It was from a Facebook post of my dear brother Chuma Nwokolo that I learnt of the passing away of Agbo Areo, the self-effacing brain behind the Pacesetters Series published by Macmillan Publishers UK for young adults and teenage readers…
2022 shortlist announced for Morland Writing Scholarships
The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Morland Writing Scholarships. A statement on the foundation’s website says it received well over 500 entries from published authors. “That number alone gives you a feeling for how many…
“A Literary Life”: Poet Sage Hassan’s film on Odia Ofeimun to premiere at LIPFEST2021
Odia Ofeimun: A Literary Life, a film directed by poet and filmmaker Sage Hassan will screen Saturday 23 October from 3 pm – 5 pm WAT during this year’s edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFEST2021) at Freedom Park,…
Wayfarer, do you hear me now? – Remi Raji
(for Pius Adebola Adesanmi) Dear Payo, when it hurts, that you do not feel the hurt that you stoke in the hurt, that you are the vigil of hurt. It’s been a week now I have not heard from…
