Tag: Lola Shoneyin

  • Kaba Festival 2017 videos now available online on YouTube

    Kaba Festival 2017 videos now available online on YouTube

    The inaugural Kaduna Book & Arts Festival also known as the Kaba Festival was hosted from July 5-8, 2017 in Kaduna State, Nigeria in collaboration with the Book Buzz foundation. Video interviews from festival guests are now available online. As part of its centenary celebrations, the Nigerian state of Kaduna is introduced a literary event…

  • Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 judges announced

    Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 judges announced

    The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the five judges for the 2018 edition of the prize. The Caine Prize for African Writing is one of the most influential awards in African writing. The Prize is awarded for a short story by an African writer published in English (indicative length 3,000 to 10,000 words).…

  • Ama Ata Aidoo Centre for Creative Writing opens in Accra, Ghana

    Ama Ata Aidoo Centre for Creative Writing opens in Accra, Ghana

    The Ama Ata Aidoo Centre for Creative Writing, at the African University College of Communications opened with a colourful ceremony in Accra, Ghana on March 16, 2017. Poet and writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes is the director of the new centre. The African University College of Communications (AUCC) founded by former Ghanaian minister Kojo Yankah is…

  • Another year, another Storymoja Hay Festival.

    Another year, another Storymoja Hay Festival.

    Like the night turns into day and day back into day another Storymoja Hay festival was upon us. This year the venue moved to the National Museum at the Museum Hill. Awesomeness. The Storymoja Hay Festival just seems to be getting better by the year. This year’s edition started on Thursday at the museum with…