From Unknown

to Celebrated.

We work to shine the spotlight

on awesome creatives.

LEARN ABOUT US

Read African Prose, Essays, Poetry, and Interviews.

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HOW WE SERVE YOU.

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Prize-winning Contests

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Inspiring Stories

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Mentorship and Support

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Events

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Recent award winners

This category captures recent winners of our previous contest.s.

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Enit'ayanfe Akinsanya | An Extinct Language.

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Desmond Udeh | The Big Canoe.

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Eniola Dada | The Voice.

EDITOR’S COMMENTS.

  • A person standing in a snowy canyon illuminated by a flashlight, with a starry night sky and towering snow-covered rock formations on either side.

    A call for assistance.

    Since its inception, the AprilCentaur Network has attained funding alone from our founder’s hands. However, we believe it takes more than one hand to build a nation, and invite you to join us in our mission. Aid us, and you would have helped one writer and filmmaker’s dream come true.

  • Multiple hands reaching toward each other, forming a circular shape, black and white photograph.

    Trust our drive.

    Contest winners are not left hanging. We pick six promising writers from each yearly shortlist to work together on a joint anthology, which they all benefit from through contracted pay and earned royalties. This is to fulfill our commitment to celebrating worthy names.

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    For all creatives.

    Our focus rests not solely on writers. We are working behind the scenes with filmmakers and have a line of projects almost ready to grace your screens. However, we are lacking in funding. We need your help to cater to more creative minds and give them a home to earn from and grow in.

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    Our vision is possible.

    Our project involves animators, comic illustrators, podcast hosts, artists and a plethora of creatives. To create a positive mark in the mindsets of Africans, we must bombard our kin with quality information, in order to solidify the backbone needed for a promising future.

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Our Social Channels.

Hear inspiring discussions from our social media channels.

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