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The Writers' Community (TWC) in Nsukka

February 4, 2025

JK Anowe, a Confessional Poet, Confronts Himself

Working from fragments, the reclusive poet led a wave of young Nigerian voices situating the self and mental states. Now his “schizo poetry” is evolving, drawing from Igbo cosmology.
Iheoma Uzomba
JK Anowe by Amina Khan

December 6, 2024

The Prodigious Arrival of Arinze Ifeakandu

In an era of unearned hype, the novelistic short stories of God’s Children Are Little Broken Things established him as a major talent, earning him the Dylan Thomas Prize. But as potent as fiction is in combating queer erasure, he believes in the supplement of living openly.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Arinze Ifeakandu for Open Country Mag

July 25, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu Signs US and UK Deals for Debut Novel Say You’re Here (Exclusive)

The manuscript in progress has been acquired by Scribner in the US and W&N in the UK.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

April 4, 2023

With God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Arinze Ifeakandu Garners Breakout Acclaim

Ahead of its release in Nigeria, the collection about gay men just won the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize for the US and Canada: a highlight in a series of recognition from the Kirkus Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Story Prize, and the Lambda Awards.
Paula Willie-Okafor
Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

June 14, 2022

God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu Review—A Momentous Debut of Gay Love and Human Fullness

“This book is lush with evocative passages. So real are the characters, you could almost reach out and touch them.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu
God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu

June 10, 2022

Photos: Arinze Ifeakandu’s Book Launch in New York City (Exclusive)

The Nigerian writer was in conversation with Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, discussing his debut short story collection God’s Children Are Little Broken Things.
Open Country Mag
Photos from Arinze Ifeakandu's Book Launch by Ebenezer Agu (42)

April 29, 2022

After 4-Way Auction, W&N Acquires UK Rights to Arinze Ifeakandu’s “Future Classic”

The author of God’s Children Are Broken Little Things is “destined to join the ranks of artists such as Zadie Smith and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

April 9, 2022

With 20.35 Africa, Ebenezer Agu Is Curating New Voices in Poetry

“It’s not just about developing platforms for African poets. What is the bigger picture?” asks the Nigerian poet and editor of the collective. “We are thinking of training, models that feed capacity, that enhance their craft and careers.”
Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu
Ebenezer Agu for Open Country Mag.

October 26, 2021

Visual Artist Osinachi on NFTs, Afrobeats, and Crypto Literature

Africa’s leading crypto artist, who started as a writer, on his two-dimensional collaboration with music producer Don Jazzy, and the potential for literature.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Osinachi, the cryto artist.

December 26, 2020

Nsukka Is Burning Review—How a Small University Town Influenced Nigerian Literature

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

February 4, 2025

JK Anowe by Amina Khan

JK Anowe, a Confessional Poet, Confronts Himself

Working from fragments, the reclusive poet led a wave of young Nigerian voices situating the self and mental states. Now his “schizo poetry” is evolving, drawing from Igbo cosmology.
Iheoma Uzomba

December 6, 2024

Arinze Ifeakandu for Open Country Mag

The Prodigious Arrival of Arinze Ifeakandu

In an era of unearned hype, the novelistic short stories of God’s Children Are Little Broken Things established him as a major talent, earning him the Dylan Thomas Prize. But as potent as fiction is in combating queer erasure, he believes in the supplement of living openly.
Paula Willie-Okafor

July 25, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

Arinze Ifeakandu Signs US and UK Deals for Debut Novel Say You’re Here (Exclusive)

The manuscript in progress has been acquired by Scribner in the US and W&N in the UK.
Paula Willie-Okafor

April 4, 2023

Arinze Ifeakandu by Lawren Simmons for ID UK

With God’s Children Are Little Broken Things, Arinze Ifeakandu Garners Breakout Acclaim

Ahead of its release in Nigeria, the collection about gay men just won the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize for the US and Canada: a highlight in a series of recognition from the Kirkus Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Story Prize, and the Lambda Awards.
Paula Willie-Okafor

June 14, 2022

God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu

God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu Review—A Momentous Debut of Gay Love and Human Fullness

“This book is lush with evocative passages. So real are the characters, you could almost reach out and touch them.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu

June 10, 2022

Photos from Arinze Ifeakandu's Book Launch by Ebenezer Agu (42)

Photos: Arinze Ifeakandu’s Book Launch in New York City (Exclusive)

The Nigerian writer was in conversation with Booker Prize finalist Brandon Taylor, discussing his debut short story collection God’s Children Are Little Broken Things.
Open Country Mag

April 29, 2022

Arinze Ifeakandu by Bec Stupak Diop.

After 4-Way Auction, W&N Acquires UK Rights to Arinze Ifeakandu’s “Future Classic”

The author of God’s Children Are Broken Little Things is “destined to join the ranks of artists such as Zadie Smith and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu

April 9, 2022

Ebenezer Agu for Open Country Mag.

With 20.35 Africa, Ebenezer Agu Is Curating New Voices in Poetry

“It’s not just about developing platforms for African poets. What is the bigger picture?” asks the Nigerian poet and editor of the collective. “We are thinking of training, models that feed capacity, that enhance their craft and careers.”
Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu

October 26, 2021

Osinachi, the cryto artist.

Visual Artist Osinachi on NFTs, Afrobeats, and Crypto Literature

Africa’s leading crypto artist, who started as a writer, on his two-dimensional collaboration with music producer Don Jazzy, and the potential for literature.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

December 26, 2020

University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Main gates.

Nsukka Is Burning Review—How a Small University Town Influenced Nigerian Literature

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

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