Masobe Books has fixed July 17, 2024 as the publication day for “After The End”, the sophomore novel of the Nigeria Prize for Literature nominee Olukorede S. Yishau. The publisher describes the novel as a poignant exploration of grief, closure…
8 poets from 5 countries mark World Poetry Day with Wole Soyinka
As has become a tradition since 2019, Providus Bank will be staging its 3rdProvidusBank Poetry Café on Tuesday, March 21 at the Grand Ballroom Eko Hotel & Suites Victoria Island, Lagos. Titled World Poetry Day with Wole Soyinka, the event…
PRISENDA holds maiden Conversation Series with Jumoke Verissimo as guest writer
The PRISENDA Writers Residency Initiative (PWRI) has announced the maiden edition of her bimonthly event scheduled for Saturday, January 16th 2021. From 4 pm Nigeria time, the guest writer – Jumoke Verissimo, is a Nigerian poet and writer currently resident…
Jumoke Verissimo’s “A Small Silence” makes a loud splash at 2020 Aidoo-Snyder Prize
Jumoke Verissimo’s book, A Small Silence, has emerged winner of the 2020 Aidoo-Snyder Prize. The Nigerian writer who is currently based in Canada made the announcement via her twitter handle, @awapointe Tuesday. “So I got the email: “women’s Caucus at…
Jumoke Verissimo nominated for First Book Award at Edinburgh book fest
Jumoke Verissimo has been nominated for the First Book Award for her debut novel, A Small Silence which tells the story of Prof, an activist and retired academic out of prison after 10 years. Prof decides to live a life…