"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 ...

By: Chux Ohai Two years after it publicly presented 10 new books published under the newly established Nigerian Writers Series, the Association of Nigerian Authors is about to commence the second phase of the book project. But, ANA President, Mallam Denja Abdullahi, in an interview with our correspondent, complained that the association had not received any good returns on the books, which ...

One of the most common struggles that authors face is the problem of rewriting – writing that page over and over again because it doesn’t sound right; because it doesn’t capture your thoughts; because it doesn’t convey the magnitude; because IT JUST DOESN’T WORK! Those who have never written books wonder how writers are able to fill pages when they can’t ...

My greatest achievement is “finding myself”… every word I have written has shaped me positively to do better than my last work…development in this field. – Tomi Adesina To our readers, have you discovered yourself? Have you searched deep within to bring out the hidden genius in you? Okay, now let’s get up close and personal with TOMI ADESINA, 2015 NWA YOUNG ...