Brittle Paper – Page 19 – Explore African Literature

“What Does the Poem Say About Nigeria?” A Conversation with the Three Finalists for the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature 2026: Ogaga Ifowodo, James Ngwu Eze, and Tares Oburumu

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

LATEST

Events September 11, 2026

PHOTOS: Inside Kampala Writes LitFest 2026: AI, Decoloniality, and the Fight Over Who Gets to Define African Stories

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 11, 2026

British-Nigerian Screenwriter Thara Popoola Wins the £1,000 Modern Stories: It Must Be Love 2026 Prize

by Blessing Uwisike

Features September 11, 2026

25 Years Since 9/11, Mauritanian Author Mohamedou Ould Slahi Reflect on His Detention

by Blessing Uwisike

Opportunities September 11, 2026

Finding Thabo Launches 2026 Video Competition for South African ECD Practitioners | Entries close on September 30

by Blessing Uwisike

Stories and Poems September 11, 2026

May It Not Be Us | Miracle Ididi | Fiction

by Miracle Ididi

Events• News September 10, 2026

WATCH: A Look Back at Brittle Paper’s Inaugural Literary Festival

by Blessing Uwisike

Book Lists September 10, 2026

Life, Unscripted: Seven African Nonfiction Books Worth Reading

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

News September 10, 2026

Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún Is Making a Documentary on Onitsha Market Literature, Titled Life Turns Man Up and Down

by Submissions Editor

NEWS

News September 08, 2026

Two Nigerian Poets, Tolu Oloruntoba and Othuke Umukoro, Shortlisted for the 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry

by Blessing Uwisike

Events• News September 08, 2026

The Inaugural Brittle Paper Literary Festival Was a Homecoming for the Writers We’ve Watched Grow

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 04, 2026

2026 Caine Prize for African Writing Shortlist: Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt, and Zimbabwe Represented

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 03, 2026

Modjaji Books Brings Together 19 Poets from Across Southern Africa to Release Gathered Seams

by Blessing Uwisike

News September 03, 2026

Five Filmmakers Move Forward for the Inaugural $20,000 Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts

by Blessing Uwisike

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems September 09, 2026

VE-GE-TA-BLE | Mohamed Zefzaf | Creative Non-Fiction

by Mohamed Zefzaf

Essays• Stories and Poems September 08, 2026

The Case of the Missing Whodunit | Temitope Usman | Essay

by Temitope Usman

Stories and Poems September 07, 2026

The Uncounted | John Ekam | Fiction

Stories and Poems September 04, 2026

The Women Who Buried Hope | Dammy Ojikutu | Fiction

by Dammy Ojikutu

Stories and Poems September 02, 2026

Hunt | Aeesha Abdullahi Alhaji | Poetry

by Aeesha Abdullahi Alhaji