by Isi Esene Sefi Atta will launch the Nigerian edition of her latest novel, ‘A Bit of Difference’ at the Glendora Bookshop, Ikeja City Mall, on December 29 at 1pm. A Bit of Difference, Atta’s third novel has been hailed as “an immensely absorbing book,” by Chika Unigwe, winner of the Nigerian Prize for Literature... Read More

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November 11, 2012

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Stanley Azuakola: The NLNG Prize can be so much bigger and better

But if I had the opportunity to ask the judges one question, it would be this: How on earth did Teju Cole’s Open City and Eghosa Imasuen’s Fine Boys fail to make that initial ten-man shortlist? How? “Petty cash.” That was how the critic Molara Wood, then an editor at the defunct newspaper 234Next, described... Read More

Chika Unigwe, Eghosa Imasuen, literature, molara wood, nlng, teju cole

August 2, 2012

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#ThisShouldConcernYou: Call for entries in the 2012 Splendid Literature and Culture Foundation Series

by Adeniyi Abdul The 2012 edition of the Splendid Literature and Culture Foundation Series is open with an official call for entries being announced. The foundation seeks submissions in the genre of children’s literature from young Nigerian writers between the ages of 11 and 21. See more details from the organisers: The aim of the... Read More

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March 23, 2012

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“We rob banks, but we also eat beans” – Naijastories Anthology set to launch

by Lekan Olanrewaju Naijastories.com, the online community for Nigerian writers and book lovers, has announced the impending release of a short story anthology. Of Tears and Kisses, Heroes and Villains is Volume 1 of the ‘Best of NaijaStories’ series and will go on sale from the 27th of March. The 30 stories featured in the... Read More

literature, Naijastories, nigeria

March 16, 2012

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“There Was a Country” – Chinua Achebe sets to release personal history of Biafra at age 82

by Rachel Ogbu Fusing history, memoirs, poetry and prose, Professor Chinua Achebe’s soon to be released book, ‘There Was a Country’ is the book the literary world can’t stop talking about. The book which is a semi-autobiographical recollection of the Biafran War in Nigeria finally relieves Achebe of the burden that came with carrying for decades... Read More

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March 11, 2012

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2012 Prize for Literature – Nigeria LNG Limited calls for entries

by Lekan Olanrewaju Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has called for entries for The Nigeria Prize for Literature. The yearly literary prize is endowed by to honour the author of the best book by a Nigerian within the last four years. The prize will rotate amongst four literary genres – prose fiction, poetry, drama and children’s literature.... Read More

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November 17, 2011

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From the magazine: A chat with an ambitious writer

By Tokunbo Holloway Tobenna Okoli is a writer, a blogger, a publisher and a businessman. This man is set to spread his wings How many books have you written? One is published: The Excellent Result. I’m writing a second book at the moment. Tell us about the book? It’s a tale of an ambitious writer who faces... Read More

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Sefi Atta’s latest novel ‘A bit of difference’ for launch in Lagos

Stanley Azuakola: The NLNG Prize can be so much bigger and better

#ThisShouldConcernYou: Call for entries in the 2012 Splendid Literature and Culture Foundation Series

“We rob banks, but we also eat beans” – Naijastories Anthology set to launch

“There Was a Country” – Chinua Achebe sets to release personal history of Biafra at age 82

2012 Prize for Literature – Nigeria LNG Limited calls for entries

From the magazine: A chat with an ambitious writer

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