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The Brigitte Poirson Prize for Literature 2023
The Words Rhymes and Rhythm Ltd has recently informed the literary public of the reformation of its initial bi-annual contest, The Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest( BPPC) to The…
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OBINNA MELODY WINS THE 2023 ALITFEST GRAND SLAM
Nigeria Spoken word Poet, Nwakonobi Obinna Melody, popularly known as ”Obinna Melody,” wins the Abuja Literary Festival’s Grand Slam, which was held on 8th September, at the Transcorp…
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Longlist For The James Currey Prize for African Literature, 2023
Below is the longlist for the 2023 James Currey Prize for African Literature, in no particular order: The Night Wing by Oluwaseun Beatrice WendeKindred Beyond by Chidubem IwekaThe…
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INVITATION TO THE OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH OF THE MARKED NON-FICTION ANTHOLOGY
Arts Lounge Literary Magazine in partnership with Tiers( The Initiative for Equal Rights) is pleased to invite you to her official book launch of the Ist Issue of…
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The NLNG Longlist of Eleven
From a total of one hundred and forty-three plays, eleven have been long-listed for this year’s edition of the NLNG prize for Literature. The NLNG prize for literature…
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Sokoto Book and Arts Festival Confirms 2023 Edition
The Sokoto Book and Arts Festival, an annual arts festival organized by Sokoto Book and Arts Foundation, is making a return this year. The festival supports and promotes…
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Press Release: Awele by Cheta Igbokwe to Premiere at the University of Nigeria Nsukka Arts Theatre
On performance days of this play, there may be no eating of goat meat as source of protein by the cast and crew. Also, an additional crew member…
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Invitation to The Green we Left Behind Poetry slam/ Unveiling of The Green Photo Book
Arts Lounge Literary Magazine, in partnership with the French Embassy in Nigeria, wishes to invite you to the final of The Green we Left Behind Poetry Slam, which…
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Arts Lounge Launches the Book and Announces the Winners of The Green we Left Behind: Inter-generational Stories on Climate Change
Arts Lounge Literary Magazine launches the second issue of The Green we Left Behind Anthology, which documents the Inter-generational Stories of Nigerians on Climate Change. The project which…
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Invitation to the Launch of The Collection of Inter-generational Stories on Climate Change
Arts Lounge Literary Magazine wishes to invite the general public to the launch of The Green we Left Behind: a Collection of Inter-generational Stories on Climate change. The…
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Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi Wins Inaugural Akachi Chukwuemeka prize for Literature
Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi has been announced the winner of the inaugural Akachi Chukwuemeka prize Literature, for her poem, A Conversation Between A Cyborg And A Therapist. The announcement…
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A LITTLE TIME LEFT Concludes Production
Nigerian Filmmaker, Wapah Ezeigwe, has just concluded the production of his short film, A LITTLE TIME LEFT. The film which was shot in Lagos, Nigeria, stars actors, Kem…
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Announcing the Shortlist: The Inter-generational Stories on Climate Change
We are pleased to announce the shortlist of the Inter-generational stories on Climate Change. Winners will be announced at the launch of this anthology. The event will come…
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Arts Lounge Extends Deadline for Inter-generational Stories on Climate Change
We wish to inform the public that the deadline for submission for the Inter-generational stories on climate change has been extended to the 28th of February, 2023. Visit…
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Cover Reveal: Marked Anthology: Stories of Queer Nigerians Living with HIV
It is with deep-seated pleasure that we reveal the cover of the Marked Anthology, a collection of non-fiction stories from queer Nigerians living with HIV. Marked is a…
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Cheta Igbokwe Joins Arts Lounge as Consultant Drama Editor
We are pleased to announce that Nigerian playwright and dramatist, Cheta Igbokwe has joined Arts Lounge Literary Magazine as consultant drama editor. Cheta Igbokwe is an MFA candidate…
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Hari Kunzru in Conversation for the 2022 New Yorker Festival
In its 23rd edition, the New Yorker Festival is “an eclectic mix of conversations, performances, and experiences, featuring some of the most talented and influential figures of our…
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Ola W. Halim, Adaoro Raji, Others Make the 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Shortlist
Now in its second edition, the Kendeka Prize for African Literature aims to nurture new and exciting writers on the African continent. It awards the best-unpublished literature —either…
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The 2022 Longlist of the National Book Awards
The National Book Awards longlist has since made an official announcement. The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards which present the Awards in…
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Masobe Books Acquires Publishing Rights to Three Nigerian Authors’ Books
Masobe Books is set to publish books by three award-winning Nigerian authors in the first and second quarters of 2023. Masobe Books is an independent publishing house located…
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Hussain Ahmed Wins $1000 Orison Poetry Prize
The 2022 Orison Poetry Prize’s winner was Hussain Ahmed for his manuscript, ” Blue Exodus”, which was selected as the winning manuscript by the Indo-Caribbean American poet Rajiv…
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The 2022 Hugo Award Winners have been Announced
The winners of the Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer were announced on Sunday, September 4th, 2022 during a…
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Winners of The 2022 National Poetry Series Competition
Ever since its inception in 1979, the National Poetry Series has sponsored the publication of five books of poetry. The manuscripts are solicited through an annual competition where…
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The 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Longlist
The Longlist for the 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature was released on the 1st of September, 2022. Now in its second edition, the Kendeka Prize for African…
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Rose Okeke Wins the 2022 James Curry Literary Award
James Curry Literary Society was founded in 2021 to honor James Curry for his tremendous role in African Literature. The first edition of the James Curry Literary festival…
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The Shortlisted Poets for the Unserious Collective Fellowship
After releasing its longlist of twenty-one Nigerian poets on August 15th, 2022, the shortlist of seven poets was released on August 31st, 2022. The fellowship is the first…
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Tares Oburumu Wins the 2022 Sillerman Book Prize for African Poetry
The winner of the 2022 Sillerman Book Prize for African Poetry is Tares Oburumu for his manuscript, “Origin of the Syma Species”. Tares Oburumu will receive the cash…
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in the Neck During New York Speech
Salman Rushdie, the author of the Satanic Verses, was stabbed on stage at an event at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. The Booker prize-winning author was speaking…
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Chika Unigwe’s New Novel to be Published by Canongate in 2023
Chika Unigwe’s The Middle Daughter was acquired by Canongate, an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is set to be published in April 2023. The Middle…
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Agbalumo Stories Makes its Debut Call for Submission
Agbalumo Stories establishes a new foundation where genre fiction can thrive. We believe stories should be told with rich diversity, presented through compelling characters, evoking deep feelings, and…
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Ayesha Harruna Attah Sells Film Right to Assemble Media
The film right to Zainab Takes New York by Ayesha Harruna Attah has been sold to Assemble Media, a production company in New York, by Harruna’s agents at…
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The Fortune Men Wins The 2022 Wales Book of the Year
The Somali-British novelist Nadifa Mohamed won the Wales Book of the Year with her third novel, The Fortune Men. Before clenching the prize, she had won two awards:…
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Thirteen Authors Longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize
The Booker Prize has announced its 2022 Booker Prize longlist. The chair of the judges Neil MacGregor said, “the list offers story, fable and parable, fantasy, mystery, meditation…
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Acclaimed Nigerian Novelist and Director Dies at Age 54
Biyi Bandele was a UK-based Nigerian, who was the director of Half of a Yellow Sun and the acclaimed novel Burma Boy. The news of his passing was…
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Winner 2022 African Region Commonwealth Prize
RNtsika Kota Becomes the first LiSwati to win the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the African Region Recently, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize announced its regional winners for…
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Nommo Awards Announces its 2022 Shortlist
The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Nommo Awards, given to works “by Africans as defined by the ASFS and Nommo Awards Guidelines.”…
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Winner 2022 Brunel African Poetry Prize
In the 2nd of May via a Facebook post, Bernardine Evaristo, the founder of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, announced Zibusiso Mpofu as the tenth and final…
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Announcing the Publication Date for Issue 2
We are pleased to announce that the second Issue of our quarterly, journal publication is ready, and would be released on the 1st of April, 2022. The Issue,…
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Submit to the $100,000 Nigerian Prize for Literature
The Nigerian Prize for Literature is currently accepting works for it’s 2022 edition. An initiative of Nig. LNG Ltd, the Nigerian Prize for Literature has recorded over 2,051…
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Longlist for the 2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize
Afritondo recently announced the Longlist for the 2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize. The Longlist contains the names of 16 writers whose works were selected out of 367 submitted…
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Esther Okonkwoand others make the Isele Prize Longlist
Isele Magazine has announced the long longlisted works for the inaugural Isele Prizes. Their communique reads: “Narrowing down the short stories, poems, and essays for the longlists was…
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Call for Submission: Writers Space Africa
Writers Space Africa Magazine is currently accepting works for its 65th Issue, themed: Cameroon. Writers Space Africa (WSA) is a not-for-profit organization that aims at empowering writers of…
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Call for Submission: Submit Works for Lolwe’s 5th Issue
Following the successful publication and reception of Lolwe’s 4th issue, the literary magazine has started accepting works for its 5th issue. Lolwe seeks works that are bold, different,…
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Tributes to Sindiswa Seakhoa—Praise Poet, Writer
To mourn the late South African Literary Icon, individuals and organizations have taken to several media outlets to share their heart felt tributes. We have put together a…
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Founder of South African Literary Awards has Passed On
Now we look up and see the imprint of your everlasting smile in the canopy of the stars _ Eugene Skeef (For S. Seakhoa) Eleven days have passed…
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Entre l’Homme et Dieu: Annonce des Lauréates
Entre l’Homme et Dieu : Une Collection de Récits par des Femmes Queer d’Afrique de l’Ouest réalisée par Unoma Azuah en collaboration avec Women’s Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment…
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WEDGED BETWEEN MAN AND GOD: ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS
Wedged Between Man and God: a Collection of Queer West African Women’s Stories curated by Unoma Azuah in collaboration with Women’s Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment and Equality (WISE…
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Entre l’Homme et Dieu : annonce de la longue liste
Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la liste des récits présélectionnés dans le cadre du projet Entre l’homme et Dieu, une anthologie de non-fiction créative par des femmes queer…
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Between Man and God: Announcing the Longlist
We are pleased to announce the long-listed stories for Wedged: Between Man and God, a creative non-fiction anthology of Queer West African Women’s stories to be curated by…
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Announcing the $2,250 Queer West African Women Writing Contest
Between Man and God, a creative nonfiction anthology, to be curated by Unoma Azuah in collaboration with Women’s Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment and Equality (WISE) calls for true…
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DE $2.250 DESTINÉ AUX FEMMES HOMOSEXUELLES
Between Man and God (Entre l’homme et Dieu), une anthologie créative non-romanesque, sera organisée par Unoma Azuah en collaboration avec Women’s Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment and Equality (WISE)…
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Call for Submission: Announcing the $2,250 Queer Women’s Writing Contest
Between Man and God, a creative nonfiction anthology, to be curated by Unoma Azuah in collaboration with Women’s Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment and Equality (WISE) calls for true…
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