Brunel International African Poetry Prize has released its 2020 shortlist. According to the judges, out of about a thousand entries, six poets have been shortlisted for the prize scheduled to be announced in May. The […]
Amid the hues and cries by some members of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) that the association’s current National Executive Council (NEC) is not legal, in this interview with AWAAL GATA, Chairman, Forum of […]
Many Nigerian writers have taken to social media to vent their ‘unhappiness’ with the presidency over its reaction to Prof. Wole Soyinka’s faulting of the lockdown order of the federal government. President Muhammadu Buhari, on […]
In view of the rampaging covid-19 across the world and Nigeria, the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has postponed its general election until further notice. The election was billed to hold in Markurdi, Benue state […]
AWAAL GATA interviews John Anusie, a critic, poet and writer, on his writing and political dreams. The literati got a glimpse of what you are made of after your review of Maiwada’s “Eye Rhymes”. Why […]
The government of the United States of America has inaugurated a reading and research development centre at Ado Bayero University, Kano. Done in collaboration with Agency for International Development (USAID), it is to ensure teachers […]
AWAAL GATA poses six questions to Billyhadiat Taofeeqoh Adeola, an Ibadan-based teen writer and painter, on her arts and dreams How did you start writing and painting? When I was younger, I was often quiet […]
Prof. Margaret Nonyerem Agu, a linguist, tells AWAAL GATA, how language spurs national development, her relationship with the arts and how she juggles between her professional life and the family front. How did your relationship […]
Ahmed Maiwada, a lawyer, poet and writer, was elected as the National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) last week. Some members of the association are, however, saying that the election was illegal. […]
AWAAL GATA poses eight questions to Mujaheed Ameen Lilo, a 17-year old award-winning writer, on his oeuvres and dreams When did you start writing and how did it begin?I wrote my first poem when I […]
The shortlist for the 2020 LAMBDA Literary Awards have just been announced, and it sees a robust representation of writers from Africa and the Caribbean. Akwaeke Emezi’s Pet is nominated in the LGBTQ Children’s/Young Adult […]
Femi Morgan is a writer, editor, curator and media professional. He is the author of Renegade, Whispers, and threevother books of poetry. His poems have featured in anthologies and online magazines. He is the founder […]
Harry Garuba, internationally acclaimed Nigerian scholar, poet, journalist, editor, anthologist and theorist. A prince of Unemenekhua, Edo State, Harry Oludare Garuba was born in Akure on April 8, 1958. He graduated from the Department of […]
The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the longlist of this year’s International Booker Prize, formerly known as the Man Booker Prize. The prize is worth £50,000. In a statement released by the foundation Thursday, it […]
There is a saying in Tiv language where I hail from that says, when a child messes up, it is the responsibility of the elders to fix up the mess or destruction, for that is […]
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has fixed March 28, 2020 to elect its next national officials. A memo signed by Chairman, Electoral Committee, Prof. Jerry Agada, said the the election will hold in Markudi, […]
In this interview with AWAAL GATA, Tukura John Daniel, who is popularly known as Tee Jay Dan, says he is working towards becoming a billionaire leveraging on the opportunities untapped in Nigeria’s creative industry. The […]
An anthology of poetry in honour of late Professor Pius Adesanmi has been released. The late Nigerian-born Canadian professor, writer, literary critic, satirist and columnist died on March 10, 2019, when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 […]
Curators of Nigerian Prize for Teen Authors have released their 2020 winners. Instituted only for students of secondary students in the country, three winners emerged from each of poetry and prose categories. In poetry category, […]
Book: Apthongs Author: Muhib Aslu Year: 2020 Publishers: AMAB Reviewer: Olu Jocobs Before he was forced to commit suicide in 399 BC for impiety and corrupting the youth, Socrates reminded his accusers that, “The unexamined […]
Two Nigerian female writers have been shortlisted for 2020 US National Magazine Awards for their respective short stories. The writers are Ope Adedeji and ‘Pemi Aguda. While Adedeji was shortlisted for “After the Birds,” which […]
An award-winning American-based Nigerian writer, Helon Habila, has become a publisher as he partners with Parresia to establish Cordite, a crime fiction imprint. Apart from co-owning it, Habila will also be saddled with responsibility of […]
Award-winning author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, will deliver the address at the 2020 University of Pennsylvania Commencement on Monday, May 18. The announcement was made Thursday by Vice President and Secretary of the university, Medha Narvekar. […]
Sheik Umar Dada Paiko, a popular Islamic cleric, is presenting his debut collection of poetry to the public today. AWAAL GATA caught up with him in the thick of organising the event and they took […]
The void of an ideological premise within the current generation appears to have been filled up by the recently published, ambitious work of Umar Abubakar Sidi’sThe Poet of Dust. The collection is a grand statement […]
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