mbue New African Ntone Idjabe Roye Okupe Safia Elhilo Thando Mgqolozana

The New African’s 100 most influential Africans list 2016 include a healthy number of those in the book business from all corners of the continent.…

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Festivals Ghana Nigeria

Book bloggers strut their stuff at #AkeFest2015

James Murua November 21, 2015 No Comments #AkeFest2015 Ainehi Edoro Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 bookshybooks Brittlepaper.com Emmanuel Iduma Kate Haines Kinna Likimani Kinnareads.com Saraba Magazine Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed

Book bloggers are a very important lot in the African literary ecosystem and on Thursday afternoon some of the most well-known ones strutted their stuff…

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Prof Niyi Osundare

Festivals Nigeria

The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2015 is here!

James Murua November 16, 2015 No Comments A Igoni Barrett Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Ainehi Edoro Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 Bibi Bakare-Yusuf and Zukiswa Wanner Prof Niyi Osundare Rachel Zadok Siphiwo Mahala Tendai Huchu Veronique Tadjo

At this moment people are flying into Nigeria from all over world headed to Abeokuta; they are all coming to that city a couple of…

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Awards Fiction Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Uganda

The Writivism Short Story Prize Shortlist 2015 out

James Murua June 1, 2015 1 Comment Adeola Opeyemi Ainehi Edoro Being a Man Caterer Chika Unigwe Dayo Adewunmi Ntwari Devil’s Village Dream Mukoma Wa Ngugi Nnedinma Jane Kalu Pemi Aguda Rachel Zadok Saaleha Bhamjee Social Studies Tendai Huchu Writivism Writivism Short Story Prize Writivism Short Story Prize 2015

The short list for the Writivism Short Story Competition 2015 has been announced by Chika Unigwe the chair of the judging panel. She was helped…

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Awards Botswana Fiction Kenya Malawi Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Tanzania

The Writivism Short Story Prize 2015 Longlist

James Murua May 25, 2015 No Comments Adeola Opeyemi Ainehi Edoro Anthea Paelo Ceris Dien Dayo Adewunmi Ntwari Emmanuel Sigauke Erica Sugo Anyadike Hassan Higenyi Kagure Mugo Lineo Segoete Mukoma Wa Ngugi Muthi Bentley David Nhlema Nnedinma Jane Kalu Oyebisi Dairo Patricia Egessa Pemi Aguda Priscillar Matara Rachel Zadok Saaleha Bhamjee Saaleha Idrees Bamjee Sima Mittal Sneha Shibu Sumayya Lee Tendai Huchu Vivian Ogbonna Walter Ude Writivism Writivism Short Story Prize Writivism Short Story Prize 2015

The long list for the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize, selected from a record 277 entries, was announced last Friday afternoon. The panel of judges…

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