Brittle Paper – Page 828 – Explore African Literature

Events • News

Introducing the Inaugural Brittle Paper Literary Festival! | Date: August 29, 2026

by Blessing Uwisike

LATEST

Book Feature August 26, 2026

Ethiopian-Born Computer Scientist Timnit Gebru’s Debut Book, Deep Unlearning, Is Now Available for Preorder

by Blessing Uwisike

Opportunities August 26, 2026

Witsprouts Opens Nominations for Second Storytelling Prize worth ₦500,000 | Deadline September 30

by Submissions Editor

Opportunities August 26, 2026

Abebi AfroNonfiction Foundation Launches Inaugural Continental Fellowship for African Women Writers | Closes September 12

by Blessing Uwisike

Stories and Poems August 26, 2026

The Cafe Owner | Salem Matenga | Fiction

by Salem Matenga

Events• News• Opportunities August 25, 2026

Submit to The Brittle Paper Flash Fiction Competition | Deadline: 28 August 2026

by Tahzeeb Akram

Book Lists August 25, 2026

7 African Books Coming Out This September You Need on Your TBR List

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

Interviews August 25, 2026

“I am genuinely thrilled that I get to be a part of this world.” Tahzeeb Akram on Shaping the Craft of African Writers

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

News August 25, 2026

Nnedi Okorafor’s Death of the Author Shortlisted for Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award

by Blessing Uwisike

NEWS

News August 24, 2026

Alain Mabanckou Joins the Celebration as Angélique Kidjo Makes History on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

by Blessing Uwisike

News August 20, 2026

Inside Immaculata Abba’s Restful, an Anthology for the Weary Nigerian Heart + An Excerpt from Stella Inabo’s “The Passport Photo of Stephen Aduku”

by Blessing Uwisike

News August 20, 2026

Masakhane Names 26 Grantees for LINGUA Africa, Its Push to Put African Languages at the Center of AI

by Blessing Uwisike

News August 19, 2026

Chika Unigwe’s O. Henry Prize-Winning Story “Miracle in Lagos Traffic” Comes to Life on Selected Shorts

by Blessing Uwisike

News August 19, 2026

Seun Kuti’s Love for Pan-African Spaces Brings Him to the Fight to Save 1 Million Black Books

by Submissions Editor

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems August 24, 2026

Blind Luck | Nana T. Baffour-Awuah | Poetry

by Nana T. Baffour-Awuah

Stories and Poems August 21, 2026

Other Confessions | Nadera Awiti | Fiction

by Nadera Awiti

Stories and Poems August 19, 2026

Immigrant Prayer Against Romance | Albrin Junior | Poetry

by Albrin Junior

Stories and Poems August 17, 2026

Makwerekwere Abahambe! | Black Edward | Fiction

by Black Edward

Stories and Poems August 14, 2026

The African Dream | Uchanma Kama | Poetry

by Uchanma Kama