My first Creative Writing Course for 2017 starts on the 30th of January. The course is aimed at both budding and established writers, as well as those who just want to exercise their creativity, enhance their reading skill or have more profound literary experiences. The Creative Writing Course runs participants through a wide range of practical techniques, reinforcing each with exercises ...

    FESTIVAL POETRY CALABAR 2016   Theme: Poetry and Cross River’s Clean and Green Initiative Venue: JHF Centre , beside Transcorp Hotel, Calabar Date: 26th – 28th December 2016.        

" I believe if a nation is properly educated, then most of its problems have a potential solution"-Binogun Winifred                     NWA: Can we meet you? I am Binogun Winifred from Ondo state, Ilaje LGA to be precise. I attended Command Day Secondary School and presently studding English at University of Ibadan. NWA: When did you discover your writing talent? During my secondary school days I ...

  "Writing to me, is everything. Whenever I sit before my screen and begin to write, everything comes in a rush so, it’s literally a huge part of my life."- Adaeze Ibechukwu NWA: Briefly tell us about yourself My name is Adaeze Ibechukwu, I am a native of Nnewi North in Anambra state and I had my primary school education at Handmaids International ...

The long awaited 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist has been released! The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is a contest that is famous for putting unknown and little known writers on the map. Each year, writers from the 53 member countries of the Commonwealth are invited to enter a story spanning between 2000-5000 words, and five winning writers are chosen to ...

By: Modestus Diko. Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Head of Department General Studies, Dr. Dele Omojuyigbe on Wednesday March 30, 2016 presented his fifth book “Media Language and Ideologies”.The presentation was held in the school auditorium with the Provost, Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Gbemiga Ogunleye; Deputy provost NIJ, Jide Johnson; Registrar NIJ, Dotun Adenijo; Renowned language columnist, Ebere Wabara; Member of ...

The Writer Competition is an online ‘reality’ writing competition created by TheNakedConvos. We have successfully organized 3 editions of the competition between 2012 and 2015. During the competition, contestants are given a topic or theme to write on each week and you, the public, as well as our judges, assess them and vote to keep the best writers in the competition until we have ...

“Sometimes, people think that you are doomed and will most likely die broke and miserable. It’s funny how people perceive writers…I wish there were more grants for writers in our little corner of the world”.- Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam   NWA: Let’s meet you My name is Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam. I am from Ebonyi state. I have a B.TECH in Computer Science, and I am currently ...

Chigozie Obioma is a Nigerian writer of Igbo descent born in 1986. He is an assistant Professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has been called, in a New York Times book review, "the heir to Chinua Achebe. His first novel, The Fishermen, won the inaugural FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award, and was on the shortlists for the 2015 Man Booker Prize, the Center ...

…To become a better writer you have to be overly enthusiastic about the product  you are working on, in that way you can visualize its completion and continue with the flow process when times are challenging- Amada Epe NWA: Let’s meet you  Am Amanda Epe, I have a diverse work ing background experiences ranging from working in an airline, customer services roles, education and ...