BookArtArea, the educational initiative of Angels and Muse, the popular artists’ co-working space in Lagos, is calling for applications to its free creative writing masterclass. To be taught by Teju Cole, Emmanuel Iduma and Ayobami Adebayo, the masterclass will take place at Angels and Muse, over five days, from 5 August to 9 August, and […]
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Nigerian Writers Remember the Biafran War
Every May 30, Nigerians remember the Biafran War, the 30-month conflict between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the secessionist state of Biafra, which lasted from 1967 to 1970 and left millions of mostly Igbo and then Eastern Nigerian origin dead—not only from the fighting but also from the blockade-induced starvation. Also referred to as […]
A Place is Illuminated in and by Absence | Emmanuel Iduma & Kọlá Túbọ̀sún in Conversation
Emmanuel Iduma is the author of two books, Farad/A Sound of Things to Come (2012) and A Stranger’s Pose (2018). He is also the co-founder of Saraba Magazine, and a teacher at the MFA Art Writing Program, School of Visual Arts, New York City. I caught up with him over several weeks to discuss his […]
Here Comes a Stranger, the Short Film Adaptation of Emmanuel Iduma’s Travelogue A Stranger’s Pose, Is a Visual Poem | WATCH
Emmanuel Iduma’s travelogue A Stranger’s Pose, recently longlisted for the 2019 Ondaatje Prize, has been made into a short film. Adapted by The Villah Collective, an Afrocultural filmmaking group, and produced by Seun Aladese, Gugu Gaea, Noel Michaels, Marcus Williams, and Iduma, the film, titled Here Comes a Stranger, features the actors Jean-Pierre Cherestal and […]
Aminatta Forna and Emmanuel Iduma Longlisted for the 2019 Ondaatje Prize
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has announced the longlist for the 2019 Ondaatje Prize, and on it are Aminatta Forna, for her fourth novel and fifth book Happiness, and Emmanuel Iduma, for his second book and first collection of essays A Stranger’s Pose. Named after Christopher Ondaatje, the annual £10,000 Ondaatje Prize, which incorporates the Winifred Holtby Memorial […]
Photos from Goethe-Institut’s Launch of Saraba & Bakwa Magazines’ Nonfiction Anthology, Limbe to Lagos
Limbe to Lagos: Nonfiction from Cameroon and Nigeria, the anthology collaboration by the Nigeria-based Saraba and the Cameroon-based Bakwa, was recently launched in Lagos. The anthology, edited by Bakwa founding editor Dzekashu MacViban and Saraba founding editors Dami Ajayi and Emmanuel Iduma, is a product of the Literary Exchange Project launched with the support of the Goethe-Instituts in Cameroon […]
Saraba & Bakwa Magazines’ Limbe to Lagos Anthology Features New Nonfiction from Cameroon and Nigeria | How to Buy the Book
In 2017, Goethe-Institut, Saraba and Bakwa announced a Cameroon-Nigeria literary exchange program. The result of the program, “the fruit of a series of workshops and mentorships,” is an anthology by the two magazines: Limbe to Lagos: Nonfiction from Cameroon and Nigeria. Edited by Bakwa founding editor Dzekashu MacViban and Saraba founding editors Dami Ajayi and Emmanuel Iduma, the collection features […]
Saraba at 10: A Guide to the Magazine’s 30 Issues, Poetry Chapbooks, and Supplements
As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, Saraba Magazine recently made all of its back issues available. This comprises 30 releases: 22 main issues, five individual poetry chapbook releases, and three special supplement issues. Here are descriptions of each release from Saraba‘s website. Issue 1: Family Our inaugural issue. Guest-edited by Jumoke Verissimo, the Family issue […]
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