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Celebrating 20 years of rewarding diverse writing talents across the continent – with past winners including Namwali Serpell, Tope Folarin, Lesley Nneka Arimah – the shortlist is always one to anticipate.
Some exciting news for African writers and readers is the announcement of Otosirieze Obi-Young on his new appointment.
The coronavirus has been ravaging mankind for some time now, leaving our streets, schools, markets and places of worship empty, and our hospitals filled to thrice their capacity. As we remain at home in order to curb the spread of the virus, trusting our scientists to...
Earlier in the year, I called a meeting with the cfwriterz team and told them we are not going to beat ourselves up trying to be like other African literary magazines. We had 153 entries In our recent call for submission! This is the largest amount of submissions we...
CFWriterz wishes to announce that the deadline for the Collins Elesiro Literary Prize & June 2020 Magazine has been postponed from 30th April to 10th May. This extension is to afford writers who have experienced difficulties trying to submit their work on the site...
Teju Cole, author of Open City, Blind Spot, Known and Strange Things, and Everyday Is for the Thief, has announced, on his Facebook page, that he will be hosting a free online workshop for writers and photographers in May. Titled “Paragraph/Photograph,” the workshop...
The Team at Kreative Diadem are calling writers from all over to submit to their annual issue. The theme for this edition is "Isolation". With the whole world currently on lockdown, in response to the plague that has turned our structures upside down, the single word...
The last two decades witnessed an explosion of ingenious writers in the African literary space, with works that have left readers wowed, carving a place on bookshelves, and in our hearts. The overwhelming abundance of talents and the unending supply of works to read...
The announcement of the post removal, Otosirieze’s statement and the backlash from the largely Nigerian community has left many confused and unsure.
Freelance writing could be a beautiful experience if all you had to do was worry about getting paying clients. With the global pandemic threatening your clients
