Cart is empty The concept of community and collective action towards social change powered by young people in Africa is utopian because the lack of basic human resources is an impediment to people’s participation and objective reasoning in the fight for social justice. There is an instinctive awareness of survival engraved in the social construct of the African […]
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The African Indie Writers Review (AFIRE) ejournal is happy to announce The 2019 Linda Ikeji Prize for Literature. This is going to be an annual event. The Prize: N1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira) The Need: African Indie-Writers Review (AFIRE) is an e-journal strategically positioned to hold out a hand to new, contemporary and audacious African writers […]
The June 2019 edition of “Writing Life Essentials,” a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submissions calls, and awards, with a focus on opportunities that are at least one of the following: local, free to apply, and/or committed to celebrating and supporting writers from historically marginalized communities. We do the research, so you have […]
COAL’s Founder Patience Andrew will be joining over 150 emerging leaders from 51 countries to shape the future of civic leadership at the Global Pathfinder Summit in Virginia USA from the 20th to 24th May 2019. She will be sharing some thoughts on the need for strong and people-powered democracy for policy development in Education, […]
COALNG is teaming up with ‘Justcreate’ http://juscr8.com.ng/ and TalesAfriktalesafrik.wordpress.com to organize a writing workshop ‘Art of Short Story.’ This combined effort is timely to the need for growth within the literary space in Nigeria. The first edition will be launched on the 18th of May, 2019 at 10am to 4pm at nHub which is also […]
IT IS OPEN MIC GUYS Are you a Poet, storyteller, artist or musician looking for an audience to listen and enjoy your original piece? Custodians of African Literature COAL is creating an expressive and safe space for others to enjoy and critique your work. Come early, register to perform and wait for your turn. Date: […]
The quest for gender parity all over the world is beyond just a campaign, it is a reflection of the inner yearning for societal balance driven by social justice for all. The 2019 International Women’s Day is another time to reflect on what gender equality is or should be, and why it is needed for […]
To celebrate 2019 International Women’s Day, we are delighted to team up with Caprecon Foundation for a mini saga writing contest on the theme ”Balance for Better”⠀ How to Participate: Price:• 10,000 naira cash. Competition is open from 27th February to March 6th 2019. Winner would be announced on the 8th of March 2019. Good […]
Literature has been imperative in society as an active tool of advocacy for civil melioration. Once again, it proves true as COAL founder enlists with the Atlas Corps fellowship program. The social activist, poet, on-air-personality, has shown commitment in using and providing the platform for literary expression towards development and innovation. The very plinth COAL […]
‘‘Writers are shapers of life; they are the wheels controlling what direction our minds travel to and how far the journey goes. They are the gods that determine what creed or rituals befitting for shaping the extent of our realization of truth.’’ History serves as a palpable proof of man’s insatiable desire for wrong doings, […]