Damilola Omotoyinbo is a Nigerian Poet/Writer, a 2019 Fellow of the Ebedi International Writers Residency, and a member of the Frontiers Collective. She emerged as Winner of the 2023 Writivism Poetry Prize. She has also won several poetry honors. Notably; Co-Winner of the 2023 Writing Ukraine Prize, 2023 SEVHAGE/Agema-Founders Prize (for Poetry), 2021 SprinNg Annual … Continue reading
Tag Archives: New Nigerian Literature
11 BOOKS LONGLISTED FOR 2024 [NLNG] NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2024
In the early hours of 13th July 2024, Nigerian Time, the longlist for the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored by the Nigeria Liquefied and Natural Gas (NLNG) was released by its Advisory Board. This was released in a video featuring the three members of the Advisory Board comprising Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo (chair), Prof. Olu … Continue reading
PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE E. E. SULE/SEVHAGE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN LITERARY CRITICISM
1st July 2024 Following our announcement of the above-named prize on Friday 28th June 2024, we were made aware of some posts and comments made in reference to the prize by Pa Ikhide R Ikheloa. While we would like nothing better than to tune out the noise and focus on what we believe to be … 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
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE E. E. SULE/SEVHAGE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN LITERARY CRITICISM 2024 [DEADLINE: 24th August 2024 11:59pm WAT]
OPEN TO Africans all over the world. PRIZE: N285,000 for one winner + publication. DEADLINE: 24th August 2024 11:59pm WAT In celebrating and making more visible the culture of criticism, SEVHAGE will award the E. E. SULE/SEVHAGE Prize for African Literary Criticism for an outstanding well-researched work of literary criticism or critical appraisal in form … Continue reading
Nwammiri: A Child of the River Saves the Water: A Review by Oko Owoicho
Number of pages: 111 Publisher: Cookingpot Publisher Place of publication: Jackson, Tennessee Year of publication: 2024 Genre: Children’s Literature With a story built on the innocence of children, siblings scuffle, and every banality of human existence in its beauty, a single switch, which begins with the contamination of a river breaks everything. Friendship tore apart, … Continue reading
ANNOUNCING THE SEVHAGE LITERARY PRIZES 2023 WINNERS
The 2023 SEVHAGE literary competition collated several exciting entries from across several corners of Africa. With four categories to showcase the multifaceted talent of African writers, the celebrated judges – led by multiple award-winning renowned author, scholar, and teacher, Professor Hyginus Ekwuazi – were once again reminded of the incredible depth and breadth of our … Continue reading
ANNOUNCING THE SEVHAGE LITERARY PRIZES 2023 SHORTLIST
The 2023 SEVHAGE literary competition collated several exciting entries from across several corners of Africa. With four categories to showcase the multifaceted talent of African writers, we are once again reminded of the incredible depth and breadth of our continent’s literary prowess. We are grateful to everyone who submitted entries for consideration of the various … Continue reading
ANNOUNCING THE E.E. SULE/SEVHAGE Prize for African Literary Criticism 2023 Shortlist
After critical readings and reviews, we are delighted to unveil an extensive shortlist for the E.E. Sule/SEVHAGE Prize for African Literary Criticism component of the SEVHAGE Literary Prizes 2023. In alphabetical order by first names, the works and their authors are as follows: Congratulations to everyone on the list and best wishes in all your … Continue reading
ANNOUNCING THE SEVHAGE-LETICIA NYITSE SHORT STORY PRIZE 2023 SHORTLIST
After critical readings and reviews, we are delighted to unveil an extensive shortlist for the short story component of the SEVHAGE Literary Prizes 2023 named in honour of the writer and scholar, Professor Leticia Mbaiver Nyitse. In alphabetical order by first names, the works and their authors are as follows: The shortlist for other categories … Continue reading