The prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing, now accepting submissions for its 2024 edition, celebrates the continent’s literary talent, awarding £10,000 to the winning author. This year’s submissions, according to a statement by the organisers, opened on March 4th, and…
A toast to my publisher Toni Kan @ 52 — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The first time I set eyes on Toni Kanayo Onwordi, famously known as Toni Kan, I found fun oozing from his every pore. He blazed into the Lagos writing circle with uncommon confidence that was at once assured and very…
Mace Books and Treasure Books release 2nd edition of “Camouflage: Best Of Contemporary Writing From Nigeria”
Mace Books Associates Limited, Lagos and Treasure Books Limited, Yenagoa, released the revised edition of Camouflage: Best of Contemporary Writing from Nigeria, edited by Nduka Otiono and Odoh Diego Okenyodo. According to a statement, the anthology, which serves as a…
Toni Kan strikes 50 with panache – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It was fun at first sight. The first time I set eyes on Toni Kanayo Onwordi, famously known as Toni Kan, I found fun oozing from his every pore. He blazed into the Lagos writing circle with uncommon confidence that…
Helon Habila to begin latest book tour (DailyTrust)
Nigerian award-winning author, Helon Habila, is set to tour on his new novel, ‘Travelers’, due to be released this month. The tour, which will begin on June 19 in New York, United States will see the author visiting eight other…
Pitfalls to Destiny Fulfilment: Shaping tomorrow to ensure it turns out well – Toni Kan
In the eponymous short story of Helon Habila’s award winning debut, Waiting for an Angel, a young man goes to a seer to find out when he will die. The seer tries to dissuade him in his quest but the…
The 4 stages of drunkenness – Toni Kan
I made a promise to talk about 4 stages of drunkenness but was distracted and wrote about something else entirely. So, this week I shall fulfil my promise to all the thirsty dudes in the house. Back when I worked…
Tracing the making of Helon Habila’s Measuring Time -Toni Kan
It is 1998 or 1999. I am not so sure, but I remember that Helon Habila and I were sitting in a shack outside the huge compound of the African Independent Television (AIT) in Alagbado, a dusty, sleepy village on…
