25 November 2024

Ikike Arts Announces Winners of the 2024 Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize

Ikike Arts is thrilled to announce the top three winners of the 2024 Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize, a prestigious literary award that celebrates outstanding poetry chapbooks.
2 October 2024

10 Years Later, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Set to Release a New Book—Dream Count

10 years later, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie set to release a new book—Dream Count—a novel that explores the intricacies of love, choices, and self-discovery.
30 June 2024

Deadline Extension: The Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize and The Adaeze Prize for Novella

We wish to announce that the deadline for the Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize & the Adaeze Prize for Novella have been postponed from 30th June to 14th July, 2024.
3 June 2024

Call for Submissions: The Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize and The Adaeze Prize for Novella

Are you a writer aspiring towards publishing your first work? We invite you to submit your best work for The Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize and The Adaeze Prize for Novella.
8 April 2024

POEMIFY PUBLISHERS ISSUES TWO POETRY CHAPBOOKS FOR THE PENGICIAN POETRY CHAPBOOK PRIZE, 2023 SERIES

Poemify Publishers is pleased to announce the release of two chapbooks drawn from the second edition of the Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize, 2023 Series.
5 January 2024

REGISTER FOR THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL BLACK SPECULATIVE WRITING FESTIVAL HAPPENING IN LONDON

The inaugural International Black Speculative Writing Festival invites registrations for its three-day in-person celebration, honouring Black British and global speculative writers.
6 October 2023

UNVEILING SOBAFEST 23 THEME AND DATES

SOBAFest: Sokoto Book and Arts Festival is thrilled to announce the theme and date of our highly anticipated Book and Arts Festival, an event that celebrates the vibrant intersection of literature, art, and culture.
2 October 2023

ANNOUNCING THE SHORTLIST AND WINNERS OF THE PENGICIAN POETRY CHAPBOOK PRIZE

After careful consideration and rigorous evaluation, the judges for the 2023 Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize—Ugwu Leonard, Iwu Jeff, and Maxwell Opia-Enwemuche—have selected a shortlist that exemplifies the depth and creativity of African poetry.
30 June 2023

“I LOVE STORYTELLING” | A CONVERSATION WITH AKANIYENE AKPAN SAMUEL

Nigerian author Akaniyene Akpan Samuel, whose debut book, Another Kind Of Boy, a book/novel about homosexuality and the love of God, had a conversation with our correspondent Kathryn Gabriel.
29 June 2023

LIPFEST 2023: “SANCTUARY” – HOLDING SPACE FOR STILLNESS AND RENEWAL

The Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFest) is excited to announce its 2023 edition, scheduled to take place from Thursday, October 26th to Sunday, October 29th, with the theme "Sanctuary," a four-day series of events designed to hold space for stillness and renewal.