Nigeria Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/nigeria/ International publishing news and opinion Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:27:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Nigeria Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/nigeria/ 32 32 Nigeria Prize for Literature Seeks to Improve the Country’s ‘Book Chain’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/nigeria-prize-for-literature-seeks-to-improve-the-countrys-book-chain/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/nigeria-prize-for-literature-seeks-to-improve-the-countrys-book-chain/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:27:36 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214535 Since its founding in 2004, the Nigeria Prize for Literature has had a significant impact on the publishing process and raised awareness of Nigerian literature around the world.

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]]> https://publishingperspectives.com/2026/01/nigeria-prize-for-literature-seeks-to-improve-the-countrys-book-chain/feed/ 2 Cassava Republic: A $30,000 Nonfiction Prize for Black Women https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/10/cassava-republic-a-30000-nonfiction-prize-for-black-women/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 22:17:15 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=189473 Bibi Bakare-Yusuf's new nonfiction award for Black women writers offers a contract and advance to the author of an unpublished manuscript.

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]]> Nigeria’s Aké Festival Wins First Aficionado Award https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/09/nigerias-ake-arts-book-festival-wins-first-aficionado-award/ Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:14:28 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=187959 A project of the Frankfurt Book Fair and Torino Book Fair, the first Aficionado Award goes to Lola Shoneyin and her Aké Arts and Book Festival

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]]> In England: The Booker Prize Names Its 2023 Longlist https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/08/in-england-the-booker-prize-names-its-2023-longlist/ Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:36:35 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=186454 It's a great day for the Irish, as Ireland's writers claim four of the 13 spots on the Booker Prize for Fiction's newly announced longlist.

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]]> At Torino’s Book Fair in Italy: The Aficionado Award https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/05/at-torinos-international-book-fair-the-aficionado-award/ Thu, 11 May 2023 21:35:03 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=183507 Three inaugural shortlistees are to be honored at Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino in the new Aficionado Award program.

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]]> Nigerian Writer Arinze Ifeakandu Wins Wales’ Dylan Thomas Prize https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/05/wales-dylan-thomas-prize-nigerian-arinze-ifeakandu-its-2023-winner/ Thu, 11 May 2023 19:01:17 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=183509 In the 70th anniversary of Dylan Thomas' death, the Nigerian writer Arinze Ifeakandu wins Swansea University's Dylan Thomas Prize.

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]]> In Wales, Swansea University’s Dylan Thomas Prize: The 2023 Shortlist https://publishingperspectives.com/2023/03/in-wales-swansea-universitys-dylan-thomas-prize-the-2023-shortlist/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:28:48 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=181930 Work from Australia, Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Somalia is on the Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 shortlist.

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]]> In Nigeria: The Global Association of Literary Festivals https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/11/in-nigeria-the-global-association-of-literary-festivals-conference/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:14:37 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=177616 The second conference of the Global Association of Literary Festivals drew 23 festival representatives invited to Lagos for discussions.

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]]> Windham-Campbell’s Michael Kelleher: ‘Not a Book Award’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2022/03/the-windham-campbell-prizes-michael-kelleher-not-a-book-award/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:25:51 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=167689 Ten years after its inception, the Yale-based Windham-Campbell Prizes program is uniquely focused on 'the love of writers and writing.'

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]]> Afshin Molavi at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: ‘West to East’ https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/05/afshin-molavi-at-abu-dhabi-international-book-fair-from-west-to-east-covid19/ Thu, 27 May 2021 13:00:13 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=156087 The Johns Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute fellow speaks with Mina Al-Oraibi about pandemic-era dynamics in the Arab region.

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