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Soji Cole is Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 winner.

Soji Cole is Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 winner for his play Embers. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria on October 19, 2018. The Nigeria Prize for Literature worth US$100,000 to the winner is the richest prize in African literature. The prize which was founded in 2004 to honour literary erudition […]

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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 shortlist announced in Lagos.

The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 shortlist was announced by its advisory board on September 9, 2018. The texts in the running for the continent’s richest literary prize are Embers by Soji Cole, Death and The King’s Grey Hair by Denja Abdullahi and The Rally by Akanji Nasiru. The Nigeria Prize for Literature is the […]

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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 longlist announced.

The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 longlist was announced on July 26, 2018. Those in the running for the prize this year are Chidubem Iweka, Denja Abdullahi, Soji Cole, Obari Gomba, Peter E. Omoko, Dul Johnson, Bosede Ademilua-Afolayan, Jude Idada, Akanji Nasiru, and Dickson Ekhaguere. The Nigeria Prize for Literature is the richest prize in […]

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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 seeks entries for drama, literary criticism

The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 is looking for entries for this year’s edition in drama. The organisers have also included a new category for literary criticism. The Nigeria Prize for Literature is the richest prize in African literature worth US$100,000 to the winner. The prize which was founded in 2004 to honor literary erudition […]