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Ope Adedeji Shortlisted for 2026 4thWrite Prize
Nigerian writer Ope Adedeji has been shortlisted for the 2026 4thWrite Prize, joining five other writers in the competition’s 10th-anniversary shortlist. Adedeji was selected for “Omugwo,” a story…
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Nobel Prize Awards Francis Halzen for Physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and…
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Anne Carsen Wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature have awarded the prize to Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical…
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Nigeria’s Tolu Oloruntoba and Othuke Umukoro Reach 2026 Walcott Prize Finals, Amongst Others
Nigerian poets Tolu Oloruntoba and Othuke Umukoro are among the 15 finalists for the 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, bringing two Nigerian collections into an international field…
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Dear Ajayi Selected as Nigeria’s 2027 Oscars Entry
Damilola Orimogunje’s Dear Ajayi has been selected as Nigeria’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The selection returns Nigeria to…
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Nobel Prize Awards Three Scientists
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their…
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Masobe Books Acquires Sue Nyathi’s Novel for Reissuing
Masobe Books announced that they have acquired Sue Nyathi’s novel, The Polygamist, and will soon reissue to the public. They made the news on Monday, October 5, 2026,…
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Issakaba: The Return and the Story of the Bakassi Boys
When Issakaba first appeared in the early 2000s, it turned one of Nigeria’s most controversial security phenomena into one of Nollywood’s most memorable action stories. Directed by Lancelot…
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Birmingham Announces New Poet Laureate
Bradley Taylor has been named Birmingham’s new poet laureate, taking on the two-year role as the city’s latest literary ambassador. The 28-year-old poet, known for his Poetry on…
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Rasaq Malik Gbolahan Named CA$20000 Montreal Poetry Prize Finalist
Nigerian poet and translator Rasaq Malik Gbolahan has made the final list for the 2026 Montreal International Poetry Prize with his poem “Suitcase.” He is the sole African…
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ANA Announces Shortlists for Its 2026 Competitions
The Association of Nigerian Authors has released a lists of authors who have been shortlisted for its various prizes. Announcing the news on their Facebook page on Saturday…
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Thanks for September! Let’s do more in October
September was interesting, not because we explored different opportunities and topics, but because you were there with us, reading and engaging with us through our contents. To our…
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Bernardine Evaristo’s Mr Loverman Heads to the National Theatre for First Stage Adaptation
Bernardine Evaristo’s Mr Loverman Heads to the National Theatre for First Stage Adaptation Bernardine Evaristo’s Mr Loverman is heading to the stage for the first time, with Natasha…
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Black Market Makes Nollywood History With 51,000-Strong Guinness World Record Screening
Black Market Makes Nollywood History With 51,000-Strong Guinness World Record Screening Nollywood has made Guinness World Records history after Black Market, the crime thriller from Rixel Studios, drew…
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Adesuwa O’Man Nwokedi Returns With Lagos, My Valentine, a New Collection of Love Stories
Adesuwa O’Man Nwokedi is returning with a new book, and this time she is bringing Lagos, and all its complications of love, with her. The bestselling Nigerian romance…
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Rare First Edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Found in Donation
Rare First Edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Found in Oxfam Donation A rare first edition of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird has been discovered…
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Another Black Author accused of using AI to write award-winning novel
Haitian-Canadian author whose debut novel recently won a major French literary prize has been accused of using artificial intelligence to write almost the entire book, BBC reports on…
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12 Finalists for 2026 Thomson Foundation Young Journalist Award Revealed
The Thomson Foundation has announced 12 finalists for its 2026 Young Journalist of the Year Award, selected from 217 entries representing 56 countries across four continents. Run in…
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Has the National Book Award Lost Its Way? New York Times Column Sparks Debate
New York Times Opinion Column Challenges National Book Awards’ Diversity Record A new New York Times opinion column has reignited debate over diversity, identity and literary prize culture,…
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Ken Saro-Wiwa Rooms Opens in Port Harcourt to Reimagine the Writer’s Legacy
The Ken Saro-Wiwa Rooms, a new museum dedicated to the life and multiple legacies of Nigerian writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, has opened in Port Harcourt, 30…
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Newer Deaths Recorded At University of Kent for Meningitis B
As at September 22, 2026, the outbreak of Meningitis B at the University of Kent led to the death of a student and a sixth-form pupil. It could…
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Creative Future Writers’ Award Announces 2026 Winners
The Creative Future Writers’ Award has announced its 2026 winners following a record-breaking field of more than 1,850 entries from underrepresented writers across the UK. The annual award…
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After 51 Years, a Nigerian Film Finally Earns Recognition from a Toronto International Film Festival Jury
For the first time in 51 years, a Nigerian film has received recognition from a jury at the Toronto International Film Festival. Kaelo Iyizoba’s The Spectacular Death of…
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Eloghosa Osunde to Join Masobe Books for The Circle in Abuja
Eloghosa Osunde to Join Masobe Books for The Circle in Abuja Masobe Books will host Nigerian writer Eloghosa Osunde for an interactive edition of The Circle on September…
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The Nigeria Prizes 2026 Set for Grand Award Night on October 9
The Nigeria Prizes 2026 Set for Grand Award Night on October 9 The Nigeria Prizes will hold its 2026 Grand Award Night on October 9, bringing together the…
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2026 National Book Awards Longlists Announced Across Four Categories
The National Book Foundation has announced the longlists for the 77th National Book Awards, recognizing books across Fiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. The Fiction longlist…
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Arole Agarawu African Poetry Prize Announces Inaugural 2026 Shortlist
The inaugural Arole Agarawu African Poetry Prize has announced its 2026 shortlist, naming ten poets from 356 submissions received across 21 countries. More than 3,500 poems were read…
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South Africa’s Word Fest 2026 Opens in Makhanda
Word Fest 2026 will bring writers, poets, academics, performers, and other literary voices to Makhanda, South Africa, from September 18 to 19. The two-day festival will take place…
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Emily Wilson, First Woman to Translate the Odyssey, Is Doing It Again
Nearly a decade after her acclaimed translation brought Homer’s The Odyssey to a new generation of English-language readers, Emily Wilson is returning to the ancient epic. Wilson, the…
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Singapore Pays Citizens to Read Books in Fight Against Doomscrolling
Singapore has launched a new initiative that pays citizens to read for at least 15 minutes a day, turning the increasingly private act of picking up a book…
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BBC National Short Story Award 2026 Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2026 BBC National Short Story Award with the University of Cambridge has been announced, bringing together five writers whose stories move across landscapes, generations…
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Ha-yun Jung’s “Besieged” Selected for Best American Essays 2026
South Korean writer and translator Ha-yun Jung’s essay “Besieged,” published in World Literature Today’s November 2025 issue, has been selected for The Best American Essays 2026, edited by…
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Ibrahim Nasrallah to Headline 2026 Neustadt Lit Fest at University of Oklahoma
Palestinian writer Ibrahim Nasrallah will headline the 2026 Neustadt Lit Fest at the University of Oklahoma, where he will be formally presented with the Neustadt International Prize for…
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Chigozie Obi Unveils Dreamscape in Two Lagos Exhibitions
Nigerian multidisciplinary artist Chigozie Obi is exhibiting a new body of work, Dreamscape, across two group exhibitions in Lagos. Part One is showing at Affinity Gallery in Victoria…
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Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera Holds Abuja Reading for Woman at a Crossroads
Nigerian writer Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera recently held a book reading and discussion for his novel Woman at a Crossroads at Adams Pages Bookstore in Mabushi, Abuja. The event…
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Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún and Uju Anya to Discuss Onitsha Market Literature at New York Black and African Literature Festival (NYBALF) 2026
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún and Uju Anya will join librarian and collector Kurt Thometz for a conversation on Onitsha Market Literature at the 2026 New York Black and African Literature…
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Says Son’s Death Has Changed Her Relationship With Nigeria
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has spoken publicly about the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu, and how the loss has altered her relationship with Nigeria. In a new New…
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Nepali Authorities fire back At Online Abusers of Flood Survivors
The Nepali authorities are firing back stern warnings to abusive comments and commenters against the last month’s deadly floods in the country. The Prime Minister of Nepal Balendra…
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Canadian Counter-tariffs on US Takes Effect
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods came into effect on Tuesday, with no sign of a trade deal on the horizon. The counter-tariffs will apply…
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Author, Rosemary Okafor, Addresses Uzoamaka Power Likeness Used on Book Cover
Rosemary Okafor, author of Akwaugo, has responded to conversations on X after readers identified Uzoamaka Power’s likeness on the cover of her independently published book, Ana Mma. The…
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Two Nigerians Are Building a Mobile Game Bringing African Mythology to Life
The Enugu-based multimedia studio behind League of Gods, a mobile game inspired by African mythology, is now developing Ani, an Igbo comic series centred on the 31-year Ekumekwu…
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Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto and IS Jones Named 2026 Balcones Prize Finalists
Nigerian poets Chinụalụmọgụ Ezenwa-Ọhaeto and IS Jones are among the finalists for the 2026 Balcones Prize in Poetry. Ezenwa-Ọhaeto’s debut collection, The Naming, is a finalist alongside works…
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2026 African Writers Awards Announces Longlist Ahead of Kampala Conference
2026 African Writers Awards Announces Longlist Ahead of Kampala Conference The 2026 African Writers Awards has announced its longlist, bringing together writers and young literary talents from across…
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Othuke Umukoro, Tolu Oloruntoba and Lorna Goodison Named Derek Walcott Prize Finalists
Othuke Umukoro, Tolu Oloruntoba and Lorna Goodison are among the finalists for the 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry. Umukoro is shortlisted for Fenestration, published by The University…
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Heart2World Book Prize Releases Longlist
Heart2World Book Prize has released the longlisted authors for its 2026 competition. Announcing the news on their social media pages on September 5, 2026, the book Prize released…
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Nigerian professor appointed dean at Canadian university
Dr. Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu, a Nigerian-born legal scholar and lecturer, has been appointed dean of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in Canada, effective from October 1, 2026.…
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Ministry of Education Opens Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize
The Nigerian Minister for Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the opening of the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize. Taking the news to his X handle, he said…
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Will Nigeria Bring the Caine Prize Home Again?
Akinwande Remilekun Jordan’s inclusion on the 2026 Caine Prize shortlist brings back the familiar excitement and hope of seeing the prize return to Nigeria. Jordan, a Nigerian writer,…
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The Republic Bags Its First Caine Prize Shortlisted Story, a Year After Launching Fiction
Just a year after launching its fiction section, Nigerian magazine The Republic has earned its first Caine Prize shortlist spot, with Yasmine Zohdi’s story “The Absence of Stains”…
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Ake Arts & Book Festival Opens Ticket Purchase for 2026 Edition
Ake Arts & Book Festival Opens Registration for 2026 Edition Themed ‘Native Intelligence’ Aké Arts & Book Festival has opened registration for its 14th edition, scheduled to take…
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Julie Suk Award Reopens Submissions After Rasaq Malik Gbolahan’s 2025 Win
The Julie Suk Award has reopened submissions for its next competition, shortly after Nigerian poet Rasaq Malik Gbolahan’s The Origin of Wounds was named a co-winner of the…
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CANEX WKND 2026 Opens Registration for Four-Day Creative Economy Festival, Bringing Literature and the Arts to Lagos
Registration has opened for CANEX WKND 2026, African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) flagship event for the Creative and Cultural Industries, scheduled to hold in Lagos, Nigeria, from November 5-8,…
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Nigerian Book Influencer Ezioma Kalu Set to Publish Debut Novel in 2027
Nigerian writer, journalist, and book influencer Ezioma Kalu, popularly known as Bookish Ezioma, is set to publish her debut novel, On Rainy Days, I Think of Flowers, in…
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Kampala Writes LitFest 2026 Concludes Its Third Edition
The third edition of the Kampala Writes LitFest has concluded in Kampala, Uganda, after three days of literary and artistic programming held from August 28–30, 2026. Themed “Where…
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Brittle Paper Announces Winners for Its Flash Fiction Competition
The online literary magazine, Brittle Paper, has announced winners for its Flash Fiction Competition on August 31, 2026. The competition which was held to celebrate their Literary Festival,…
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2026 Nommo Awards Shortlist Celebrates African Speculative Fiction Across Four Categories
The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) has unveiled the shortlist for the 2026 Nommo Awards, bringing together 20 works by 24 authors and creators across novels, novellas, short…
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Three Poets Remain in the Race for the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026
The 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature has reached its final stage, with James Ngwu Eze, Ogaga Ifowodo and Tares Oburumu emerging as the three remaining contenders. Their poetry…
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Seen and Told: Five Documentary Films Shortlisted for Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts 2026
Five documentary films have emerged as finalists for the inaugural Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts (NPCA), following the latest stage of a rigorous adjudication process announced on 25…
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Jason Arday Found Dead
The former sociology professor at the University of Cambridge, Jason Arday, has been found dead at an address in Battersea, South London. This tragic incident happened barely after…
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Booker Prize 2026 Longlist Announced, Featuring Former Winners and Debut Novelists
he Booker Prize has unveiled its 2026 longlist, spotlighting 13 novels that span dystopian fiction, historical drama, satire, crime, and literary realism. Selected from 163 submissions published in…
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Ghana’s Tallest Man, Abdul-Samed Sulemana, Dies at 29
Ghana’s tallest man, Abdul-Samed Sulemana, popularly known as Awuche, passed away at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in the early hours of July 27, 2026. News reports state that…
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US Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran: Trump Declares Ceasefire ‘Over’
The United States has launched a new wave of military strikes against Iran, marking a significant escalation in tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire…
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Russian airstrike kills Nigerian medical graduate in Ukraine days before graduation
A Nigerian medical graduate of Kharkiv National Medical University, Nnani Adaobi Marian, has been confirmed among the victims of a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, just days before…
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Two UK Politicians Resign from Their Offices This Week
Two UK politicians have resigned from their positions following separate disputes over their performance and conduct. Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK’s anti-immigration Reform UK party, announced…
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SOBAFest Confirms 2026 Edition- Announces Theme and Curators
The Sokoto Book Arts Festival (SOBAFest) has officially confirmed its 2026 edition. The festival will take place in August 2026 in Sokoto Nigeria, organized by Book O’Clock Literary Foundation in partnership with Poetry Club UDUS.…
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America at 250: 250 Americans Who Shaped the Nation|Part 1–The First People
Part I: First Peoples — Indigenous Americans Who Shaped a Continent Long before the United States declared its independence in 1776, the land was home to hundreds of…
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Trinidadian Writer Jamir Nazir Wins 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Despite AI Controversy
The Trinidadian writer, Jamir Nazir, has won the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his story, The Serpent in the Grove. The announcement was made during a film…
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Report Raises Concerns Over Academic Credential Fraud in UK University Admissions
Thousands of international applicants offered postgraduate admission to UK universities last year were found to have submitted false or misleading academic qualifications, according to a new report by…
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Alexander Nderitu Champions Nairobi’s Bid for UNESCO City of Literature Status
At the inaugural Asian Literary Festival in Kenya, author and critic Alexander Nderitu urged stakeholders to support Nairobi’s bid for UNESCO City of Literature status, citing the city’s…
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Nigeria Extends NYSC Orientation Camp to 6 Weeks as FEC Approves Major Reforms
The Federal Executive Council of Nigeria has approved the extension of the NYSC orientation camp from the usual three weeks to six weeks. Announcing the development in a…
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Pope Leo Apologizes for the Catholic Church’s Role in African Slavery
In his first papal encyclical, Pope Leo issued a historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in African slavery, describing slavery as a “wound in Christian memory” and…
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Call for Submission: ZODML Poetry Prize 2026
The ZODML Poetry Prize is an annual contest that empowers students across Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions to express their deepest thoughts, creative visions, and societal insights through the…
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Chimamanda Adichie Publishes Letter to Euracare Over Son’s Death
On June 14, 2026, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie made public a letter she had sent to the management of Euracare Hospital on April 7, 2026. Posting the…
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Meet the Judges of the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize has announced an impressive panel of literary figures to judge its 2026 edition. From award-winning novelists and poets to acclaimed editors…
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The £1000 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is currently open for entries
Writers around the world now have the opportunity to submit their work for the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, one of the most respected international awards…
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Nigerian Writer Idi Nasiru Wins BBC World Service International Audio Drama Competition 2026
Idi Nasiru has won the BBC World Service International Audio Drama Competition, under the English as a Second Language Category with his drama ”Aisha’s Horizon.’ The results which…
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Google to deploy 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida
Google has applied to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to deploy 64 million non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with bacterium Wolbachia pipientis across California and…
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Chigozie Obioma’s Call of My Life Continues to Captivate Audiences
Nollywood romantic drama Call of My Life continues to attract audiences across Nigeria since its release on May 15, 2026. Produced by acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma, best…
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Prosper Ishaya Wins The Republic Student Essay Writing Competition
Prosper Ishaya, a Chemical Engineering student at the University of Uyo, also a writer and a poet, wins the 2025 Republic Student Essay Writing Competition. Sharing the news…
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