Brittle Paper – Page 17 – Explore African Literature

News • Opportunities

Submit to Brittle Paper’s Horror Anthology | Deadline: 31 May 2026

by Tahzeeb Akram

LATEST

Stories and Poems June 10, 2026

Where Do Black Writers Find Their Happy Place? | Itoro Bassey | Essay

by Itoro Bassey

Opportunities June 10, 2026

Nigeria’s Inaugural Pius Oleghe Poetry and Literary Awards Opens Submissions | Two Prizes of ₦1,000,000 Each | Submit by June 24

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 10, 2026

“I Am Fine and in Excellent Spirits”: The Literary World Rallies Around Okey Ndibe After DSS Detention at Lagos Airport

by SUBMISSIONS EDITOR

News June 09, 2026

Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s Blessings Is Nominated for the Netherlands’ Best Book for Young Adults 2026

by SUBMISSIONS EDITOR

News June 09, 2026

Cameroonian Author Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi’s Woman of the Lake Is Coming This Summer

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 09, 2026

Pictures and Recap: The African Book Festival Berlin 2026

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 08, 2026

“I See it as Affirmation”: Petina Gappah on Winning the 2026 Flora Nwapa Literary Society Award

by Blessing Uwisike

Opportunities June 08, 2026

Cassava Republic Press Is Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions for Literary Fiction and Speculative Fiction | Submit by June 30

by Blessing Uwisike

NEWS

News June 04, 2026

Nnedi Okorafor Wins Two 2026 Locus Awards; Somto Ihezue Also Takes Home a Win for his Novelette

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 02, 2026

Nathacha Appanah’s La Nuit au Cœur Sets a Record in Prix Goncourt History as Mauritius Becomes the 25th Choix Goncourt

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 02, 2026

Amazwi South African Museum of Literature is Dedicated Entirely to Literature, You Should Check It Out

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 01, 2026

M.H. Ayinde, Eugen Bacon, C.L. Hellisen, and Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke Earn Six Nominations Across the 2026 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists

by Blessing Uwisike

News June 01, 2026

Nigerian-Canadian Poet Jide Salawu Earns Double Shortlist Nod from the League of Canadian Poets for Debut Collection Contraband Bodies

by Submissions Editor

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems June 08, 2026

Abhi | Khadijah Umar Ragada | Poetry

by Khadijah Umar Ragada

Series• Stories and Poems June 07, 2026

On the Road to Banjul | Orake Akpet | Nigeria

by Tahzeeb Akram

Series• Stories and Poems June 06, 2026

Mercy in Manchester: Diasporic Diaries | Mercy Eni | Entry 6

Stories and Poems June 05, 2026

I Keep Writing Love Even When the World Is at War | Salmah Oiza Salam | Creative Non-Fiction

by Salmah Oiza Salam

Series• Stories and Poems June 04, 2026

Senegal: The Place That Looked Like Home | Basira Rabiu Idris | Nigeria

by Basira Rabiu Idris & LOATAD