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Submit to Brittle Paper’s Children’s Anthology | Deadline: 9 June 2025

by Tahzeeb Akram

LATEST

Book Lists• Essays May 15, 2025

V.Y. Mudimbe and the Re-invention of Africa: A Reading List

by Michael Oshindoro

Book Excerpts May 15, 2025

Excerpt: Braids & Migraines by Andile Cele

by Jagravi Dave

Opportunities May 14, 2025

Submit to the Malawi Writers Union Short Story Prize | Deadline: May 31, 2025

by Jagravi Dave

News May 14, 2025

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives Returns to the Arcola Theatre, April–May 2025

by Jagravi Dave

News May 14, 2025

University of Georgia Press Launches Series on African Language Literatures in Translation

by Jagravi Dave

Stories and Poems May 14, 2025

Kabibi’s Wondrous Travel Plan | Sabrina Moella | Fiction

by Sabrina Moella

News May 13, 2025

Catalyst Press and Modjaji Books Announce Global Publishing Partnership

by Jagravi Dave

News May 13, 2025

Chicago Rapper Noname Brings Her Radical Book Club to Africa

by Jagravi Dave

NEWS

Book News• News May 12, 2025

Excavation Confirms Griot Stories of Historic West African Kingdom

by Ainehi Edoro

News May 12, 2025

Mozambican Writer Mia Couto Honored with PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature

by Jagravi Dave

News May 09, 2025

Aké Festival Announces 2025 Theme: “Reclaiming Truth”

by Jagravi Dave

News May 08, 2025

Talabi, Okorafor, Samatar, Ifueko, Tsamaase, Naji, and Bacon Shortlisted for 2025 Locus Awards

by Jagravi Dave

News May 08, 2025

African Poetry Book Fund Announces 2025 Evaristo Prize Shortlist

by Jagravi Dave

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems May 12, 2025

Things That Are Still Hers | Favor Ekanem | Fiction

by Favor Ekanem

Fiction• Series• Stories and Poems May 10, 2025

Memoirs of a Lagos Baker: Meet Dayo | Tolulope Popoola | Flash Fiction Series

by Tolulope Popoola

Stories and Poems May 09, 2025

Lagos ’17 | Ore Dada | Poetry

Stories and Poems May 07, 2025

Lemon Trees | Naledi Mashishi | Poetry

by Naledi Mashishi

Stories and Poems May 05, 2025

A Ticket Out | Bello Taiwo Victoria | Fiction

by Bello Taiwo Victoria