Jumoke Verissimo – James Murua's African Literature Blog

Professor Ayo Banjo hands over entries to chairman, panel of judges, Prof Ernest Emenyonu

Awards Nigeria Poetry

Nigeria Prize for Literature 2017 longlist announced

James Murua July 22, 2017 1 Comment A Good Mourning Abubakar Othman Blood Streams in the Desert Ebi Yeibo Echoes of Neglect For Every Homeland Garri for Breakfast Humphrey Ogu Hyginus Ekwuazi Iconography Ikeogu Oke Jumoke Verissimo Nigeria Prize for Literature Nigeria Prize for Literature 2017 Obari Gomba Of Waters and the Wild Ogaga Ifowodo One Day I’ll Dare to Raise My Middle Finger at the Stork and the Reaper Peter Akinlabi Seun Lari-Williams Songs of Myself: Quartet Tanure Ojaide The Birth of Illusion The Heresiad

The longlist for the richest prize in African literature, the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2017, has been announced today. The Nigerian Prize for Literature set…

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Authors at the Labaf festival 2016

Festivals Nigeria

A snapshot of the Lagos Arts and Book Fair 2016 #Labaf2016

James Murua November 16, 2016 1 Comment #Labaf2016 Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Chuma Nwokolo Diekara Oloruntoba Dr Razinat Mohamed Dr Yinka Olomojobi Hawa Jande Golakai Jumoke Verissimo Lagos Arts and Book Festival Lagos Arts and Book Festival 2016 Molara Wood Obinna Udenwe Professor Femi Osofisan Sam Omatseye Toni Kan

The Lagos Arts and Book Fair 2016 was hosted in the Nigerian capital from 10-13 November. The festival in its 18th year described as ““the…

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Book Events Nigeria South Africa

Yewande Omotoso, Jumoke Verissimo at Goethe Joburg Literary Crossroads

James Murua May 21, 2016 No Comments Goethe Goethe Joburg Jumoke Verissimo Kole Omotoso Literary Crossroads Niq Mhlongo Yewande Omotoso

Yewande Omotoso and Jumoke Verissimo featured at the Johannesburg, South African edition of Literary Crossroads at Goethe Institut on May 17, 2016. Their topic of discussion was…

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