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Africanfuturism in Wisconsin High School Classrooms: Notes from Nnedi Okorafor’s Great World Texts Visit

by Ainehi Edoro

LATEST

Book Lists June 25, 2026

15 African Queer Books That Have Shaped a Literary Movement | Brittle Paper’s June Reading List

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

News June 25, 2026

Safia Elhillo, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, and Stephanie Wambugu Named 2027–2028 Civitella Ranieri Writing Fellows

by Submissions Editor

Book News June 24, 2026

On Close Examination Is Gloria Chinyere Okwu’s Unflinching Memoir of Survival | Now Available for Preorder

by Blessing Uwisike

Opportunities June 24, 2026

midnight & indigo Is Open for Submissions | Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, and Personal Essays by Black Women | Submit by June 30

by Submissions Editor

News June 24, 2026

“This Is Not Just About Us”: Dr. Ivara Esege Writes His Own Account of the Inquest Euracare Has Tried Five Times to Stop

by SUBMISSIONS EDITOR

Interviews June 24, 2026

“I felt fulfilled and giddy while writing their love story” Kulthum Asha on Crafting Heart Analytics

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

Essays June 24, 2026

Is There a Place for Female Rage in African Literature?

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

Stories and Poems June 24, 2026

Transit | Wole Oguntola | Poetry

by Wole Oguntola

NEWS

News June 23, 2026

The Polygamist’s Netflix Success Signals a New Era for African Literary Adaptations

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 23, 2026

Ozoz Sokoh’s Chop Chop Wins Big Twice Over: Nautilus Gold in May, James Beard’s Emerging Voice in June

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 22, 2026

Oyinkan Braithwaite, Tochi Onyebuchi, Wole Talabi, and More African Writers Make the 2026 Ignyte Awards Finalists

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 22, 2026

‘Read, and Read Some More’: Ellah Wakatama on What She’s Really Looking for as Chair of the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 22, 2026

Salma El-Wardany Writes on Why the Girl’s Trip Is Non-Negotiable in Sororal’s Baggage Claim Newsletter

by Blessing Uwisike

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems June 22, 2026

Aunties, Acrylic, and Other Boundaries | Oluwatobi Adeboyeku | Fiction

by Oluwatobi Adeboyeku

Stories and Poems June 19, 2026

Speed | Tamanda Kanjaye | Fiction

by Tamanda Kanjaye

Stories and Poems June 17, 2026

I Did Not Consent to This | Naomi Umeh | Fiction

Stories and Poems June 15, 2026

My Name Is a Crime Scene | Black Edward | Creative Non-Fiction

by Black Edward

Stories and Poems June 12, 2026

Plea | Ayiyi Joel | Poetry