Tag: Tade Ipadeola

  • Meet the African writers for the Iowa International Writing Program 2019.

    Meet the African writers for the Iowa International Writing Program 2019.

    Batsirai Chigama, Shadreck Chikoti, Soukaina Habiballah, Tade Ipadeola, Amira-GĂ©hanne Khalfallah, Samuel Menghesteab, Martha Mukaiwa, and Yamkela Tywakadi are the African writers to take part in the Iowa International Writing Program 2019. The University of Iowa International Writing Program prides itself as being the oldest and largest multinational writing residency in the world. Started in 1967,…

  • Tade Ipadeola wins Africa’s richest literary prize

    Tade Ipadeola wins Africa’s richest literary prize

    The richest literary prize on the continent, despite all you may have heard, is the Nigeria Prize for Literature. This prize, sponsored by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), see one writer go home with a cool US$100,000. For comparison purposes, the Caine Prize winner goes home with UK pounds10,000 and the Etisalat Winner will…