Tag: Chijioke Amu-nnadi
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Sevhage Literary Festival 2015 for Makurdi, Nigeria
Another day, another African literary festival. This time round the host is Makurdi the capital of the state Benue in Nigeria and the festival is the Sevhage Literary Festival. The Sevhage Literary Festival is organised by the Sevhage Imprint of Vershage Publishers. These are also the folks behind Sevhage Reviews that publication we all love…
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Chijioke Amu Nnadi for poetry reading in Minna
Nigerian poet Chijioke Amu Nnadi is something of a legend in the poetry business. He is the winner of the 2002 ANA Poetry Prize (the fire within), 2013 ANA Poetry Prize (through the window of a sandcastle), and 2014 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry (through the window of a sandcastle). Amu Nnadi will be…
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Pemi Aguda Wins Writivism Short Story Prize 2015
Nigeria writer Pemi Aguda is the winner of the Writivism Short Story 2015 for her story, Caterer, Caterer. The writer was announced at a ceremony at the National Theatre in Kampala on Sunday evening. The evening, which was emceed by Writivism board member and recently announced Etisalat judge Zukiswa Wanner, had a series of activities…