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Quramo Writers Prize 2019 finalists announced in Lagos.

The finalists for the Quramo Writers Prize 2019 have been announced today November 18, 2019, in Lagos. The Quramo Writers’ Prize is an award celebrating…

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The Ake Arts & Book Festival 2017 opening ceremony

James Murua November 17, 2017 No Comments Adebola Rayo Ake Arts & Book Festival Ake Arts & Book Festival 2017 Ake Festival Ake Festival 2017 Ake Review Ake Review 2017 Ama Ata Aidoo Hadiza Isma El-Rufai Kikelomo Woleoso Lola Shoneyin Molara Wood Mona Eltahawy Nkiacha Atemnkeng Poetra Asantewa Sada Malumfashi Safurat Balogun

The Ake Festival 2017 kicked off with an opening ceremony to remember. Thursday November 16, 2017 was a special day as it started with the…

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Ama Ata Aidoo for Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017

James Murua September 14, 2017 2 Comments Adebola Rayo Ake Arts and Book Festival Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017 Ake Festival 2017 Ama Ata Aidoo Amara Nicole Okolo Arit Okpo Ayisha Osori Ayobami Adebayo Brymo Dami Ajayi Diekara Oloruntoba Diran Olojo Emmanuel Iduma Esther Armah Femi Oyebode Giles Foden Haneefah Adam Ifeoma Chukwuogo Isabella Akinseye Ishmael Beah Jekein Lato-Unah Joy Bewaji Kadaria Ahmed Kinna Likimani Kobina Graham Kola Tubosun Koleka Putuma Maimouna Jallow Marta Calestino Marvellous Micheal Maryam Awaisu Mazi Nwonwu Modé Aderinokun Molara Wood Nnedi Okorafor Odafe Atogun OluTimehin Adegbeye Poetra Asantewa Samira Sanusi Sara Blecher Toni Kan Tope Oshin Wana Udobang Yolanda Mercy Yvonne Owuor Zinzi Clemmons Zukiswa Wanner

The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017 will take place at the Arts and Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta on November 14-18, 2017. This year’s theme…

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The Ake Review seeks out your submissions

James Murua August 22, 2017 No Comments Molara Wood The Ake Arts and Book Festival The Ake Review

The Ake Review, the journal of the The Ake Arts and Book Festival, is looking for submissions for the 2017 edition. The Ake Review has…

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Ngugi Wa Thiong’o moderated by Okey Ndibe at Ake Festival 2016

James Murua November 24, 2016 1 Comment Ake Festival Ake Festival 2016 Dr Olaokun Soyinka Molara Wood Ngugi Wa Thiongo Okey Ndibe

Ake Festival 2016 headliner Ngugi Wa Thiong’o was moderated by Okey Ndibe at the final book type event on November 19th. The headliner event at…

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Three spaces to get your Christmas book orders

James Murua December 18, 2015 No Comments Abigail Arunga Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Chika Unigwe Dami Ajayi Emmanuel Iduma Harriet Anena Hellon Habila Kinyanjui Kombani Magunga Online Bookstore Magunga.com Molara Wood Parresia Publishers Pius Adesanmi Victor Ehikhamenor Writivism Zukiswa Wanner

The Christmas holidays are upon us ladies and gentlemen. Like any good bibliophile, you will probably be giving books to your family and friends. If…

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Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 longlist announced

James Murua November 12, 2015 No Comments as Told by Herself By Any Means Chigozie Obioma Etisalat Prize for Literature Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 Fiston Mwanza Mujila Ifeoluwapo Adeniyi (Nigeria)Kurt Ellis Masande Ntshanga Molara Wood On the Bank of the River Paula Marais Penny Busetto Professor Ato Quayson Rehana Rossouw Shadow Self The Fishermen The Reactive The Story of Anna P Tram 83 What About Meera What Will People Say?Z P Dala Zukiswa Wanner

The longlist for the Etisalat Prize for Literature for 2015 was announced today. The prize launched in June 2013 as the first pan-African prize pen…

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Third African Women Writers Symposium for Johannesburg

James Murua September 16, 2015 No Comments African Women Writers Symposium Barbara Schreiner CA Davids Kadija Sessay Keorapetsi Kgositsile Khosi Xaba Mmatshilo Motsei Molara Wood Nomboniso Gasa Rehana Rossouw Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Zukiswa Wanner

It seems like it’s all going down in the African literature calendar in September. Apart from the Open Books and the Storymojas, there are many…

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Etisalat Prize for African literature unveils 2015 judges

James Murua June 19, 2015 2 Comments Ato Quayson Etisalat Prize Etisalat Prize 2015 Etisalat Prize for African literature Molara Wood Prof Kole Omotoso Zukiswa Wanner

The judges for this year’s edition of the Etisalat Prize for African literature are Ato Quayson who is chairing alongside Molara Wood and Zukiswa Wanner.…

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Images from the Association of Nigerian Authors Convention 2014

James Murua December 18, 2014 2 Comments ANA President Association of Nigerian Authors Association of Nigerian Authors Convention Association of Nigerian Authors Convention 2014 Chief Librarian Yeye Akilimali Funua Chineyere Obi-Obasi Molara Wood Prof. Remi Raji-Oyelade Richard Ali

Yesterday we gave a report from the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) convention that ended last weekend in the West African nation. The images here…

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Africa’s Largest Authors Association holds annual Convention

James Murua December 17, 2014 3 Comments Association of Nigerian Authors Chuma Nwokolo Dr. Dayo Adebowale Ebi Yeibo Immanuel James Joy Esuku Mallam Denja Abdullahi May Nwoye Molara Wood Nigerian Writers Series Prof Pius Adesanmi Prof Toyin Falola Prof. J. O. J. Nwachukwu-Agbada Prof. Remi Raji-Oyelade Richard Ali Soji Cole Su’eddie Vershima Agema Tanure Ojaide Tunji Ajibade Unoma Azuah Yeye Akilimali Funua Olade

Author Richard Ali gives us a run down of the Association of Nigerian Authors convention that ended last weekend. Africa’s largest national authors Association, the…