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Eleven Poetry Collections Make Longlist for $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature

The race for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature has entered a new phase with the unveiling of an 11-title longlist in the poetry category, selected from 223 entries submitted by poets within and outside Nigeria. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the prize, Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, who described […]