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Anase Writer Society and Muse for Peace Foundation are inviting poets and writers to submit their works from either of Poetry, Article or Essay, as tributes for the late Kofi Annan, the great peace activist and exemplary leader, who was passionate and dedicated to world peace and equality in his life time.

The submission which closes on Sunday, the 30th of September, 2018, is open to authors or poets of any nationality. 

Any interested poet or writer is permitted to submit only one poem (30 lines Maximum) or one article/essay.

Email subject of the submission should read "Tribute to Annan", while the submission should be placed in the body of mail, as file attachment is not allowed.  

Entrant is also expected to include his or her Name, Country, short Bio and Contact details in the body of mail to be sent to the mail welcoming the submission: kofiannantribute9@gmail.com.

Born on 8th of April, 1938; Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from January 1997 to December 2006 and also the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela. He died on 18 August, 2018.

Committee for Relevant Arts and  Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Literary Review have called entries of movie reviews by all and sundry that's equal to the task for a reward of One Hundred Thousand naira (N100,000).

The Prize will be given to the winning entry at this year's Lagos State Book and Art Festival (LABAF 2018) scheduled to hold  in November.

How to enter

Review any three of the legendary Nigerian film maker, Tunde Kelani 's full length feature movies to win 100k for the Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize.

Entries should be sent to info@lagosbookartfestival.com or Coralabaf@gmail.com on or before October 20th, 2018.

A magazine of literary and cultural criticism, Bakwa Magazine, has released its eighth issue, themed PAIN.

Founded in 2011 by Dzekashu MacViban, Bakwa magazine is Cameroon’s leading Anglophone publication of literature, politics, and art. Its editorial team currently comprises editor Dzekashu MacViban, assistant editor Socrates Mbamalu, copy editors Nfor E. Njinyoh and Kelechi Njoku, staff writer Howard M-B Maximus, and editorial adviser Kangsen Feka Wakai. It also explore pain in different forms with an exciting mix of memoir, fiction and poetry.

Bakwa‘s Issue 08: PAIN has contributions from Isabella Morris, Howard M-B Maximus, Ucheoma Onwutuebe, Margot Block, Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, Olubunmi Familoni, and Isabella Morris, Dane Cobain, Stanley Princewill McDaniels, Agogho Franklin, Immanuel James, Leslie Meya, Imhanguelo Angela, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Abigail George, and Kwoh Elonge.

Nigerian author and writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named the winner of the 2019 Everett M. Rogers Award.

This was revealed in a press release by The Norman Lear Centre, a multidisciplinary research and Public policy centre with a focus on how entertainment and industry impact society.

This Norman Lear Centre has presented the award since 2007 on behalf of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism.

The women’s rights activist, critic, and feminist is set to receive the award on February 7, 2019, and speak at USC Annenberg ceremony.

Ms. Adichie’s first novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003), won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. Her 2013 novel Americanah won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named one of The New York Times’ Top Ten Best Books of 2013. Her work has been translated into over 30 languages.

“Her voice and her power to inspire made Chimamanda Adichie the unanimous choice for the 2019 Rogers Award,” said USC Annenberg School Dean Willow Bay. “Her visit will continue the global conversation about race, gender and identity to which she’s contributed so forcefully.

Ms. Adichie’s “The Danger of a Single Story” is one of the most-watched TED talks of all time. A MacArthur “genius” Fellow and a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2015. In 2017, Fortune magazine named her one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.

What is the Everett M. Rogers award?

The USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism is a leader in education and scholarship in communication, journalism, public diplomacy and public relation at all levels.

The award is presented in honour of Annenberg’s late Professor Everett M. Rodgers, the author of Diffusion of Innovations, the second most cited book in social sciences.

The award recognizes excellence in social causes, journalism, media, academia, authoring, and communication.

Read the full press release HERE.

Denja Abdullahi is the President of Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). His play, Death and the King’s Grey Hair, a metaphorical piece on tenured, monarchical leadership in an ancient African society, is one of the three drama pieces shortlisted for The Nigeria Prize for Literature Prize 2018. The prize is worth $100,000. In this interview with ANOTE AJELUOROU, he reflects on the prize, the challenges of playwriting and books in the country.