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It’s Obscene by Chimamanda: This is More than Just another Essay

by jonathanoladeji | Africalitra Monthly, Non-Fiction

After reading Chimamanda’s recent essay, It Is Obscene: A True Reflection in Three Parts, I concluded it shouldn’t be called just an essay.

An Interview With 2021 Brunel International African Poetry Prize Winner, Othuke Umukoro

by Michael Emmanuel | Featured, News

Biography: Othuke Umukoro—Nigerian poet, playwright & educator—is the winner of the 2018 I Found It Short Story contest organized by Swift Publishers. Born in Olomoro, a small town bounded by untamed rivers, in 1990, Othuke spent most of his childhood fishing...

The Shallow Tales Review Releases Issue 33

by Bamidele Aiyejina | Book Release

The Shallow Tales Review literary magazine, Nigerian-based electronic literary magazine announces the release of its 33rd issue. Themed "Loss," this May 2021 edition gathers the best pieces of poetry, fiction, and essays from across the African continent. The issue...

Announcing the Regional Winners of the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

by Michael Emmanuel | News

Rémy Ngamije has emerged the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize winner, African region. The regional winners were announced in a post here on Monday, May 10th. In what the organizers consider a record year of submissions – 6423 entries from 50 Commonwealth countries...

Nigerian Othuke Umukoro emerges winner of the 2021 Brunel International African Poetry Prize

by Michael Emmanuel | News

Othuke Umukoro has won the 2021 Brunel Prize. He is the fifth Nigerian to win the award. The 3k prize, is sponsored by the Brunel University London, open to African poets who are yet to publish a full poetry collection. Emerging from a shortlist of eight which...

NEW CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE RELEASE: ‘REGENERATION’ IS OUT

by DamilolaJonathan | Book Reviews, Lit Chatters, Literated, Non-Fiction

Regeneration is the second issue of CONSCIO MAGAZINE published by Authorpedia in May 2021. Kukogho Iruesiri Samson, the Authorpedia founder, in his announcement talks about the strain of publishing. He has this to say about the process and publishing Regeneration:...

Submit Today for the June 2021 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize

by Jeff Omenyuru | News, Opportunities

Itanile Magazine is delighted to announce that the June 2021 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize is open for submissions. The prize welcomes submissions from writers of African descent, without the restriction of place, age, gender, background, theme or form. “Creativity...

Itanile Workshops: How We Collaborate for the Future of African Stories, Today!

by jonathanoladeji | Africalitra Monthly, Lit Chatters, News, Non-Fiction, Think Piece

One of the biggest gullies within the African literary community is the need for platforms, not just for a select few, but for many other great voices who are just as invested in the growth of writers within and outside the continent. Itanile's hope is that while...

The Evolutionary simple storytelling framework that big brands use to sell effectively and how many miss out on its life-changing benefits

by Praise Ogunleke | CFW opportunities, Featured, News, Non-fiction, Opportunities, Sponsored

Storytelling remains one of the most effective marketing strategy people and brands leverage in the digital world today. In a world where the average attention span is less than twelve seconds, it is only right that you learn how to tell stories properly. We all have...

The Chapter 20 Workshop: April 2021 Edition

by Michael Emmanuel | CFW opportunities, News, Opportunities

Welcome to the Chapter 20 Workshop, where craft meets art. At Itanile, we are a community committed to expanding the creativity of African writers through teaching, publishing, and networking. The forthcoming workshop, our third edition, is an initiative to help...