Obituary: Sir Chukwuemeka Samuel Nwelue
One of the cognoscenti, politician, and lover of books, who played a key role in forming government policy on peace in rural areas and environment in Imo State. Sir Chukwuemeka…
One of the cognoscenti, politician, and lover of books, who played a key role in forming government policy on peace in rural areas and environment in Imo State. Sir Chukwuemeka…
The inaugural James Currey Literary Festival will take place at Weston Library, University of Oxford in the United Kingdom from 1-3 September 2022. Comfirming the launch in a statement, Onyeka…
Literary critic and lecturer, Dr Ifeoma Ezinne Odinye, is the director of the newly established Akachi Ezeigbo Prize for Literature. This was made known in a press statement by Abibiman…
The Jury for the 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature has announced a shortlist of five. In its second year, it was established by Nigerian writer, filmmaker, publisher and…
A short fiction prize in honour of Earl Lovelace, a renowned writer from the Caribbean has been established by Nigerian writer and publisher, Onyeka Nwelue. Writers have been invited to…
Nigerian writer, Ani Kayode Somtochukwu has won the £1,000 inaugural James Currey Prize for African Literature with his manuscript, “And Then He Sang a Lullaby”. The winner was announced in…
Anthony Felix, popularly known as Tkinzy, has released “Stranger of Braamfontein”, a song which shines light on how the foreign nationals are being treated in South Africa through the means…
Nigerian writer and filmmaker, Onyeka Nwelue, has been appointed a Visiting Fellow at the African Studies Centre, at the University of Oxford. His non-fictional work, Hip-Hop is Only for Children…
Dear Reno Omokri, It is with a sense of mortification that I write this open letter to you considering that I had reached out to you on Instagram with a…
The James Currey Prize for African Literature has announced the shortlist for the 2021 edition. The Chair of the jury of the inaugural edition, Sarah Inyal-Lawal, made this known July…