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November Leaves
Apocalypse – Poems by Nnaemeka Oruh
An Opening Eye – Poems by Chris Msosa
The Blood Orange Sky – Poems by Abigail George
Everything Nubian Goes – Poems by Princely Hope Glorious
A Matter of Size – Poems by Charlina Daitouah
Three Months of Courtship – Poems by Anele Mkhwananzi
Fiction
When the Balance Is Restored – by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
The Ultimate High
Rowani – A Jude Ifeme Short Story
Dambudzo Marechera – Fiction by Abigail George
Litany – A Short Story by Uche Omar
Lost in Transit – A Short Story by Austyn Njoku
Angels Amongst Us – Fiction by Ahmed Maiwada
News
Recognition for Sanya Osha’s Postethno-philosophy
‘Things Fall Apart’ author Chinua Achebe dies at 82
Mantel makes history with second Booker fiction prize
The Nigeria Prize for Literature: Final Shortlist of Three
Call for Entries: Literary Journalist of the Year
In Pictures: The 78th PEN Congress
The man who turned his home into a public library
Excerpts
Never Leave Me – A Sci-fi story excerpt by Dayo Adefila
Untitled – An Excerpt by Mkhu Mpofu
“Mom, when will I stop learning” – An Excerpt from a Kelvin Keshi Novel
Daisy Died of AIDS – Excerpt from a Novel by Tambu Kahari
The Aireginan Dream – An Excerpt by Dupe Olorunjo
Splendid! – An Excerpt by Mobolaji Adenubi
Features
The Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos, I Loved
The Case for Self-Publishing in Kenya
The Journey of a Manuscript
Blind Love – by Seotsa ‘Soh’ Manyeli
In the Belly of a ‘New’ Culture: Paradigmatic Foregrounding in Sola Osofisan’s ‘Sin-Eater’
Reporting Violence in the World: Different Strokes for Different Folks
We write what they like: Recent African literature and the political economy of prize-winning
People
Writers should not self-censor themselves when they write –Uche Peter Umez
Younger Nigerian Writers Have Better Chances Than We Had – Helon Habila
I try to highlight social issues affecting women – Violet Barungi
I see a very bright future for Nigerian Literature – Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo
The Quintessence of Soyinkaism – By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Interview with Hafsatu Ahmed Abdulwahid
I Write To Process The World Gently – Sefi Atta In Conversation With Ike Anya
Video
Once Upon a Time by Gabriel Okara
John Casquarelli and Uche Nduka Interview-Part I
John Casquarelli and Uche Nduka Interview-Part II
Akeem Lasisi in Germany
Djimon Hounsou Reads ‘How Not to Write About Africa’
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Commonwealth Lecture 2012
Mai Nasara, 2011 Winner, The Nigeria Prize for Literature
Reviews
A Child-Poet’s Beginning of Silence – A Review
A Review of Sanya Osha’s ‘Dust, Spittle and Wind’
The Mirror of Our Times: A Review of ‘The Funeral Did Not End’
Vultures of Fortune: A Book Review
Slaughtered by Religion: A Review of E.E. Sule’s ‘Sterile Sky’
When Dreams Fail – A Review of Sola Osofisan’s ‘Blood Will Call’
Circus of the Absurd – A Review by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
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Recognition for Sanya Osha’s Postethno-philosophy
The Association of Nigerian Authors, Lagos, I Loved
A Child-Poet’s Beginning of Silence – A Review
When the Balance Is Restored – by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
‘Things Fall Apart’ author Chinua Achebe dies at 82
The Ultimate High
November Leaves
A Review of Sanya Osha’s ‘Dust, Spittle and Wind’
The Mirror of Our Times: A Review of ‘The Funeral Did Not End’
Apocalypse – Poems by Nnaemeka Oruh
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