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What poets have to say to one who is about to commit suicide.
NYSC is full of experiences. ‘Missing’ is a work of fiction woven around the lives of ‘Corpers’ and explores friendship, independence politics & adventure.
In a fleeting moment of curiousity, a female National Youth service Corps member is abducted. In the days that follow, she and her friends uncover a mind boggling conspiracy.
Set in Benin – Nigeria, Missing is a thrilling story that keeps you riveted till the end.
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“Honest art will open the doors of more than a few hearts, and this is a fact recognised by Ada Esom. In ‘A Collection of Golden Poetry’, the Dark Fiction and Astrology enthusiast reels out eleven poems that explore the human condition from a more internal perspective. In this body of work, the author of ‘Daemoniac’ and ‘All She Wrote’ talks about life from the lens of a jaded lover, a lonely soul, a scared youngster and a long-silenced woman.
“‘Maleficent’ takes after a fantasy movie from years prior but could just as well be illustrating the image of a no-nonsense woman, ‘Sixteen Candles’ is a poem about yearning for an absent lover, ‘The Ghosts of Yesterday’ tells the story of an individual caught in the vice grip of painful past memories, while ‘Gleeful Captive’ and ‘Unabashedly Yours, Truly’ put in succinct detail what it means to fall hard in love even in the face of uncertainty.”
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Mazpa Ejikem's All His Scents won the June 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize. “. . . Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return.”--- Oscar Wilde, De Profundis I If my husband,...
When there was an aeroplane flying over the dusty brown rooftops of Ibadan, I used to wonder where they were headed. I was convinced there must be something more than the basic experience I was having; waking to morning prayers, going to school, following my parents...
Reacting to their win, Nigeria’s Innocent Ilo said, “This means so much to me. I feel grateful, honoured, proud and humbled at the same time. This is one of those moments that make me look back at all the late nights and piles of rejection emails and say, ‘Maybe, just...
Writing reviews as a means to understand the evolution of storytelling across Africa is critical exercise. There has been a lot of internet flurry about these two stories Grace Jones by Irenosen Okojie & Our Girl, Bimpe by Olakunle Ologunro. Irenosen won the AKO...
Desmond Efe-khaese's Crossing The Land was shortlisted for June 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize. Malith carved out Bor Dinka on the desert’s soil. The four thin lines representing the tribe cut through the ground like a hot knife through butter. It was one of the...
Tolulope Ogedengbe's How We Spend Our Nights in COVID Times was shortlisted for June 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize. We spend our nightswatching as catastrophe castscaskets of casualties on our earth.we spend our nights brooding aboutthe plague that spreads like...
A Letter to my Father is a poem of pain, violence, and survival. Written in a language free of jargon, it pulls you in with its evocative imagery so that the experience becomes almost real. Hold on death let me kiss the devil's grandson goodbye... Father, On the pages...
Creative Freelance Writerz is pleased to announce the winners of the June 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize for Fiction, Non-fiction & Poetry. After a rigorous work of reading all the 153 entries that were sent to the site for the June Freedom magazine and...
Kritika Pandey has emerged the overall winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for her story, ‘The Great Indian Tee and Snakes.’ The announcement was made in a first ever online award ceremony. Presenting the award was the Chair of the judging panel, Nii...
CFWriterz is happy to announce the shortlist for the June 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize for Fiction, Non-fiction & Poetry.Although, our past prizes had themes for the competition, this year we decided to go themeless, welcoming variety and spontaneity. We...
