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Features
by Emmanuel Esomnofu
The prestigious New England initiative selected the Nigerian writer and former Harvard fellow for his poetry manuscript in progress.
by Ernest Ogunyemi
The novelist—Open Country Mag’s December 2020 cover star—is recognized for her “unflinching, unswerving gaze,” having “charted the development of Zimbabwe from a British colony to an autocratic and troubled free state.”
by Emmanuel Esomnofu
Inspired by his grandfather, At Night All Blood Is Black takes place at the French front. Diop will share the £50,000 with his translator Anna Moschovakis.
by Ernest Ogunyemi
After a key change to the prize rules, three of the five finalists are published by new African literary magazines: Namibia’s first literary magazine Doek!, Kenya’s Lolwe, and Uganda’s Ibua Journal.
Books
by Ernest Ogunyemi
Jeremy T. Karn’s chapbook Miryam Magdalit explores grief and memory in war-time Liberia. Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s Sister looks at guilt, shame, and love in a family dynamic. It “feels like a dream,” Nuhu says.
by Remi Adekoya
“Historically, most mixed black and white kids have felt an affinity with black people, especially in the days when there was more racism and such kids were openly excluded or denigrated by their white family members. I also instinctively felt that affinity, though I wasn’t sure why.”
by Jamal Mahjoub
“Great music transcends all barriers. My father used to say that. The way he told it, a nation is like a band waiting for a conductor to show up. Without a leader to guide them an orchestra is just a flock of lost sheep lacking direction.”
by Ernest Ogunyemi
In his debut collection, the well-read Zambian poet samples artists and fuses forms, resulting in a remarkable conversation of influences, a homage.
Her debut novel, Nervous Conditions, is a modern classic, and after The Book of Not, she concludes Tambu’s story with the Booker Prize-shortlisted This Mournable Body. But the literary and film icon never planned for these to take almost four decades.
by Otosirieze Obi-Young
Events
by Emmanuel Esomnofu
The event, to be moderated by the magazine editor Megan Cummins, will also have Sara Majka and Ada Zhang.
by Narrative Landscape Press
Dr. Olufemi Oluwatayo and Martins Ifijeh will discuss their book, The Morning After: A Guide for Media Reporting and Prevention of Suicide in Nigeria.
by Jacana Media
The South African publisher extends its “Don’t Shut Up” conversations, with six panels on the state of the continent.
Opportunities
by Ernest Ogunyemi
The categories are fiction, poetry, essays, and flash fiction.
by Ernest Ogunyemi
The $2,000 offer is for writers without an MFA.
by Ernest Ogunyemi
It is open to only Black, Indigenous, and writers of colour.
Community
by 20.35 Africa
By creating a space to both nurture and pay emerging voices, 20.35 Africa can continue to stand as a home for robust literary support.
by Emmanuel Esomnofu
The Booker Prize winner appears on the first song off There Is No End, a posthumous album celebrating the late Afrobeat drummer.
by Ernest Ogunyemi
Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie was the first female registrar of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her passing comes eight months after her husband’s.
With Society of Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN), two publishers, Anwuli Ojogwu of Narrative Landscape and Enajite Efemuaye, formerly of Kachifo, are laying foundation for the future.
by Otosirieze Obi-Young
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