YEAR: 2010 On another Christmas day, I stay smiling, the harmattan allowing us to wear our suits for once. It was shocking to start receiving messages on the 24th. Wasn’t expecting anything of such, with Facebook, the likes and all. I thought that like birthdays, all messages would be parcelled to my inbox or dropped … Continue reading »
Posted in December 2011 …
ANA PRIZES FOR CHILDREN’S STORIES
ANA/ATIKU ABUBAKAR PRIZE for children’s literature with eight entrie; already published children’s books. The physical quality of the published titles is also commendable. Together, there were (24) Twenty Four titles in all the categories of four. The categories are as follows: ANA/FUNTIME for children’s fiction with six entries. ANA/MAZARIYYA PRIZE for teen authors (poetry) with … Continue reading »
ANA AWARDS 2011 (as released…)
1. ANA/NDDC Flora Nwapa Prize for Women’s Writing (N100,000) iii. Our Wife Forever by Julie Okoh ii. Heart Trick by Joan Oji i. Twilight at Terracotta Indigo by Umari Ayim (Award winner) The text is an intriguing tale of love and betrayals among well-to-do society people situated in a Lagos milieu. Well composed and highly … Continue reading »
