It is: I. Twenty-three writer-people googling each other before they arrive for ten days of reading and writing at a beautiful waterside hotel in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. II. Emails of short stories, of creative non-fiction pieces, of links to Wikipedia pages. III. Reading. IV. An excellent reception from Okey Adichie — the man with the warmest smile; making Kenechi […]
Tag Archives: Mazi Nwonwu
Family Meeting | by Mazi Nwonwu | African Sci-fi
4: 35 pm, June 1 2089, Abuja, Capital city of the Union of West African States “And that was how I discovered I have a fifteen year old son,” I said, forcing my eyes to rest on the ‘M’ shaped wrinkle line on the forehead of the grey mustached man reclining on the alligator […]
That’s Love! | Lagos Literary Community Troop Out to Raise Funds for Binyavanga’s Treatment
Last saturday gave us a whole new set of reasons to love Lagos and its amazing literary community. When the news came a few days ago that Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina had suffered a stroke, [read here if you missed it], Lola Shoneyin, Victor Ehikhamenor, Toni Kan, and others swung into action and launched the […]
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