While a few of the stories either rely too heavily on melodrama for momentum, or race towards tidy, but highly improbable resolutions, the inherent talent of their authors cannot be denied and these missteps can be chalked up to the eagerness of inexperience, after all, this is the first literary outing for many of them.
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The Ambassador of Denmark to Nigeria, Jens Ole Bach Hansen, praised Abana’s work for its ability to build bridges not only between Denmark and Nigeria, but between Europe and Africa. In a similar vein, Abdulkareem Baba Aminu, COO of Spine and Label Bookshop and former news editor at Daily Trust, lauded the enduring appeal of Season of Crimson Blossoms and encouraged Northern Nigerian creatives to follow both Abana and Ibrahim’s examples
A new collection of short stories, Moonbeam, edited by seasoned journalist and writer Anote Ajeluorou,…
This year’s Nigeria Prize for Literature (NPL) has unveiled a longlist of 11 exceptional writers,…
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), in partnership with NLNG, is set to host the…
Emerging writers from Northern Nigeria are being invited to apply for a unique opportunity to…
A consortium of some of Nigeria’s foremost culture journalists has joined forces to curate an…
Nigerian writer and journalist Abubakar Adam Ibrahim has clinched a coveted spot on the longlist…
In the beginning, Ajoke suddenly wakes up and thoughts of an impending journey to a…
The sophomore novel of Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, the author of the 2016 Nigeria Prize for…
Quramo Publishing Limited (Organisers of the Quramo Festival of Words, QFest) has announced the longlist…
Quramo Publishing has announced the third edition of the Quramo Festival of Words (QFest 2021),…