I daresay the main reason foreign books seem to be eternally more accepted than indigenous books is that we hear about their new titles & authors every day via various media while ours, close to home, are published without anyone hearing about them.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [JUNE 2019] ‘VISION 2050’
All Nigerian poets are invited to enter their poems for the June 2019 edition of the monthly BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC) themed: 'VISION 2050'. If you could speak to...
IFEANYICHUKWU PETER EZE’S ‘KILL’ WINS BPPC MAY 2019
Ifeanyichukwu Peter Eze is the winner of the May 2019 edition of the monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) for young writers which was themed ‘EXPRESS YOUR RAGE’. Eze is...
BECOME AN AUTHOR: WRITE, EDIT, PUBLISH & SHARE WITH THE WORLD
If you ask me, everyone should write. Why? Everyone has a story (or stories) – idea, perspective, experience, philosophies, and aspirations – which other people will love to hear/read.
THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIAN WRITING: THERE IS NO MARKET FOR WHAT WE WRITE (A COMMENTARY BY DIKE CHUKWUMERIJE)
If there is only one generously-funded literary prize in a country of 200 million people…it is because – difficulties of the Nigerian operating environment aside – there is no real market for what Nigerian writers are writing.
ATTEND THE BENUE BOOK AND ARTS FESTIVAL 2019
The Benue Book and Arts Festival (BBAF) is scheduled to take place in Makurdi the capital city of Benue State in Nigeria from 20th to 22nd June, 2019. It is being organised by SEVHAGE Literary & Development Initiative and SEVHAGE Publishers
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [MAY 2019] ‘EXPRESS YOUR RAGE’
All (Nigerian) poets are invited to enter their poems for the May 2019 edition of the monthly BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST themed: ‘‘EXPRESS YOUR RAGE (IN POETIC VERSE)’.
EFE-KHAESE RINSE DESMOND WINS BPPC APRIL 2019
Poet, essayist and story-teller Efe-khaese Rinse Desmond has won the April 2019 edition of the monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) which was themed ‘HUMAN HERITAGE – THE COMMONWEALTH OF...
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ENTER FOR THE 2019 SHORT STORY DAY AFRICA PRIZE [PRESS RELEASE]
Short Story Day Africa has announced the 2019 theme of the annual SHORT STORY DAY AFRICA PRIZE. The theme is 'disruption' and the Prize welcomes short fiction of between 3000...
7 RECOMMENDED NIGERIAN POETRY EVENTS IN 2019 (AS COMPILED BY PRECIOUS OKEKE)
If you are a lover of poetry (and literature) like me, and want to have a great time with fellow Nigerian literary enthusiasts in 2019, I recommended these 7 events for you…