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Features, News October 11, 2013

What Were Your Favorite African Writers up to in September?

1. Month of Sorrow September left us all sad and bereaved. Kofi Awoonor died in the Nairobi Mall Shooting. Awoonor was in Nairobi for the Storymoja Hay Festival. He popped by the mall to do a bit of shopping with his son and was gunned down. I feel like a bit of my literary […]

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Features, Lit Scene October 3, 2013

A Super-Fan Mentions 21+ Reasons Why Adichie Is A Super-Novelist

Nigerian blogger, James Eze, writes an essay in which he passionately expresses his love for Adichie and her work. Keyword here is: passionately. I’ve pared down the essay for your enjoyment. What do you guys think? Cute or cloying? #FanInLove *** 1. “No storyteller on the continent in the last ten years has gripped […]

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Features August 14, 2020

Some Exclusive Details on EC Osondu’s New Novel When the Sky is Ready the Stars Will Appear

EC Osondu's New Novel When the Sky is Ready the Stars Will Appear

Nigerian author E C Osondu has a new novel on the way, and we have some exclusive details on the synopsis […]

Features August 14, 2020

Nwando Achebe’s New Book Celebrates Centuries of Female Power in Africa

Nwando Achebe's New Book Celebrates Centuries of Female Power in Africa

A new book by renowned historian Nwando Achebe traces a history of African women in power. Female Monarchs and Merchant […]

Features August 13, 2020

My Memories Are of Flowers | Sodiq Oyekanmi | Poetry

My Memories Are of Flowers _ Sodiq Oyekanmi _ Poetry

to the tome of memories tonight I revisit opening pages of the past like a writer editing a dusty manuscript, […]

Features August 13, 2020

Umbrella | Meredith Chiwenkpe Asuru | Fiction

Umbrella _ Meredith Chiwenkpe Asuru _ Fiction (1)

“Are you coming in or not?” she asked in a seductive tone, three fingers raised slightly above her neck. […]

Features August 12, 2020

Nnedi Okorafor’s LaGuardia Wins 2020 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic

Nnedi Okorafor's LaGuardia Wins 2020 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic (3)

Nigeria’s Nnedi Okorafor is on a roll! Barely two weeks since bagging an Eisner Award, Okarafor wins the coveted Hugo […]

Features August 12, 2020

Ugandan Novelist Jennifer Makumbi on All-Female Short Story Prize Longlist

Jennifer Makumbi on All-Female Short Story Prize Longlist

Celebrated Ugandan author Jennifer Makumbi is on the longlist of the 2020 Edge Hill Short Story Prize for her debut […]