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January 27, 2022

January 27, 2022

C.A. Davids’ How to Be a Revolutionary Explores Personal and Political Loyalties

The novel, set in South Africa and China, has been compared to fiction by Teju Cole and Zinzi Clemmons.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
C.A. Davids by Geena Wilkinson

January 27, 2022

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s Romantic Comedy Debut

In Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?, a woman charts the pressure to marry, and finds self-love.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Lizzie Damilola Blackburn - Yinka, Where Is Your Husband. Credit: Nataka Books.

January 27, 2022

Cheswayo Mphanza Shortlisted for National Book Critics Circle Awards

The Zambian poet is up for his debut collection The Rinehart Frames.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Cheswayo Mphanza by The Paris Review.

January 27, 2022

Engaging Borders Africa Announces Finalists

The 30 short stories have “the shared aim of changing the ways young people understand radicalization, violent extremism, and disinformation, which are key feeders of conflict and terror in Africa.”
Engaging Borders Africa
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's novel Season of Crimson Blossoms is set in northern Nigeria, which has suffered a rise in terrorism.

January 27, 2022

Isele Magazine Launches Prizes for Contributors

The Isele Prizes are for short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Each winner will receive $200 at a ceremony in April 2022.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Isele Magazine's "The Woman Issue."

January 27, 2022

C.A. Davids by Geena Wilkinson

C.A. Davids’ How to Be a Revolutionary Explores Personal and Political Loyalties

The novel, set in South Africa and China, has been compared to fiction by Teju Cole and Zinzi Clemmons.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

January 27, 2022

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn - Yinka, Where Is Your Husband. Credit: Nataka Books.

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn’s Romantic Comedy Debut

In Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?, a woman charts the pressure to marry, and finds self-love.
Paula Willie-Okafor

January 27, 2022

Cheswayo Mphanza by The Paris Review.

Cheswayo Mphanza Shortlisted for National Book Critics Circle Awards

The Zambian poet is up for his debut collection The Rinehart Frames.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

January 27, 2022

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's novel Season of Crimson Blossoms is set in northern Nigeria, which has suffered a rise in terrorism.

Engaging Borders Africa Announces Finalists

The 30 short stories have “the shared aim of changing the ways young people understand radicalization, violent extremism, and disinformation, which are key feeders of conflict and terror in Africa.”
Engaging Borders Africa

January 27, 2022

Isele Magazine's "The Woman Issue."

Isele Magazine Launches Prizes for Contributors

The Isele Prizes are for short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Each winner will receive $200 at a ceremony in April 2022.
Paula Willie-Okafor

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