Brittle Paper – Explore African Literature

“What Does the Poem Say About Nigeria?” A Conversation with the Three Finalists for the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026: Ogaga Ifowodo, James Ngwu Eze, and Tares Oburumu

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

LATEST

Book Excerpts September 10, 2026

Excerpt: To Defy Angels by Sonia Nkera

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

Events September 09, 2026

Macondo Literary Festival 2026, themed “Ink, Sea, Silence,” will take place in Nairobi from September 18–20, 2026

by Blessing Uwisike

Events September 09, 2026

Namwali Serpell, Mahmood Mamdani, and Conceição Evaristo Headline Harlem Stage’s New York Black & African Literature Festival, September 18–20

by Blessing Uwisike

Book Lists September 09, 2026

10 African Books Your Book Club Might Be Sleeping On

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

Events September 09, 2026

Sue Nyathi Headlines the 9th Gaborone Book Festival’s Return, Themed “Storytelling and the Environment”

by Submissions Editor

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

NEWS

Events• News September 08, 2026

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

by Submissions Editor

News September 04, 2026

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

by Blessing Uwisike

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

STORIES & POEMS

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

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