
British Council to Host Art Frenzy in Lagos
The British Council is set to transform its Ikoyi space into a hive of artistic energy on Saturday, 31st January 2026, when the much-anticipated Art Frenzy event takes place under
Arts and culture is life if you are not making it. They are making you through a fusion of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary interpretations, unveiling the intricate tapestry of global cultures. From visual arts that paint vivid stories on canvases to timeless writings weaponized like scissors to trim your mind to fit the writer’s perceptions in literature, our Arts & Culture section is a sanctuary for people of black heritage seeking inspiration and cultural enrichment.

The British Council is set to transform its Ikoyi space into a hive of artistic energy on Saturday, 31st January 2026, when the much-anticipated Art Frenzy event takes place under

The Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. 2026 Fellowships include full tuition & lodging to our Summer Writers’ Conference on Martha’s Vineyard, and we’d love to support your authors and

Get ready to move, shine, and win big in the Agama Dance Challenge! We’re calling all dancers, creators, and vibe-masters to show us your most creative, energetic, and original Agama-inspired

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Covert Talent Development Programme 2025-26 until Monday, 15 December 2025 at 9am. Our popular programme will

Sundress Publications is pleased to announce that we are now open for submissions for our annual poetry broadside contest. The contest will be open for submission between September 1st to

The Lagos music scene is set to come alive this October as Make Music Lagos hosts its much-anticipated Album Listening Party, powered by British Council Nigeria. More than just another

The 2026 edition of the Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize for quality, independently published books (fiction, poetry, and creative/narrative non-fiction) by African authors is open for submissions. About the Prize.

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize—administered and funded by the Commonwealth Foundation—is one of the world’s most prestigious awards for unpublished short fiction. Open annually, it welcomes entries from across the

London is a city crowded with voices, a place where countless words float about, colliding, competing, and often lost in the noise. For Hannah Stanislaus, poet and cultural organiser, the

The Waltham Forest Poetry Competition invites you to send us poems on the theme of WEATHER (or you can also send poems on the theme of WHETHER). Send us up