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Winners of TASW May Edition

The theme of the May edition was ‘Africa and Religion’. It was and still is a topic which has a lot to be said about, all what with the varying ways with which people view religion in Africa. Well, it has been another great edition, with so many entries, all of them religiously beautiful in […]

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Golden Baobab Prizes for African Children’s Literature

Established in 2008, the Golden Baobab Prize for Children’s Literature is a prestigious annual pan-African award for excellence in African children’s writing. Golden Baobab awards three prizes annually to eligible African writers: the Golden Baobab Prize for Picture Book, the Golden Baobab Prize for Early Chapter Book, and the Golden Baobab Prize for Rising Writers. […]

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Win N500,000 in Prizes in the PREMIUM TIMES Centenary Essay Competition for Nigerians

Premiun Times is inviting interested Nigerians to participate in an essay competition to commemorate the one century existence of the country since its amalgamation. The essay, titled ‘Visioning The Centenary,’ hopes to look at the remarkable journey Nigeria has taken from mere geographic expression of several hundred ethno-nations to a country in one hundred years. […]

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Foot-Prints of 50 Great Nigerians; A review by Tafa Osisiye

‘One man of courage makes a majority.’ – Andrew Jackson I have a problem with Western motivational books; you bring a story of a man who has power twenty four hours a day, whose mental capacity has not been impaired by sleeping and waking to the sound of a running 2.5 KV generator and you […]

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For Days and A Night

For Days and A Night’ is a 54-page short story collection written and self-published by Seun Odukoya, an award-winning author. Designed carefully with art and graphics to enhance the reading experience, the book contains fourteen stories, five skits (yes; SKITS), a poem and a couple of other things not usually found in a book.  It was […]

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I want to learn how to read

by Davynovich Fidel He sat By the road side With a squeezed paper Trying to break head And go through the text Like an old man Struggling to recall What happened the night he was born While the morning was cool With beings marching out from their shanty homes Like ants, to sell the energy […]

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The day we ate beans

by Uchechukwu Obiakor We were at the sitting room when papa arrived with a leather bag that evening. I was first to rush at him to hug him and help him carry his bag. He had promised to buy some snacks on his way home after work, so I had to get hold of the […]

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TASW Update

Having extended the closing date of our call for submissions for our May Issue, it is our pleasure to announce that the call for submissions has closed. There have been so much entries pouring in and once more, TASW’s mail has been filled with beautiful pieces, all singing Africa and her religion. The list of […]

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The African Street Writer’s Mountain Hike (A Special Tribute to Chinua Achebe)

The death of Chinua Achebe has created a great vacuum in the global literary scene. This is one main reason why The African Street Writer, in honour of Chinua Achebe held a mountain hike which was centered on paying tributes to the great literary icon on the 30th of March, in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. […]

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Commonwealth Writers Announces Shortlists for 2013

The Commonwealth Foundation has announced shortlists for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize and Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Part of Commonwealth Writers, the prizes unearth, develop and promote the best new writing from across the Commonwealth, developing literary connections worldwide. The Commonwealth Book Prize is awarded for the best first novel, and the Commonwealth Short Story […]

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Nigeria still believing

by Omorogbe Eseosa Nigeria has come a long way, And I believe that God hears her cry everyday She is a nation filled with glory and beauty A nation rising to her full potentiality She is a nation blessed beyond measure Her seeds in Africa are the most numerous And her response to development, so […]

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Are you not tired?

As my soul stirs to retire to its abode I sight the sun dawdling into the dark Paving the way for the moon to emerge The night’s darkness beckons The sun faded like a shriveled flower The moon gleaming like the lively roses The stars flickering to the fullest My eyes try to obey the […]

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The United States of Africa

by Edel Ochami ‘When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you’ Winston Churchill. I was told that Africa is one of the largest continents in the world… So…why are we so powerless? I was told that Africa had some of the most enlightened people in the world… So…why are we always […]

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