I'm here! 😊

Finally, we have a fresh addition to the Omenka Collective. We were moved by the submissions we received; they were beyond our expectations. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Unfortunately the longlist of 8 writers was trimmed down to three. Welcome them!

This is beautiful ❤️

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Congratulations for new members of the Oménka Collective. May your songs soar within us.

Today in History: June 2, 2016. Mrs. Chioma Bridget Agbahime, aged 74, was beheaded in kofar wambai market in Kano. Her head hoisted on a stick and taken on a victory parade afterwards. Her crime was that she told a Muslim not to perform ablution in front of her shop. A thread

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📢 Meet the 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Shortlist! First up: Dacious Kasoka (Dacious Kasoka) for "When You Died", published in our latest issue. 📖 Read his poem: ubwali.com/when-you-died 🗣️ Interview via CREATIVE WRITING NEWS: creativewritingnews.com/dacious-kasoka…

New month, new poem. Got a little piece here in the inaugural issue of The MAAR Review. Grateful to the editors.

Whether your focus is on intimate interpersonal struggles or sweeping societal issues, this masterclass will teach you how to structure your drama to maintain pacing, balance dialogue and action, and use subtext to add layers of meaning. academy.lolwe.org/class/writing-…

I have more than a handful of writers, but these writers have been there during my budding years: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Lesley Nneka Arimmah Akwaeke Emezi Chigozie Obioma Romeo Oriogun (for poetry)

Books actually. Half of a Yellow Sun, The Death of Vivek Oji, and God's Children are a Little Broken Things.

June started with a bang!🥳 Proud to share that I have been selected as a 2025 fellow of The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors. Many thanks to the judges and administrators for this opportunity to continue working on my novel-in-progress!

Congratulations, Rigwell. This is brilliant.

Pastors and Priests have one; the mind of the congregation.

I don't always have an ending in mind.

The five writers who influenced my writing are; 1. Chinua Achebe 2. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 3. Chimeka Garricks 4. Elnathan John 5. Helon Habila

Please, Nollywood, if you want to include very intimate scenes involving queer characters, do it properly, objectively, and with enough credibility. What's with these swift kissing scenes executed without substance and energy?