NIGERIAN WRITERS AWARDS

At the end of each year it’s been Nigerian Writers’ Awards (NWA) tradition to release 100 outstanding Nigerian Writers under 40 who have distinguished themselves in their respective writing fields and cover virtually all categories of writing (Media, Literature, Entertainment and Arts). After six months of critical reviews, series of interviews, in-depth research, nominations online and offline, thousands of names were received and finally here is our list of 100 most ...

It’s been an amazing year in the writing scene, the media, literary, entertainment and arts lovers took the digital space by storm with series of writing engagements and creating trends both nationally and internationally; if you could agree, this simply implies that #WriterAreTheFuture. This year the Nigerian Writers’ Awards team have decided to create a niche for outstanding platforms that stood out in supporting, promoting African Arts, Culture and Literature as ...

                            At the end of each year it’s been Nigerian Writers Awards (NWA) tradition to release 100 outstanding Nigerian Writers under 40 who have distinguished themselves in their respective writing fields and cover virtually all category of writing (Media, Literature, Entertainment and Arts). After six months of critical reviews, series of interviews, nominations online and offline, thousands of names ...

NWA NOMINATION PROCEDURES 1. ABOUT NWA. The Nigerian Writers Awards (NWA) is a platform organized to reward excellence, network, celebrate Nigerian Writers of different genres (literature, journalism entertainment and arts), create a synergy between budding and established writers in Nigeria and in the diaspora. It is the first of its kind awards to reward writers of different genres and writers’ supportive brands. The inaugural edition of the Nigerian Writers Awards ceremony was ...

 “The Holy Pagan” by Mac Kelly Obison Reviewed by: Osigwe Benjamin Title: The Holy Pagan. Genre: Prose (fiction). Author: Mac Kelly Obison. Publisher: Author House. Pages: 193. Year of publication: 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4817-9581-4 Country: Nigeria. Language: English. Printed on acid-free paper. Mac Kelly Obison have his way of keeping your eyes glued to every word you see on the pages of this book. Sometimes he uses sweet words that are attractive and could easily catch the attention of someone who knows what words are. He made Tony Justice a perfect being ...

Nigerian Writers Awards & The Lizzy Adams Initiative In commemoration of the International WOMEN’s DAY Presents LET’S TALK WOMEN 2017 (Tweet Conference)   HOST: IBITOLA OJOYE-ADEBAYO International multi-award winning author/Girl Child Advocate CEO, The Lizzy Adams Initiative Date: Wednesday, March 8th 2017 Time:  11am- 10PM Venue: Twitter     Topic of Discuss Violence against women Forced Marriages Sexual Abuse against Women Gender inequality Female genital mutilation Discrimination against women and the Girl Child.   Send your questions, responses and join the conversation on twitter using the hash tag #LetsTalkWomen2017 ...

THE NIGERIAN CRIME THRILLER AUTHOR      MEET   MAC KELLY OBISON   2017 NWA DIASPORA WRITER OF THE YEAR Mac Kelly Obison is a multiple award winning Nigerian writer living in Qatar, who specializes in murder mysteries and crime thrillers, author of five books; The Holy Pagan, Murder on the Wedding Eve, The Fugitive's Legacy Mystery of the double Homicide and The Unholy Patrons. Mac Kelly writing was inspired at a very young age ...

              

The Nigerian Writers Awards 2017 has come and gone but memories of the eventful evening will linger for a while. The event which held at the beautifully decorated Ace Olivia Hall, City Mall Onikan, Lagos, themed 'Unity in Diversity'. The evening started early with the arrival of guests from PIN (Poets In Nigeria) led by Eriata Oribhabor, President, PIN, in company of Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom, author of Punctured Silence; Awodiya Funke, ...

    The Second edition of Nigerian Writers Awards ceremony which was held on the 19th of February 2017 at Ace Olivia, Lagos City Mall, Onikan Lagos was a success. The 2017 edition tagged “Unity in Diversity” was well attended by dignitaries in the society, among which were Senator Bode Olajumoke, Jamiu Abiola (Late MKO Abiola Son), Dr. Denja Abdullahi (President, Association of Nigerian Authors), Eriata Oribhabor (President, Poets in Nigeria), Lekan Otufodurin ...