In February, we published Selves: An Afro Anthology of Creative Nonfiction. Curated by young Nigerian writer Basit Jamiu and introduced by Brittle Paper deputy editor Otosirieze Obi-Young, the anthology collects creative nonfiction and essays from writers across the continent. We recently republished one of the pieces: Mapule Mohulatsi’s “The Nervous Conditions of the Mother Tongue.” […]
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Engaging the World Through Poetry | In Conversation: Chielozona Eze and Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike
Poetry is my effort to dialogue with a part of me that questions the sanity of the world. — Chielozona Eze *** Chielozona Eze is a professor of English and African literature at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. He has had his writing published online and in print journals. He was shortlisted for the inaugural […]
Literature Isn’t Always Popular Culture | Interview with Tade Ipadeola | By Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún
Mr. Tádé Ìpàdéọlá is a barrister at law, writer, and poet. His latest poetry volume, The Sahara Testaments, won the 2013 Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored by the NLNG. It was the last time, until last week Monday, that the poetry prize was awarded. In 2009, he won the Delphic Laurel in Poetry for his […]
Almost All Books Inspire Me to Write | A Conversation with Sarah Ládípọ̀ Manyika | By Kọ́lá Túbọ̀ṣún
Sarah Ládípọ̀ Manyika is a Nigerian writer of note, with essays, academic papers, reviews, short stories, two well-received novels to her name: In Dependence (Legend Press, 2008; Cassava Republic, 2009) and Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun (Cassava Republic, 2017). The former is currently on the JAMB syllabus across Nigeria while […]
Africa In Dialogue’s Visually Appealing First Issue Is Out
Africa in Dialogue‘s hotly anticipated first issue just dropped, and it is a visually appealing one. The colourful 55-page release collects eleven revealing interviews of writers, filmmakers and artists conducted by writers, filmmakers and artists. DOWNLOAD: Africa in Dialogue – First Issue Guest-edited by Saraba co-founder and author of The Sound of Things to Come, […]
Jennifer Makumbi Talks Homosexuality, Idi Amin and Islam in Uganda, and Why Feminism Is Still Incomplete
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi recently had a banging interview with The Los Angeles Review of Books. Her novel Kintu, which won the Kwani? Manuscript Project Award in 2014 and was longlisted for the 2016 Etisalat Prize, has drawn praise. Publishers Weekly called it “A masterpiece of cultural memory…elegantly poised on the crossroads of tradition and modernity.” Library Journal describes it as “Reminiscent […]
On Gender-Fluidity | Interview with Munachim Amah, Winner of the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize
Weeks ago, we announced that Africa in Dialogue published an e-book of interviews with the eight writers shortlisted for the 2017 Writivism Short Story Prize and the 2017 Kofi Addo Nonfiction Prize. The interviews were conducted by the Website’s editor, Gaamangwe Joy Mogami. We are republishing a few of them. Download: Africa in Dialogue Interviews with Writivism Prizes […]
Q & A with Odafe Atogun, Author of Taduno’s Song | By Kelechi Njoku
Odafe Atogun’s debut novel, Taduno’s Song, follows a rebel musician who returns home from exile to find that no one recognizes him any longer. Loosely informed by the life of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, the book has been described as Kafkaesque. Booker Prize winner Marlon James has called it “a colossal epic disguised as a small […]
I hold a doctorate in English from Duke University and recently joined the Marquette University English faculty as an Assistant Professor. I love teaching African fiction and contemporary British novels. Brittle Paper is the virtual space/station where I play and experiment with ideas on how to reinvent African fiction and literary culture.
