Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
By Prisca Sam-Duru STOCKHOLM — Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson, 76, was honoured “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature,” the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The prize was announced […]
Bamgbelu’s new book addresses issue of racism
Racism, judicial denial and the reminiscence of slave trade were some of the issues that characterised the British judicial system as it negatively affected non Caucasians, domiciled in England. These are based on the judgment of men based on skin colour by the British, all these and many others are the focal point in this book titled: ‘Mediocre Great England’.
2016 Etisalat Prize for Lit… and the winner is!
In addition to originality of voice and literary excellence, our purpose was to also select a work that portrays an African sensibility
Rap Marathon
There is Poetry, and then there is Rapidly Applied Poetry, just known as RAP.
Aminatta Forna bags Officer of the Order of British Empire
Scottish-Sierra Leonian novelist Aminatta Forna made the Queen’s 2017 New Year Honors. She was appointed Officers of the Order of the British Empire award, which means she receives a medal of honor and gets to put the abbreviation “O.B.E.” after her name.
Nigerian authors to construct Writers’ village
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) says plans are on-going to construct “Writers Village’’ at Mpape, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enhance the organisation.
