A while back, I was among those selected from across Africa to participate in a writing program, organized by Centre for African Cultural Excellence (CACE), dubbed Writivism. For somebody with one hundred or so badly written teenage poems lying forgotten in diaries and collecting dust and numerous futile childish attempts at writing short stories long […]
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Where Do I Stuff These Memories? | By Ukamaka Olisakwe | Port Harcourt Book Festival | A Journal
In early February of this year, many weeks after the first draft of my screenplay was accepted for production, I received the email from Hay Festival informing me that I have been selected as one of the best 39 under 40 authors from Africa South of the Sahara and Diaspora. I sat, stunned. For hours, […]
The Puzzling Business of Self-Invention — Review of Chela’s Caine Prize Story by Ainehi Edoro
Here is the last of the Caine Prize story reviews. It’s been pretty amazing featuring reviews—of the shortlisted story—written by bloggers and writers of note in the African literary community: Orem Ochiel’s review of Oduor’s “My Father’s Head” , Richard Ali’s review of Diane Awerbuck’s “Phosphorescence” , Aaron Bady’s review of Billy Kahora’s story , Kola Tubosun’s review of Tendai Huchu’s “Intervention” […]
Prosaic and Uninspiring — A Review of Huchu’s Caine Prize Story By Kola Tubosun
Still keeping our promise to bring you reviews of all five stories shortlisted for the Caine Prize. So far, we’ve featured Orem Ochiel’s review of Oduor’s “My Father’s Head.” Richard Ali’s review of Diane Awerbuck’s “Phosphorescence” Aaron Bady’s review of Billy Kahora’s story This week, it’s the Nigerian writer and editor, Kola Tubosun, reviewing Tendai Huchu’s […]
Of Dead or Headless Fathers — Review of Okwiri Oduors Caine Prize Story by Orem Ochiel
Still keeping our promise to bring you reviews of all five stories shortlisted for the Caine Prize. Last week, we featured Richard Ali’s review of Diane Awerbuck’s “Phosphorescence” and the week before Aaron Bady’s review of Billy Kahora’s story. This week, it’s the Kenyan writer, Orem Ochiel, reviewing Okwiri Oduor’s “My Father’s Head.” Oduor’s story was originally […]
Here’s What’s Cool About All Five Caine Prize Stories
Name: Okwiri Oduor Nationality: Kenyan Published Work: Dream Chaser (a novella) Interesting Fact: She’s a Nairobi gal through and through. She’s working on her debut novel and teaches creative writing at her Nairobi alma mater. Caine Prize Story: “My Father’s Head” is about a woman who tries to draw a picture of her dead […]
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