Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship 2020 for Africans
Applications are open for the Miles Morland Foundation (MMF) Writing Scholarship 2020. The Miles Morland Foundation’s main aim is to support entities in Africa which enable Africans to get their voices heard. It is particularly interested in supporting African Writing and African Literature.
A Love Poem from Valentine Okolo
Valentine Okolo, whose poetry echoes the voices of the silenced and oppressed, also speaks of love in its purest form. His poem “Storm” may be interpreted as a strong love poem, a voice of a man speaking of the freedom he sees in his woman. It can also be seen as a gender equality poem that gives women the room to be whatever they choose to be. Read and see for yourself. The poem is from his book: I Will Be Silent.
Let Love Rule ReMIX Competition
Let Love Rule ReMIX competition, a collective initiative core goal is to inspire future music legends to create new contents.
German government provides Frankfurter Buchmesse with 4 million euros.
German Minister of State and Culture Commissioner Monika Grütters is supporting the Frankfurter Buchmesse with 4 million euros from the country’s NEUSTART KULTUR stimulus package. The aim of the funding is to enable as many exhibitors from Germany and abroad as possible to take part in Frankfurter Buchmesse (14–18 October 2020) during the ongoing corona pandemic. In addition, funds are being made available to expand digital formats that will allow publishers to present their products and participate in the book fair.
Who is Valentine Okolo?
Poet, Valentine Okolo, is no stranger to the literary arts and the entertainment world. A consumate artist, he has thrilled audiences, though, behind the scenes with some of his creative inputs . And it’s our hope that he will continue to thrill us with his creative mind many years from now, both from behind the curtain, and in the spotlight.
SprinNG Women Authors Prize Open Call.
The SprinNG Women Authors Prize is simply looking female Nigerian authors who have published excellent books that deserve to be promoted and supported.
Alubarika.
Alubarika is a self-soul lifting song taking into consideration that life comes with various challenges. For some, Life is beautiful whereas for some like DryGin, Life is a No Retreat No Surrender.
Holy Water.
…Holy Water is his descriptive phrase for consecrated love as he chorus “I wantu give you love / Love wey burst your brain / I wantu do you right / Give you everything have got / Shawty would you like to be my Cinderella / Baby I dey beg you o / Pour me holy water” to his mistress…
EIBF goes online for 2020.
“The Edinburgh International Book Festival is a crucial part of the literary year for Scottish and British writers and publishers, and we felt strongly that we needed to showcase the very best writing and ideas despite not being able to come together in Charlotte Square Gardens in Edinburgh this August.”
5 Productivity Tools Your Business Needs Right Now
Maintaining a high level of productivity is very essential for your business as this has a great impact on your business growth and revenue. This means that you need all the help you can get in achieving this.
As it is very likely that you would be collaborating with team members whether physically or remotely, you will need to employ tools that allow for effectiveness.
Call for applications: COVID-19 fund for African artists
The African Culture Fund (ACF) is calling on African artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for its Solidarity Fund.
LIRS extends annual returns filing deadline to June 30 2020.
Annual returns for individuals (both employees and self-employed persons) that were initially due on May 31st, 2020 can now be filed any time on or before the 30th of June, 2020.
AU,AFRIMA mark Africa Day with StrongerTogether Solidarity Concert
The Africa Day #StrongerTogether Solidarity Concert is aimed at inspiring action with key messages on the prevention, protection and response measures to contain CoronaVirus. The Concert will leverage the power of music and the crucial role of African artists in advocating for the curb of COVID-19 on the continent as well as galvanize solidarity for financial and in-kin contributions to the Africa COVID-19 Response Fund.
MasterCard Co–Partner with Berlinale Talents for “Collectives” 2020
In 2020, Berlinale Talents is going collective: the six-day summit (February 22 to 27) looks at proven and experimental community models in four creative fields: “Cinema”, “Film Set”, “Company” and “Society”. Collectives…
Timi Dakolo, Mike Ezuruonye and others win The Entrepreneur Africa Awards 2019.
Timi Dakolo, Mike Ezuruonye, Seyi Tinubu, Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative have been awarded with The Entrepreneur Africa Award in the Music Business, Movie Business, Business Person and N.G.O....
European Film Market offers an additional business platform for producers and film commissioners.
There is one interesting thing that Auckland, Barcelona, Bavaria, Cracow, Finnish Lapland, Jordan, Lisbon, Lviv, New York, Oslo, Rwanda, Sardinia, Scotland, Split-Dalmatia, Valparaíso, Vladivostok, the Western Cape and Zurich and…
Frankfurter Buchmesse launches global campaign “Create Your Revolution” to celebrate culture as a driver of innovation
This year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2019) is putting culture back at the center of global discussion. Together with the United Nations and Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers &…
The GRAMMY Recording Academy appoints Aramide as a Board of Governor for the Washington, D.C. Chapter.
Afro-Soul Queen, Aramide has been appointed as a member of the Board of Governor for the Washington, D.C. Chapter of The Recording Academy (the GRAMMYs®) in the United States. The singer who has been…
Applications are open for the 2019 Frankfurter Buchmesse fellowship and grant programmes
International networking and knowledge sharing are the focus of the Frankfurter Buchmesse (16-20 October 2019) fellowship and grant programmes. Applications are now open for three international programmes: the Frankfurt Fellowship,...
37 Seconds and Talking About Trees win Berlinale 2019 Panorama Audience Awards
The public has cast its votes: the 21st Panorama Audience Awards go to 37 Seconds for best fiction film and Talking About Trees for best documentary. The awards are presented by the Berlinale Panorama section in collaboration...
Yvonne Chaka Chaka unveil as AFRIMA 2018 Business Summit Moderator.
Renowned South African music superstar, Yvonne Chaka Chaka; Ugandan music activist and parliamentarian, Bobi Wine; Internationally acclaimed video and audio disk jockey, DJ Van; Nigerian music executive, Kenny Ogungbe; Ghanaian...
Copyright Clearance Center partners with Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018.
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, has once again partnered with Frankfurter Buchmesse (10-14 October 2018). This year at the fair, CCC...
105 applicants from 42 countries selected for Frankfurt Fellowship Programme.
The Frankfurt Fellowship Programme of Frankfurter Buchmesse is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The programme was created on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Frankfurter Buchmesse in 1998...
70th Frankfurt Buchmesse, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to deliver keynote speech.
The 70th Frankfurter Buchmesse (10-14 October 2018) will feature the internationally renowned writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the keynote speaker during the prestigious Opening Press Conference on Tuesday, 9 October....
Heritage Bank reality TV Show Lagos Audition, 1000 Entrepreneurs in attendance.
The Lagos audition of the Heritage Bank Plc’s foremost entrepreneurial reality TV show, popularly called The Next Titan, was held with no fewer than 1,000 contestants in attendance. The enthusiastic...
Facebook and Afrinolly partners for creators training in Nigeria.
Social Media giant, Facebook and Africa's movie hub, Afrinolly are partnering together to empower Nigerian creatives. This specially curated programme aims to train thousands of young creative entrepreneurs – from...
Finnovation South Africa 2018, accelerate digital innovations. The Writer’s Lens™
Finnovation South Africa 2018 opened today at the Radisson Blu Gautrain, Johannesburg, where more than 200 international Fintech experts, African digital pioneers, investors, policymakers, entrepreneurs and leading bankers gathered to...
Afrofusion Reggae Dancehall Nite with Covenant Child, The Journey so far…
The yearning for conscious and decent lyrical content especially from performing entertainers, most importantly new reggae breeds mostly dancehall reggae artiste, welcomes a symbiotic musical relationship spread out amongst these...
Writing a winning Business Plan
Excerpt of Godwin Ihemenwa's interview with late Chris Okocha about Enterpreneurs and the need of having a Business Plan. Enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLpww3sItKk
Do you know the girl in my College?
Reader’s Consent.This is to inform reader’s that this article re-published online was used in the book – Silver Lining by Godwin 3ple-i (http://bookstore.authorhouse.com/Products/SKU-000602511/Silver-Lining.aspx) with written permission form the author. Thank...