December 26, 2020

December 26, 2020

BBC Radio 4 audio documentary explores the impact of place on writers out of Nsukka, from the Civil War generation to the present-day.

December 26, 2020

Featuring a selection of its published works, this year’s edition, Issue 00, is free. The magazine is giving away 200 copies to readers.

December 26, 2020

The Fellowships are open to writers “who have not yet contracted to publish a book.”

December 26, 2020

Guest-edited by Gbenga Adesina, Mapule Mohulatsi, and Esther Karin Mngodo, it features fiction, poetry, essays, and photography by 19 contributors.

December 26, 2020

The British writer Viv Groskop’s book, How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking, tells you how.

December 26, 2020

Flora Veit-Wild’s account, They Called You Dambudzo: A Memoir, arrives 33 years after the iconic Zimbabwean writer’s passing.

December 26, 2020

. . . by resisting the narrative that Africa can only be ground zero for the violation and destruction of queer persons.

December 26, 2020

We launch with a host of stories: one profile, two spotlight features, three reviews, and news and videos. And more soon.

December 26, 2020

It will “provide grants to organisations seeking to transform society through evidence-driven investments in education, social welfare, and civil society.”

December 26, 2020

The book includes work by Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Zanele Muholi, Wilfred Ukpong, Eric Gyamfi, and Zina Saro-Wiwa.

December 26, 2020

“We all stand before history,” it reads. “I predict that scene here would be played and replayed by generations unborn. By our actions we have denigrated our country and jeopardised the future of our children.”

December 26, 2020

Inventing his own poetic device, the Gimbal, Parkes amplifies his strong imagery and perfect blend of humour and solemnity.

December 26, 2020

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.

December 26, 2020

She will serve alongside Mark Gevisser, with Open Country editor-in-chief Otosirieze Obi-Young as chair.

December 26, 2020

Olumide Makanjuola, Matthew Blaise, Mariam Sule, Zikoko Magazine, and State of Emergency GBV Movement named winners by TIERS.

December 26, 2020

Like her previous spoken word and poetry albums, Dirty Laundry and In Memory of Forgetting, this is a feminist work, but it is the flair of the storytelling and music that makes the album tick.

December 26, 2020

The Nsukka-educated, Iowa-trained writer hopes for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things to join in “insisting upon [the] existence” of LGBTQ Nigerians.

December 26, 2020

Festival Director Teniola Tayo tells us about the festival’s mission, the 2020 edition, and projections for the future.

December 26, 2020

BBC Radio 4 audio documentary explores the impact of place on writers out of Nsukka, from the Civil War generation to the present-day.

December 26, 2020

Featuring a selection of its published works, this year’s edition, Issue 00, is free. The magazine is giving away 200 copies to readers.

December 26, 2020

The Fellowships are open to writers “who have not yet contracted to publish a book.”

December 26, 2020

Guest-edited by Gbenga Adesina, Mapule Mohulatsi, and Esther Karin Mngodo, it features fiction, poetry, essays, and photography by 19 contributors.

December 26, 2020

The British writer Viv Groskop’s book, How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking, tells you how.

December 26, 2020

Flora Veit-Wild’s account, They Called You Dambudzo: A Memoir, arrives 33 years after the iconic Zimbabwean writer’s passing.

December 26, 2020

. . . by resisting the narrative that Africa can only be ground zero for the violation and destruction of queer persons.

December 26, 2020

We launch with a host of stories: one profile, two spotlight features, three reviews, and news and videos. And more soon.

December 26, 2020

It will “provide grants to organisations seeking to transform society through evidence-driven investments in education, social welfare, and civil society.”

December 26, 2020

The book includes work by Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Zanele Muholi, Wilfred Ukpong, Eric Gyamfi, and Zina Saro-Wiwa.

December 26, 2020

“We all stand before history,” it reads. “I predict that scene here would be played and replayed by generations unborn. By our actions we have denigrated our country and jeopardised the future of our children.”

December 26, 2020

Inventing his own poetic device, the Gimbal, Parkes amplifies his strong imagery and perfect blend of humour and solemnity.

December 26, 2020

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.

December 26, 2020

She will serve alongside Mark Gevisser, with Open Country editor-in-chief Otosirieze Obi-Young as chair.

December 26, 2020

Olumide Makanjuola, Matthew Blaise, Mariam Sule, Zikoko Magazine, and State of Emergency GBV Movement named winners by TIERS.

December 26, 2020

Like her previous spoken word and poetry albums, Dirty Laundry and In Memory of Forgetting, this is a feminist work, but it is the flair of the storytelling and music that makes the album tick.

December 26, 2020

The Nsukka-educated, Iowa-trained writer hopes for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things to join in “insisting upon [the] existence” of LGBTQ Nigerians.

December 26, 2020

Festival Director Teniola Tayo tells us about the festival’s mission, the 2020 edition, and projections for the future.

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