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Blessing Uwisike

Reading Zukiswa Wanner’s Story of Detention: What We Learned

Opportunities November 21, 2025

Afritondo Short Story Prize 2026 Now Open | Submit by December 23, 2025

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News November 20, 2025

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s Debut Novel Birth of Orisha Acquired by Arc Manor

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Book Excerpts November 20, 2025

Excerpt: The Edge of Water by Olufunke Grace Bankole

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Book News November 19, 2025

Wole Talabi’s Award-Winning Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon Now in Paperback

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Interviews November 19, 2025

“Joy is a birthright . . . an entitlement that cannot be stolen”: Dr. Bimbola Akinbola on Disbelonging and Nigerian Diasporic Women’s Art

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News November 19, 2025

Véronique Tadjo Wins Prix Ivoire for Francophone African Literature

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News November 18, 2025

Support Crocodile Dance: An Africanfuturist Animated Feature Reimagining the Mami Wata Origin Story

by Blessing Uwisike