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Speak Up: One Year after the Controversy by Oyindamola Shoola | Ebook Launch

by Tahzeeb Akram

LATEST

Stories and Poems November 29, 2023

The Bliss and Peril of Newlyweds: How living close to a newlywed altered my view on marriage | Udochi Mbalewe | Creative Non-Fiction

by Udochi Mbalewe

News November 29, 2023

Adunni Makes a Comeback in Abi Daré’s 2024 Novel | Check Out the Mesmerizing Cover!

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News• Opportunities November 29, 2023

Submit to Deep Vellum’s Literary Translation Anthology | Deadline: Jan 5

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News November 28, 2023

Eloghosa Osunde Wins The Museum of the African Diaspora’s 2023 African Literary Award

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News November 28, 2023

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s Story Collection About a Fictive Nigerian Town Adapted to Film

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News November 28, 2023

The 4 Winners of the 2023 Miles Morland Writing Scholarships are Out!

by Submissions Editor

News November 27, 2023

Check Out the Stunning Photos from the Caine Prize Award Ceremony 2023

by Kuhelika Ghosh

Stories and Poems November 27, 2023

8 Reasons Why I’m Not Black Enough, Apparently | Kawira Koome | Creative Non-Fiction

by Kawira Koome

NEWS

News November 27, 2023

Nigerian Publisher Okada Books is Closing its Doors Forever after 10 Years

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News November 24, 2023

Lagos International Poetry Festival 2023 was a Huge Success | PHOTOS

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News November 23, 2023

Apply to Be a Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison | Seeking Specialization in Art History of Africa and the Diaspora

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News November 22, 2023

Liberian Author Robtel Neajai Pailey Wins the 2023 Pius Adesanmi Award

by Kuhelika Ghosh

News November 22, 2023

Ibua Journal Just Came Out with a Stunning Climate Change Anthology Raging Waters

by Kuhelika Ghosh

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems November 24, 2023

The Grandparents | Musu Bangura | Fiction

by Musu Bangura

Stories and Poems November 20, 2023

Call of Thunder | Olayioye Paul Bamidele | Poetry

by Olayioye Paul Bamidele

Essays• Stories and Poems November 15, 2023

Ode to the Dough: Bread, a Nigerian’s Darling, and its Economic Symbolism | Foyin Ejilola | Essay

by Foyin Ejilola

Stories and Poems November 10, 2023

Fruit | Chinaza James-Ibe | Fiction

by Chinaza James-Ibe

Stories and Poems November 08, 2023

Is Rain Water in Palestine? | Mukoma Wa Ngugi | Poetry

by Mukoma Wa Ngugi