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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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Call for Submission: The Green we Left Behind Poetry Slam
Arts Lounge Literary Magazine, in partnership with The French Embassy in Nigeria, the French Institute in Nigeria and Cookingpot publishing, announces call for submission from performance poets across…
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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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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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