Emerging writers are requested to submit any piece of prose of no more than 5,000 words. Thirty pieces will be selected from the submissions, and the writers will be invited to read five minutes of [...]
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Jan 262012
Saraba Magazine is accepting short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and excerpts that reflect the diversity of sex and sexuality. Note that the publishers and editors have a bias for experimental writing. The magazine’s 11th Issue will [...]
SPROUTERS is an annual mentorship project, running from January to December, that was launched to groom young Nigerian girl writers on the art of creative writing. Through a maximum mentorship ratio of 1:5, girls between [...]
Jan 242012
SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS In collaboration with AFRICAN HERITAGE RESEARCH LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE YORUBA LITERATURE WRITING COMPETITION For Writers using Yoruba Language to write between the ages of 15 and 40. The [...]
The Kalahari Review is interested in material exploring Africa and Africans in unique and avant-garde ways. We are looking for stories that have not often been told but should be – through voices [...]
Jan 162012
Book Republic is the literary blog imprint of Emotion Press, previously showcased here on Naijastories. They are scouting for the next writing talent in Nigeria that they can work with. In order to do that, [...]
The next edition of the Ebedi International Writers Residency Program, Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria will commence on January 13 2012. Joining the Program this year are the Ugandan Winner of the 2009 Commonwealth [...]
Jan 032012
In December, Raymond started the Blood Strain series with the first installment which caught everyone’s imagination by being a futuristic as well as realistic portrayal of the life a Nigerian soldier. That first post got [...]
Jan 022012
The editorial team of Naijastories and all the board leaders will like to use this opportunity to welcome all our members to the New Year. We wish everyone a successful 2012 especially in their writing [...]
Jan 012012
It was billed to be a major event; the very last edition of the exciting Book N Gauge for the eventful year 2011 however started an hour late—early for a naija event. The event, billed [...]
Story telling is one of the most precious and appreciated gifts that humanity could have been endowed with. “Tales at Nighttime” celebrates this gift in a dedicated segment four nights every week on smooth 98.1’s [...]
Dec 152011
It would not be farfetched to declare that the literary scene in Nigeria is on fire. There might not have been any corresponding reverse in the reading culture of Nigerians as it is – yet. [...]
Dec 142011
ANA/NDDC Flora Nwapa Prize for Women’s Writing Twilight at Terracotta Indigo by Umari Ayim ANA/JACARANDA Prize for Prose ‘Sieged’ by Adamu Kyuka Usman ANA/Chevron Prize for Prose on Environmental Issues The Poacher’s Daughter [...]
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