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

by Ainehi Edoro

LATEST

Opportunities July 01, 2026

Electric Literature Is Launching Its First-Ever Emerging Writers Contest | $1,000 Prize, Publication, and a Residency | Enter by July 15

by Blessing Uwisike

Stories and Poems July 01, 2026

The Beyond | Zakaria Bychlifen | Fiction

by Zakaria Bychlifen

Events June 30, 2026

“Nation-Building Is Also the Work of Artists”: Prof. Siphiwo Mahala Opens the 52nd National Arts Festival in Makhanda

by Blessing Uwisike

Book News June 30, 2026

Nigerian Writer Onyeka Nwelue Says He’s Landed an ¥85 Million Japan Book Deal for Tokyo Spies

by Submissions Editor

Interviews June 29, 2026

“Africa Is the Talent. It Has Always Been Here”: Othuke Ominiabohs on Building Masobe Books and the Future of African Publishing

by SUBMISSIONS EDITOR

Stories and Poems June 29, 2026

The Tray of Brotherhood | Ibrahim Hassan Hassan | Poetry

by Ibrahim Hassan Hassan

Events June 28, 2026

The Swamp Dwellers, A Wole Soyinka Play Not Seen in the UK Since 1975 Returns to the Stage, in Sheffield

by Submissions Editor

News June 26, 2026

Commonwealth Short Story Prize Clears Regional Winners of AI Use Following Month-Long Review

by Blessing Uwisike

NEWS

News June 25, 2026

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

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

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

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems June 26, 2026

Room 40, Block A | Adewande Oreshade | Fiction

by Adewande Oreshade

Stories and Poems June 24, 2026

Transit | Wole Oguntola | Poetry

by Wole Oguntola

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