Happy New Month aka Happy Abebi Afro Nonfiction 2025 Award season!
We’re officially open for submissions!
We’re inviting submissions asking writers to ‘witness’. So excited for this year’s edition!
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This is what hell looks like — being forced to pack your entire life into bags, piling it on a car, & running again & again. Constant displacement, no rest, no home, no safety — only to realize you’re running with nowhere left to run...
This is what hell looks like — being forced to pack your entire life into bags, piling it on a car, & running again & again. Constant displacement, no rest, no home, no safety — only to realize you’re running with nowhere left to run...
We want your story! The 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize has begun 📚
Citizens of Commonwealth countries aged over 18 can enter. Stories should be between 2,000–5,000 words and must be unpublished fiction. Entry is free, and you can write on any theme.
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I met Emeka @aganzeregg at Ake Fest last year. Brilliant mind. Warm soul. The kind of person who makes you fall in love with books and writing all over again.
Today, he risks losing his eyesight. And with it, his dreams.
I met Emeka @aganzeregg at Ake Fest last year. Brilliant mind. Warm soul. The kind of person who makes you fall in love with books and writing all over again.
Today, he risks losing his eyesight. And with it, his dreams. https://t.co/mqt1LWmpIR
Why: He needs to read, write and go about his life.
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We have half a million in 2 days! Let's keep going.
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URGENT: Help a Colleague Save His Sight
- Who: Emeka Moses, writer.
- What: Needs ₦4.8M for emergency eye surgery to prevent permanent blindness.
- When: Surgery has to happen by end of September.
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