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Events August 07, 2026

Dua Lipa to Host Sudanese-Canadian Poet Mustafa for a Night of Poetry at London Literature Festival

by Blessing Uwisike

News August 07, 2026

Chigozie Obioma’s Producer Debut Call of My Life Closes In on ₦1 Billion, Becomes Nollywood’s Highest-Grossing Film of 2026

by Blessing Uwisike

News August 07, 2026

Zimbabwean Playwright Petina Gappah Reflects on Yellow Dog Dingo’s Premiere, Calls It a Moment That “United People Across the Spectrum”

by Blessing Uwisike

Stories and Poems August 07, 2026

No. 32 Ene Ndem | Anthonia Okokon | Fiction

by Anthonia Okokon

Events August 06, 2026

Book Dash Turns 25: Johannesburg to Host Milestone Storybook-Making Event on September 19

by Blessing Uwisike

Book News August 06, 2026

“It’s a Bit Mad”: Algerian-Irish Writer Djamel White on His Booker Prize 2026 Longlisting for Debut Novel All Them Dogs

by Blessing Uwisike

Events August 05, 2026

Nigerian-born British poet Inua Ellams’ Once Upon a Time in Sokoto Begins UK Tour This September, Cast Announced

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Opportunities August 05, 2026

Nero New Writers Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions: £3,000, an MA Scholarship, and a Literary Agent Meeting Up for Grabs | Submit by September 11, 2026

by Blessing Uwisike

NEWS

News August 04, 2026

Fatima Bala Launches “The Lies We Tell,” Her Third Book, With Sold-Out Events in Abuja and Lagos

by Blessing Uwisike

News August 03, 2026

Nigerian Singer Tems Becomes First Woman to Executive Produce a Soundtrack at This Scale, Curates Music for Children of Blood and Bone

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 31, 2026

Trailer Watch: Paramount Pictures Releases First Look at Children of Blood and Bone

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News July 31, 2026

Kenyan Scholar Christopher Ouma Named New Host of Duke’s Acclaimed “Left of Black” Series

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 30, 2026

Akwaeke Emezi Weighs In on the Beyoncé-Scored Children of Blood and Bone Trailer

by Blessing Uwisike

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems August 05, 2026

Liturgy of the Borderline | Joseph Ikhenoba | Poetry

by Joseph Ikhenoba

Stories and Poems August 03, 2026

Landfill | Uyiosa Ogieva | Fiction

by Uyiosa Ogieva

Stories and Poems July 31, 2026

Love, and Mutton Pilau | Aziz Durrani | Fiction

by Aziz Durrani

Stories and Poems July 29, 2026

The Ancient Profession of Being a Cat | Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed | Fiction

by Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed

Stories and Poems July 27, 2026

God Forbid | Somtoo Celestine Ezioha | Fiction

by Somtoo Celestine Ezioha