by Paula Willie-Okafor
The novel in verse is the Sudanese poet’s first work of fiction.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Paula Willie-Okafor is a staff writer at Open Country Mag. She is a student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she is custodian of The Writers’ Community (TWC). Her writing has appeared in Kissing Dynamite Magazine and Praxis Magazine.
Posts by Paula Willie-Okafor
by Paula Willie-Okafor
The editor will be in conversation with 10 “exceptional” debut authors “whose range of narratives reflect the literary landscape of 2021.”
by Paula Willie-Okafor
The Ugandan writer receives $500 for her first published poem “highlighting the importance of foremothers and women’s land rights in Uganda.”
by Paula Willie-Okafor
The British Ghanaian writer and photographer’s debut novel is one of the year’s most anticipated new books.
by Paula Willie-Okafor
The Nigerian Booker Prize winner discussed the ideas of perception and illusion in “A Wrinkle in the Realm,” and how it connects to his story collection Prayer for the Living.
by Paula Willie-Okafor
The anthology is open to African poets between the ages of 20, or who would be 20 by the time of publication, and 35.
by Paula Willie-Okafor
“We are withholding our labor to demand fair wages and a transparent, equitable salary structure,” the Union said.
by Paula Willie-Okafor
The Kenyan writer tells us her motivations and approach to teaching writing.
by Paula Willie-Okafor
Read her short story, “Olikoye,” and you might win.
by Paula Willie-Okafor
#ReadAlongWithChimamanda was a weekly session where readers asked questions about her Women’s Prize-winning book.
