Last month, prompted by an associate, I searched for and found my LITERARY AGENCIES SUBMISSIONS folder
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I’m pleased to say that it felt like home journeying to the birth of this book. Of course home is where the “art” is. This chapbook contains 20 poems scribed from the very core of my heart.
“Dancing With The Tides” sends a message or talks about the need to being in equilibrium with the happenings in the world and not to be too attached to one specifically.
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Abebi
Cries of a baby
Tears of Iya Abebi
Evil some people call life
Isn’t it darkness that brought her to life?
At birth she takes a sweet full
Colostrum it is called
Nigeria, I call Abebi
Iya, I call her forefathers
Abebi did not grow like others
When a father drinks the milk,
of the child
Doesn’t the child’s belly get bigger?
Abebi did not take in
Enough milk while growing,
even though, filled with milk and honey
Abebi is now weaned on garri
Last month, prompted by an associate, I searched for and found my LITERARY AGENCIES SUBMISSIONS folder
THE LONG HAUL – In Fiction
When it started, I thought, A lifetime chance it was. A twenty-two-wheel long haul truck with eighteen automobiles atop. Enroute to the capital city.
One thing cfwriterz must publicly acknowledge that we failed at is the December cfwriterz magazine. We had to cancel the December prize.
CFWriterz regretfully announces the cancellation of its December 2019 Collins Elesiro Prize. As stated in our call for submission, we are watching out for pieces that stretch the imagination on seasons, on what happens during transition, on the idea of living in...
We are excited to announce The 5 Shortlists for the 2019 Brittle Paper Awards. Launched in 2017 to mark their seventh anniversary
Winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships for 2019 have been announced.
Defining fictional characters is one of the initial, and crucial steps in writing fiction books. Although characters are the lifeblood of this genre, they are also crowd-pullers that foster affinity in readers. A fiction book would be dull without captivating...
We are pleased to announce the extended deadline for submissions for the December Magazine issue, with the theme, “Dawsk.” All submissions now end on the 5th of November, 2019.
11 Free Writing Opportunities for African Writers in 2019
Barely four weeks after this picture was taken in the compound of our Lagos home, Oranye Ruth was hit by a car at her bus stop