The Benue Book and Arts Festival 2021 starts with a keynote lecture, ‘Bridges Beyond Borders’ to be delivered by world-renown poet and scholar, Professor Niyi Osundare. The virtual session [via Zoom] will be followed by an interactive session. Details:Date: Wednesday 4th August, 2021Time: 14:00 West African TimeVenue: Zoom [Meeting ID: 875 0213 2259; Passcode: 887643] … Continue reading
Register for the Benue Book and Arts Festival (BBAAF) by CLICKING HERE. BBAAF is in its 3rd year after having its maiden edition in 2019 and comes up this year from 5th to 7th August 2021. The event will hold virtually via Zoom and social media channels on 5th August 2021 and in-person in tentatively at … Continue reading
Do you want to take your writing to the next level? … Well, Makurdi is the destination and the Benue Book and Arts Festival (June 20 to 22, 2019) is the occasion. THREE WORKSHOPS – And you can apply for any or ALL of them! 1. If you are interested in any of the writing … Continue reading
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR SEVHAGE LITERARY PRIZES 2019 SEVHAGE Publishers and SEVHAGE Literary and Development Initiative present the SEVHAGE Literary Prizes 2019 in the categories of short stories, poetry and creative non-fiction. Submission Dates: 11th May 2019 to 26th May 2019 [23:58 GMT] LATE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED. Shortlist Announced: 11th June, 2019 … Continue reading
Okay, thinking poetry that is not regular? Thinking about some fresh verse to get you thinking, smiling and just going like: ‘IF this is POETRY, I’m all for POETRY!!’ Okay, here’s a chance to be there at the official public presentation of my first collected poems: BRING OUR CASKET HOME: Tales one shouldn’t tell CUT THE … Continue reading
Deadline: 30 June 2012 Karen O’Leary and APF Publisher, Patricia Simpson are seeking short verse for a new anthology with the tentative title of Snippets…an anthology of short verse. We are targeting a general audience of all ages. With that in mind, we are looking for poetry that is easy to understand while still creative. … Continue reading
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