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Features, Lit Scene, News, Stories and Poems February 12, 2018

African Literary Digest: 79 Notable Pieces of 2017

It isn’t that time of the year when we look back on what happened in it—that time is December, and this is February. But a delay in releasing this list seemed inevitable for a year that, on several levels, saw our literary culture expand. Organisations took groundbreaking steps: in March, Jalada Africa held a 12-city, […]

Opportunity for Poets | Submit to “20.35 Africa: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry,” Guest-Edited by Safia Elhillo and Gbenga Adesina

A new anthology aiming to curate the most remarkable voices on the poetry scene is here. 20.35 Africa: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry will be guest-edited by Sudan’s Safia Elhillo, co-winner of the 2015 Brunel International African Poetry Prize and author of the 2016 Sillerman First Book Prize-winning The January Children, and Nigeria’s Gbenga Adesina, […]

Event: Brunel Prize Winner Gbenga Adesina in Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Tyehimba Jess

Gbenga Adesina, winner of the 2016 Brunel International African Poetry Prize, will be in conversation with Tyehimba Jess, Professor of English at College of Staten Island and author of Olio, which received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and with R.A. Villanueva, author of Reliquaria, which won the 2015 Prairie Schooner Book Prize. The event is organised by Pete’s Big […]

Binyavanga Wainaina, Chigozie Obioma, Hawa J Golakai, Megan Ross: 15 Writers and Editors Tell Us What They Are Reading for Christmas

For the Christmas season, we asked 15 writers and editors to tell us what they would be reading. Binyavanga Wainaina, Chigozie Obioma, Hawa Jande Golakai, Gaamangwe Joy Mogami, Megan Ross, Gbenga Adesina, Efemia Chela, Nancy Adimora, Leila Chatti, Koleka Putuma, TJ Benson, Sibongile Fisher, Linda Musita, Yalie Kamara, and Chibuihe Obi. Their lists are towering […]

The 2017 Brittle Paper Literary Awards: The Winners

The Brittle Paper Literary Awards is our way of recognizing the finest, original pieces of literature by Africans available online for free. We announced it to mark our seventh anniversary. Its five categories—Fiction ($200), Poetry ($200), Creative Nonfiction/Memoir ($200), Essays/Think Pieces ($200), and the Anniversary Award ($300) for writing published by us—reflect our efforts to […]

Expound Magazine Releases Its 11th Issue

Expound magazine has released its Issue No 11. The magazine, known for its visually arresting covers, chose this time to flip cover image upside down. There are short stories: Yejide Kilanko’s “Chasing Butterflies,” Matt Weatherbee’s “No,” Tolu Daniels’ “The Unkindness of Ravens,” Richard Krause’s “Another Zoo Story.” There is poetry: Ejiofor Ugwu’s “Christmas Party or […]

The Brittle Paper Award for Poetry: Meet the Nominees

To mark our seventh anniversary on August 1, 2017, we announced the inaugural Brittle Paper Literary Awards, to recognize the finest, original pieces of African writing published online. The awards come in five categories: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Essays/Think Pieces, and the Anniversary Award for works published on our blog. The winners in the fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and essays/think […]

Announcing The Inaugural Brittle Paper Awards: The Five Shortlists

August 1, 2017 was Brittle Paper‘s seventh anniversary. In celebration of this milestone, we are launching the Brittle Paper Literary Awards, to recognize the finest, original pieces of African writing published online. The awards come in five categories: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Essays/Think Pieces, and the Anniversary Award for works published on our blog. The winners in the fiction, […]