The Nigerian Woman Who Built Netflix’s International Slate Just Created a Screenplay School for the Global South. Nigerian Writers Have Until June 1

Funa Maduka spent six years at Netflix buying the kind of cinema that wins Academy Awards. She built the platform’s first international film slate and acquired titles like Roma and Atlantics. She left the streaming giant to build her own infrastructure. In April 2026, she launched Palmtrees, a screenplay development incubator explicitly targeting writers from... Read More

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December 2, 2021

These 10 Nigerian Writers will help sell your brand campaign

Brand Communication through marketing campaigns, activations is essential in any business. It is a way to attract clients and make a profit. Today, marketing has evolved and we now have online marketing. Through the internet, brands can market to a wider audience. Traditional marketing methods are not as popular because of the existence of online... Read More

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November 17, 2020

Realness Institute partners with Netflix to launch Content Development Lab for Nigerian Writers

Realness Institute and global streaming service Netflix have announced a partnership to create an Episodic Content Development Lab for writers in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. Through the partnership, Realness Institute emphasizes its commitment to foster a new wave of storytelling, while Netflix also brings its expertise in episodic content development, production and insight into... Read More

George R.R. Martin explains his role in the TV series adaptation for Nnedi Okorafor’s book

George R.R. Martin, the author of the best selling series, A Song of Fire and Ice, which exploded onto our screens as Game of Thrones explains his exact involvement with Nnedi Okorafor’s book, Who fears death, which HBO is adapting for a Television series. My novel WHO FEARS DEATH has been optioned by @HBO &... Read More

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July 12, 2017

The Thread: “Basic stupidity” | Game of Thrones author, Martin & others blast Vice for messing with Nnedi Okorafor

Moments like this make us grateful for the Twitter outrage machine. Two days ago, author and professor Nnedi Okorafor shared this wonderful news on Twitter. My novel WHO FEARS DEATH has been optioned by @HBO & is now in early development as a TV series with George RR Martin as executive producer. pic.twitter.com/POF7Dj2hWP — Nnedi... Read More

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July 5, 2017

Gimba Kakanda: The KABAFEST Dilemma

by Gimba Kakanda Our usually polarised literary community was chaotic this week as a tribe of writers entered the final lapse of its campaign for boycott of Kaduna Book and Arts Festival holding in Kaduna from July 5 to 8, 2017, with US-based book reviewer and irrepressible humourist, Mr. Ikhide Ikheloa, describing the proposed event... Read More

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July 22, 2015

Safiya Salau’s Short Stories: The Llehhtneves

… written by Safiya Salau . We heard the stories growing up. Chief Natas told us the stories with great passion and knowledge, every description carefully detailed. The children of Llehhtneves were born at once, so the village was classified according to age groups. Our age was part of our identity, literally, our names were... Read More

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The Nigerian Woman Who Built Netflix’s International Slate Just Created a Screenplay School for the Global South. Nigerian Writers Have Until June 1

These 10 Nigerian Writers will help sell your brand campaign

Realness Institute partners with Netflix to launch Content Development Lab for Nigerian Writers

George R.R. Martin explains his role in the TV series adaptation for Nnedi Okorafor’s book

The Thread: “Basic stupidity” | Game of Thrones author, Martin & others blast Vice for messing with Nnedi Okorafor

Gimba Kakanda: The KABAFEST Dilemma

Safiya Salau’s Short Stories: The Llehhtneves

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