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Features, Lit Scene, News December 5, 2019

The 2019 Brittle Paper Award for Fiction: Meet The 5 Finalists

The 5 Shortlists for The 2019 Brittle Paper Awards were announced in November. Begun in 2017 to mark our seventh anniversary, the Awards aim to recognize the finest, original pieces of writing by Africans published online. READ: The 2017 Brittle Paper Award for Fiction: Meet the Nominees READ: The 2018 Brittle Paper Award for Fiction: Meet the […]

The 2019 Brittle Paper Awards: Announcing The 5 Shortlists

We are excited to announce The 5 Shortlists for the 2019 Brittle Paper Awards. Launched in 2017 to mark our seventh anniversary, the annual Awards aim to recognize the finest, original pieces of literary writing by Africans published online — writing that has prompted, enhanced, or defined conversations. The $1,100 cash prize is split across five categories: The […]

Edited by Chris Abani, “Lagos Noir” Anthology Features Nnedi Okorafor, Igoni Barrett, Chika Unigwe, E.C. Osondu

Award-winning novelist and poet Chris Abani is editing a 224-page anthology called Lagos Noir. Set to published by Akashic Books in June 2018 as part of their Akashic Noir Series which focuses on specific cities or neighbourhoods within cities, Lagos Noir features new fiction by Nnedi Okorafor, E.C. Osondu, Jude Dibia, Chika Unigwe, A. Igoni Barrett, and […]

Interview | Pemi Aguda | Winner of the 2015 Writivism Short Story Competition

A few weeks ago, Pemi Aguda was shortlisted for the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize, which resulted in her being invited to the Writivism Festival. The trip to Uganda quickly turned into a celebration when she came out the winner of the prize, thanks to her darkly humorous urban tale titled “Caterer, Caterer.” [Read HERE] We are […]

Thank You to the Folks at Writivism!

I’m so incredibly honored to have served as a judge for the 2015 Writivism Short Story Competition. Working with fellow judges—Chika Unigwe, Rachel Zadok, Mukoma wa Ngugi, and Tendai Huchu—was a joy. They were all always so fair, gracious, and perceptive in their appraisal of every story. The review process was straightforward. After a series of […]