Nigerian writer TJ Benson is also a photographer. On Instagram, he sells his photographs—a striking collection in which his subjects are given a second life. TJ Benson’s short story, “Tea,” was first runner-up for the 2016 Short Story Day Africa Prize and was shortlisted for the Brittle Paper Award for Fiction. TJ Benson’s early photography […]
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African Literature on Instagram Vol. 2 | Chris Abani on Literature and the Writing Life
We are posting another edition of “African Literature on Instagram”— by popular demand! It’s such a fun post to curate because we get to tell the story of contemporary African fiction through images. [Click HERE if you missed the first edition] This week, Chris Abani is very much on our minds. His writings are great, but […]
Four African Novelists to Follow on Instagram
African novelists are hip to changing trends. We saw how Teju Cole conquered Twitter. Lately, I’ve been hearing about the wonderful things Lauren Beukes is doing with DC Comics. And if you’ve not head about Adichie’s fashion collaboration with Vogue UK, you’re clearly living under a rock. So it’s no surprise that, for some African […]
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