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MARCH WRITER OF THE MONTH: Riley Herbert-Henry

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News March 31, 2025

The 2025 Island Prize Longlist is Out!

by Jagravi Dave

News March 31, 2025

Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel is the March Selection for Jenna Bush Hager’s Book Club

by Submissions Editor

News March 31, 2025

3 African Works Make the Shortlist for the 2024 British Science Fiction Awards

by Jagravi Dave

Stories and Poems March 31, 2025

The Little Things | Sumaiyah Muhammad Salisu | Fiction

by Sumaiyah Muhammad

Opportunities March 28, 2025

Ouida Books is Open for Submissions Across All Imprints!

by Jagravi Dave

News March 28, 2025

Vuyokazi Ngemntu Receives Pan Macmillan South Africa’s 2025 Chris van Wyk Bursary!

by Jagravi Dave

Stories and Poems March 28, 2025

Essays of You | Janoma Omena | Fiction

by Janoma Omena

Book News March 27, 2025

New Collection of Gloria Anzaldúa’s Work Forthcoming from SUNY Press

by Jagravi Dave

NEWS

News March 27, 2025

Noo Saro-Wiwa’s Black Ghosts is the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year!

by Jagravi Dave

News March 26, 2025

U.S. Department of State Terminates Funding for University of Iowa’s Prestigious International Writing Program

by Brittle Paper

News March 26, 2025

Chika Unigwe is a Finalist for the 2025 Townsend Prize for Fiction!

by Jagravi Dave

News March 25, 2025

Ayra Starr and Richard Mofe-Damijo Join Star-Studded of Children of Blood And Bone

by Jagravi Dave

News March 25, 2025

Awele Creative Trust Announces Longlist for 2024 Short Story Award

by Jagravi Dave

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems March 24, 2025

Maybe the Past Can Remain in Present Tense | Muheez Olawale | Fiction

by Muheez Olawale

Stories and Poems March 21, 2025

Garden Variety II | Anthony Ikeh | Poetry

by Anthony Ikeh

Stories and Poems March 19, 2025

Sands of Redemption | Amani Mosi | Fiction

Stories and Poems March 17, 2025

Home Is a Gunpowder Grit Between My Teeth | Ismail Yusuf Olumoh | Poetry

by Ismail Yusuf Olumoh

Stories and Poems March 14, 2025

Tales from My Home | Kehinde Soetan | Fiction

by Kehinde Soetan