WORKSHOP IN LAGOS – WRITING STORIES THAT WORK

Writers’ Studio is organising a workshop for fiction and non-fiction writers on 29th to 31st of August 2013,featuring top Nigerian writers ToniKan and Igoni Barrett. Taking placeat Litcaf, 1st Floor, ECentre. Commercial Avenue, Yaba, the Writers’ Studio Workshop aims to encourage writers tohone their skills with the guidance of seasoned writers in the country. Toni Kanand A. Igonni Barrett who are both award-winners will be joinedby Afi Ogosi of Perresia Publishers and Ayodele Morroco-Clarke of Critical Literature Review. For more details about the Writers’ Workshop Series, please call 08034766250 and 08079774009. Or visit them at www.writersstudionig eria.blogspot.com.

BOOK PRODUCTION, WRITING, ARTS JOUNALISM ART PUBLISHING TECHNIQUES WORKSHOP

Society of Young Nigerian Writers

In collaboration with

Zamani Akaraka Writers and Artists Movement

Presents

“Book productions, writing, arts journalism and publishing techniques workshop”

Avail yourself to know about:
- Book Publishing
- Book Marketing
- Book Promotion/Distribution
- Copyright & Piracy
- Arts/Literary Journalism
- Facts about Book Royalty
- Writing Techniques

Side Attractions: Free Registration, free workshop kit, Certificate of Participation, Automatic Membership into Zamani Akaraka Writers and Artists Movement, Light Refreshment, Postal exhibition of World famous Authors.

Date: Sept. 28/09/13

Venue: Amphi Theatre, University of Ibadan, main gate (the former house of the Nobel Laureate – Prof. Wole Soyinka) Ebrohime Road, U.Y., Ibadan

Time: 12:00PM Prompt

To Participate: text your name, age, phone number, gender, location, state and where you heard about this workshop to 08072673852 or 08142693764
Wole Adedoyin
Organizer

2014 COMMONWEALTH PRIZE FOR SHORT STORY

Commonwealth Writers has re-focused its prizes to concentrate only on the Short Story. It will no longer offer the Commonwealth BookPrize. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is part of Commonwealth Writers, the cultural initiative from the Commonwealth Foundation. Commonwealth Writers develops the craft of individual writers and builds communities of emerging voices which can influence the decision-making processes affecting their lives. The Prize aims to identify talented writers who will go on to inspire their local communities. The 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize will be chaired by Ellah Allfrey, Deputy Chair of the Council of the Caine Prize and previously Deputy Editor of Granta and Senior Editor at Jonathan Cape, Random House. The Short Story Prize enables writers to enter from countries where there is little or no publishing industry. Authors writing in languages other than Englishare also able to enter stories translated into English. The Prize unearths and promotes the best new writing from across the Commonwealth, developing literary connections worldwide. The Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2000-5000 words). Regionalwinners of the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize will receive £2,500 andthe Overall Winner will receive £5,000. Translators will receive additional prize money. The 2014 Short Story Prize will open for entry on 1 October 2013 and close on 30 November 2013. Entry is via the online application form at www.commonwealthwriters.or g. The judges, who reflect the five regions of the Commonwealth, will be announced on 1 October. Download entry rules as a PDF: 2014CSSP_EligibiltyEntryrules .pdf Opening date 1 October 2013 Closing date Entries must be submitted via the online entry form by Saturday 30 November 2013(12 noon GMT) For more information, visit: The Commonwealth Prize

DEAR WRITERS

Africa writers is an african/nigeria online bulletine poised to bring to you the latest contest news,job listings,calls for submission amongst others. We shall update this bulletine with the latest at any point so to post your listing,calls or contest, send an email to us at writerstab@gmail.com

CORDITE BOOKS CALL FOR SUBMISSION

Cordite Books, an imprint of Lagos, Nigeria based Parrésia Publishers Ltd, is calling on African writers of quality Crime Fiction to submit manuscripts. The winning manuscript will be published by Cordite Books and will receive a US$1,000 prize. Edited by award winning author, Helon Habila,Cordite intends to tap into a growing market for spy and crime fiction in Africa. Submissions are welcome from published or unpublished authors; submission must be in the crime fiction genre; by an African author; set at least partly in Africa and be between sixty to eighty thousand words in length. Winners will be selected by the Editor. In addition to a publishing contract, the winning manuscript will get a cash prize of $1,000 [covering an advance on royalties]. Two runners-up will get cash prizes. Submissions are open from August 7th, 2013 and will close on November 30th, 2013. The winning manuscript will be published mid 2014 and will be available all across Africa. Submissions should be uploaded using the submissions manager on the Cordite Books website only. Please read the SubmissionsGuidelines. Parrésia’s Managing Editor, Azafi Omoluabi, said, “Cordite is meant to bring anAfrican sensibility to the crime and spy fiction genre made famous by such writersas Ian Fleming, Arthur ConanDoyle, Le Carre, Agatha Christie, James Hadley Chaseand Chesterton. Readers want their own local heroes, their own James Bonds and Sherlock Holmes, and why not, since espionage and crime happen in Africa just as anywhere else?” Information on the imprint and this call can be found at the Cordite Books Website. http://corditebooks.com/call-for-submissions/

BLACK LETTER MEDIA CALLS FOR SUBMISSION

It is said that ‘Until the lion learns to speak, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter’. Our vision, therefore, is to give voice tothe lion by publishing storiesthat challenge, move, excite,inspire and enthrall readers. Africans have been telling stories around the fire sincethe beginning of time. Africa is rich with legends, mythological creatures, folklores that tell of magical, paranormal, supernatural, mystical, otherworldly adventures. These stories have carried culture, traditions and principles from generation to generation. These stories have taught us our history and served to educate us. And some of these stories were just purely entertaining. Stories about Anansi the spider, Mamlambo, ghosts, tokoloshi’s, vampires, Nethathe, soul eaters, witches, zombies, jinns and eloko. Reality and fantasy blurred. Heroes took on mythical monsters. Heroines protected entire nations. Andthese were our stories, told in our own way by our own storytellers. Do you have a story to tell? A magical, fantastical, mystical story with supernatural, paranormal creatures from the past, or the future, or a parallel time? A story that can be classified as speculative fiction, fantasy, magic realism, supernatural or folkloric? Black Letter Media wants to read your manuscript. Black Letter Media is looking for stories that tap into the magic and otherworldliness of Africa, the otherworldliness of our folklore; magical, fantastical and historical or futuristic in nature. These stories must tap into our varied cultures, be inspired by, recreate or be original stories that fit into the speculative fiction genre. This is an Africa-wide call for unpublished novel lengthmanuscripts. . Deadline: 15 December 2013 . Word-count: 40,000 to 120,000 . Manuscript must be in the speculative fiction genre (sci-fi, fantasy, magic realism, folkloric). . Manuscript must be previous unpublished in any language or territory. . Manuscript must not be submitted at the same time toanother publisher. . This call is for Africa-based, African writers only. . Submit manuscripts in English Formatting Guidelines 1. Send manuscripts in a Word doc (or docx). 2. Your name, address and contact information must be on the first page (cover page). 3. Times New Roman or Courier New, 12pt, double space lines. 4. Begin each new chapter ona new page. 5. DO NOT add anything in the header or footer, leave the header and footer blank. Send all manuscripts to story@bl ackletterm.com For questions and queries send an email to info@bl ackletterm.com Sebushi Motshwanedi (PR and Communications Officer) 071 999 6840 sebushi@bl ackletterm.com