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Brittle Paper Flash Fiction Competition Winners!

by Tahzeeb Akram

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Stories and Poems September 09, 2026

VE-GE-TA-BLE | Mohamed Zefzaf | Creative Non-Fiction

by Mohamed Zefzaf

News September 08, 2026

Two Nigerian Poets, Tolu Oloruntoba and Othuke Umukoro, Shortlisted for the 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry

by Blessing Uwisike

Events September 08, 2026

“History Is Handmade”: Ayesha Harruna Attah and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Among the Lineup for the 2026 Doek Literary Festival, September 30–October 3

by Submissions Editor

Events• News September 08, 2026

The Inaugural Brittle Paper Literary Festival Was a Homecoming for the Writers We’ve Watched Grow

by Submissions Editor

Essays• Stories and Poems September 08, 2026

The Case of the Missing Whodunit | Temitope Usman | Essay

by Temitope Usman

Stories and Poems September 07, 2026

The Uncounted | John Ekam | Fiction

News September 04, 2026

2026 Caine Prize for African Writing Shortlist: Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt, and Zimbabwe Represented

by Blessing Uwisike

Events September 04, 2026

Black British Book Festival Returns October 4 with Nick Makoha, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, and More African Voices at the Barbican

by Blessing Uwisike

NEWS

News September 03, 2026

Modjaji Books Brings Together 19 Poets from Across Southern Africa to Release Gathered Seams

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 03, 2026

Five Filmmakers Move Forward for the Inaugural $20,000 Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 02, 2026

PHOTOS: Bolu Babalola’s Real-Life Love Story Gets the Vogue Treatment!

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 02, 2026

Zimbabwean Author Blessing Musariri Stands as the Only African Finalist for the $50,000 2026 Kirkus Prize

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 02, 2026

American University in Cairo Press Announces Shortlist for the $5,000 Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2026

by Blessing Uwisike

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems September 04, 2026

The Women Who Buried Hope | Dammy Ojikutu | Fiction

by Dammy Ojikutu

Stories and Poems September 02, 2026

Hunt | Aeesha Abdullahi Alhaji | Poetry

by Aeesha Abdullahi Alhaji

Stories and Poems August 31, 2026

Mirror Mirror, Who Is the Ugliest of Them All? | Precious Nzeakor | Fiction

by Precious Nzeakor

Stories and Poems August 28, 2026

What Fossil and My Father Taught Me | Christy Ogbenjuwa | Fiction

by Christy Ogbenjuwa

Stories and Poems August 26, 2026

The Cafe Owner | Salem Matenga | Fiction

by Salem Matenga