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Twitter acquires editorial newsletter tool Revue, makes pro features free

Posted by Kingsley Alaribe
|Date: January 26, 2021
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Twitter acquires editorial newsletter tool Revue, makes pro features free

Microblogging platform Twitter is commonly used by people to stay up to date with the latest trends and o ...

Microblogging platform Twitter is commonly used by people to stay up to date with the latest trends and ongoing events in the world. Embracing this role, the social media giant has acquired the profes ...

January 26, 2021
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Book Review: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Posted by Mayowa Oladeji
|Date: October 31, 2018
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Book Review: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater is a debut novel by rising author, Akwaeke Emezi, who channelled the spirit of her predecessor ...

Freshwater is a debut novel by rising author, Akwaeke Emezi, who channelled the spirit of her predecessor, Ben Okri in this very thrilling book. The book is about a young Nigerian woman, Ada, who has ...

October 31, 2018
| by Mayowa Oladeji

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The Significance of Experience in Life

Posted by Mayowa Oladeji
|Date: October 06, 2018
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The Significance of Experience in Life

Every creative man must have in mind that his experience is the greatest resource for his work. In writin ...

Every creative man must have in mind that his experience is the greatest resource for his work. In writing especially, the experience is what makes the book. The evidence that accumulated experience b ...

October 06, 2018
| by Mayowa Oladeji

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4 ways to make your writing better

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: April 29, 2017
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4 ways to make your writing better

No matter how many times you do it, there's something undeniably difficult about writing. You're creating ...

No matter how many times you do it, there's something undeniably difficult about writing. You're creating something from nothing--and you add on that the pressure to make something new and unique. Whe ...

April 29, 2017
| by Lilian Osigwe

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KEN SARO-WIWA PRIZE FOR BOOK REVIEW 2016 – call for entries

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: October 31, 2016
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KEN SARO-WIWA PRIZE FOR BOOK REVIEW 2016 – call for entries

In continuation of a legacy project that the Committee for Relevant Art, CORA, promoters of the annual La ...

In continuation of a legacy project that the Committee for Relevant Art, CORA, promoters of the annual Lagos Book & Art Festival , LABAF, launched last year, we hereby call for submission of entri ...

October 31, 2016
| by Lilian Osigwe

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Experts explain why writing makes us smarter

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: October 16, 2016
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Experts explain why writing makes us smarter

Through our technology dependence, from smartphones to laptops, we seem to have a keyboard attached to ou ...

Through our technology dependence, from smartphones to laptops, we seem to have a keyboard attached to our fingertips at all times. Have you thought about the last time you wrote something by hand? Re ...

October 16, 2016
| by Lilian Osigwe

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What every emerging writer should know about writing

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: September 17, 2016
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What every emerging writer should know about writing

“Here it comes, my masterpiece, my Sistine Chapel, my Old Man And The Sea. Aaand it’s gone.” -Me, sitting ...

“Here it comes, my masterpiece, my Sistine Chapel, my Old Man And The Sea. Aaand it’s gone.” -Me, sitting at my laptop writing, every day. Writing is difficult. If I could encapsulate writing I would ...

September 17, 2016
| by Lilian Osigwe

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Does writing cure or cause depression? – Anon

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: September 10, 2016
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Does writing cure or cause depression? – Anon

In which an anonymous Nigerian writer ponders the possible therapeutic benefit or otherwise of writing … ...

In which an anonymous Nigerian writer ponders the possible therapeutic benefit or otherwise of writing … Laptop is where it is named for – on a cushioned plank balanced on my lap – for medical reason ...

September 10, 2016
| by Lilian Osigwe

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19 books librarians say will change your life

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: May 15, 2016
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19 books librarians say will change your life

Who better to take book advice from than a librarian? In a recent blog post, the librarians of the New Yo ...

Who better to take book advice from than a librarian? In a recent blog post, the librarians of the New York Public Library revealed the books they're most thankful for. The NYPL team rounded up the 19 ...

May 15, 2016
| by Lilian Osigwe

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Brunel University African Poetry Prize announces joint winners

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: May 11, 2016
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Brunel University African Poetry Prize announces joint winners

In its fourth year, the Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a major poetry prize of £3000 aimed at ...

In its fourth year, the Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a major poetry prize of £3000 aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. The prize is sponsored by Bru ...

May 11, 2016
| by Lilian Osigwe

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