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African Horror: An Anthology | Available Now

by Tahzeeb Akram

LATEST

Events July 29, 2026

Enugu Gets Its Turn as Dike Chukwumerije’s “The Naija Spirit Campaign” Rolls Through the South East

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 29, 2026

Toheeb Jimoh and Dujonna Gift Lead BBC’s Screen Adaptation of Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 29, 2026

Miracle Uzoigwe and Goodness Aremu Adejare Win Inaugural Pius Oleghe Poetry and Literary Awards, Take Home ₦1,000,000 Each

by Blessing Uwisike

Stories and Poems July 29, 2026

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

by Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed

News July 28, 2026

Fiston Mwanza Mujila Becomes First African Writer to Win Austria’s Erich Fried Prize, Worth €15,000

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 28, 2026

Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature Marks 10th Anniversary with Wins for Salim Hussein Ng’anzi and Ali Hilal Ali totaling $10,000

by Blessing Uwisike

Events July 27, 2026

Gaborone Book Festival Names Dr. Kirk Sides Co-Curator for Its 9th Edition, Save the Date: August 20–22

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 27, 2026

NLNG Announces 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature Longlist: Adedayo Agarau, Tanure Ojaide, Ogaga Ifowodo, Theresa Lola & More Contend for $100,000 Poetry Prize

by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh

NEWS

News July 23, 2026

Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFest) Announces the Inaugural Cohort of Its Craft and Development Lab

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 22, 2026

Ten Years of Recognizing Kiswahili Literature: The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature Announces Its 2025 Shortlist

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 21, 2026

Olufunke Grace Bankole Wins the 2026 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for The Edge of Water

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 21, 2026

Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Regina King and More: The First Images from Children of Blood and Bone Have Arrived

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 21, 2026

PEN America’s President Dinaw Mengestu Resigns Over Article on Jewish and Israeli Writers

by BRITTLE PAPER STAFF

STORIES & POEMS

Stories and Poems July 27, 2026

God Forbid | Somtoo Celestine Ezioha | Fiction

by Somtoo Celestine Ezioha

Stories and Poems July 24, 2026

Bruised Ones | Faatima Kabir | Fiction

by Faatima Kabir

Stories and Poems July 22, 2026

What the Fallen Seed Knows | Bill Nwonwu | Poetry

Essays• Stories and Poems July 22, 2026

The Forest Inside: On Forest Imaginaries and the Domestic Interior | Salmah Oiza Salam | Essay

by Salmah Oiza Salam

Essays• Stories and Poems July 17, 2026

The Weight of Small Successes | Emmanuel O. Afolabi | Essay

by Emmanuel O. Afolabi