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April 2020 List Of Writing Opportunities During This COVID-19 Lockdown
Quarantine is here and with it, the frenzy of disinfecting/ wiping of surfaces and sanitizing/ washing of the hands. But, it will pass. We have compiled an interesting list of…More
Hiders, Keepers│Joy Nwamaka Chime
The first time I found your smile, it was at the bottom of a bottle of wine. I handed only half of it back to you because I wanted to…More
3 Poems│Abuoya Eruot
Bewilderedness there are days you wander in between trunks of trees in the darkest forest imbedded in your veins. you wished plucking your two lens out of their sockets; wanting…More
Memoir of a Poet│Olaseni Kehinde Precious
When I wake up in the morning, I hear cockerels tingle like a town crier as I release my body from the calmness that the night had wrapped around it.…More
3 Poems│Nwaoha Chibuzor Anthony
Light and Darkness I’ve gotten you a tomb surrounded by twenty one flowers – Anonymous. (I) I am a demon fallen in love with an angel. Ha! Hii! Ho! While…More
March 2020 Writing Competition Prize
Hey writer, MARCH on to national publication and more for really, good things come to those who wait. 1. The NLNG Prize For LiteratureThe prize promises $10,000 to the winner…More
Harry Garuba’s Death & a Dream’s Demise│Lake Adedamola
Harry Garuba I couldn’t process the thoughts. It hit me hard and ricochet off nerve endings at every point. Like water hissing as it hit the base of a hot…More
Pen Pen Residency: Kenya, East Africa│Funmi Richards
Cross section of Pen Pen Africa residents Pen Pen Africa sets sail in Kenya with six residents. The Pen Pen Africa project founded by the African Writers Development Trust began…More
Book Review │ Tope Folarin’s A Particular Kind of Black Man │ Joseph Akinnawonu
Image courtesy DC Library Tope Folarin’s A Particular Kind Of Black Man is a metaphor for identity, ambition, loss, a love lost, a conflict between the past and the future,…More
February Calls For Submissions
So, here we are again in 2020, updating literary contests and opportunities and urging budding writers to go for the prizes. Now buddy, smile for the camera. 1. Lolwe Calls…More