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 Best of Caine Award is an honorary accolade recognising the most outstanding winning story from the Prize’s rich 25-year history. This year’s judging panel brings together literary and creative heavyweights: Nobel Laureate Prof. Abdulrazak Gurnah, celebrated Ugandan author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, and acclaimed Ghanaian film producer Tony Tagoe
Tam Fiofori, who hailed from Okrika was born in 1942 and would go on to distinguish himself as a polymath; photographer, writer, journalist, artist manager and raconteur who could hold you spell bound for hours with riveting tales of escapades and encounters around the world.
Helon Habila has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Kaduna Book &…
The Caine Prize for African Writing, a prestigious award for short stories, is now accepting…
“Every departure is a death, every return a rebirth.” This is one of the many…
The Lagos Review was launched, formally, one year ago, on September 1, 2019, even though…
All seems to be quiet on the literary front thanks to world-wide restrictions because of…
It has been almost a month, here, since the shutdown began. It will persist till…
Fleeing violence and political crises in parts of the Middle East as well as poverty…
Toni Kan: State your name for the record Helon Habila: My name is Helon Habila,…
This is an important novel coming at a time when travelling has become a way…