SEVHAGE is delighted to announce that the prize money for the E. E. Sule/SEVHAGE Prize for African Literary Criticism 2024 has been increased from ₦100,000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) to ₦285,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty-Five Thousand Naira). This increase was made possible through the kind generosity of an anonymous donor, in recognition of the work … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2024
![CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: K & L FICTION PRIZE [DEADLINE: 21st July 2024 11:59 WAT]](https://sevhage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sevhage-prizes-2024-instagram-post.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: K & L FICTION PRIZE [DEADLINE: 21st July 2024 11:59 WAT]")
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: K & L FICTION PRIZE [DEADLINE: 21st July 2024 11:59 WAT]
We are proud to announce the K & L Short Story Prize 2024, the SEVHAGE Prizes category for Short Fiction 2024, open to African writers globally. This year, we are open to stories that focus on mental health and reduce stigma while encouraging positive stories to promote well-being. This is open to the interpretation of the … Continue reading
SEVHAGE POET JUNE 2024: JIDE BADMUS, THE ENGINEERING POET
One of the more consistent poets on the Nigerian scene today is the vocal and sometimes controversial, Jide Badmus, a passionate poet and literary promoter who through the years has come to be a leading literary voice. Though Badmus has been writing for a long time (about twenty years), his first published poetry collection is … Continue reading
SEVHAGE Presents Chichi Uba’s ‘While We Watched’ (A Short Story)
Dear Readers,We are thrilled to announce the online publication of an easy-read emotionally charged short story, While We Watched by Chichi Uba. This poignant tale which was birthed and published in March, takes us on a journey through the depths of raw pain, unexpected love, loss, and renewal. Continue reading
![AN EVENING OF READINGS AT THE POETRY ON THE GO [PoGo] SESSION AND FABRICE GAGOS’S PORTRAITS OF THE NOTTINGHAM POETRY FESTIVAL](https://sevhage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gpc07x1akaabctg.png?w=188&h=162&crop=1 "AN EVENING OF READINGS AT THE POETRY ON THE GO [PoGo] SESSION AND FABRICE GAGOS’S PORTRAITS OF THE NOTTINGHAM POETRY FESTIVAL")
AN EVENING OF READINGS AT THE POETRY ON THE GO [PoGo] SESSION AND FABRICE GAGOS’S PORTRAITS OF THE NOTTINGHAM POETRY FESTIVAL
by Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima Agema The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2024, held from the 7th to the 16th of June across various libraries in the city, featured amazing events. However, attending them all was always going to be daunting with the conflicting events and more importantly, the busyness of one’s schedules. With lots of hopping across … Continue reading
I DON’T JUST WANT THEM TO READ A POEM, I WANT THEM TO READ A FEELING: A SEVHAGE INTERVIEW WITH AMAKA FELLY OBIOJI
In this interview, SEVHAGE author, Amaka Felly Obioji, development enthusiast and author of Mother, Did You Call My Name? is in conversation with Jola Ademola on her writing and much more. Enjoy: JOLA: What inspired you to compile and publish “Mother, did you call my name?” AMAKA: I have always been writing short-form poetry that I usually … Continue reading
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