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Buthelezi, Winner, South African Urban Soul Poetry Slam

Freewill - Poems by Dela Bobobee

"I Regret Nigeria Has Given Me Nothing But Insistent Pain From Childhood" - Obiwu

"I'd love to see more Africans writing about Africa" - Segun Afolabi

"Mom, when will I stop learning" - An Excerpt from a Kelvin Keshi Novel

A Blazing Sun - The Story Teller Returns

A Bloody Tenth Year - A Short Story by Ololade Adewuyi

A Box of Atonement - A Short Story by Emma Iduma

A Bridge Passing Under Many Waters - Poems by Ololade Adewuyi

A Celebration Of Zaynab Alkali's The Descendants

A Daughter's Burden: Obiageli Ibrahimat Okigbo And The Christopher Okigbo Legacy

A Difficult Kind of Belief - A Short Stoy by Segun Akinyode

A Family Legacy - A Short Story by M.W. Kimani

A Flood of Thorns - An excerpt by Jacob Ado

A Foray Into The Life Of Artists And Their Sacrifices

A Game for Heroes...If You Believe the Hype

A Game Of Fools - A Poem by Enekwe Ginikanwa

A Hole in Hell - A Poem by Sola Osofisan

A Journey through Ikere-Ekiti with Niyi Osundare

A Lifetime Of Happiness - By Seotsa Manyeli

A Lifetime Under The African Sky - A Poem by Carol Basudde

A Message at Sea - by Seotsa "Soh" Manyeli

A Minor Mishap - A Short Story by JKS Makokha

A Novel that Shines the Eye - A Review by Nal Abdelrasaq

A Place Called Hope - A Short Story by Jude Dibia

A Review of Chinedu L. Tabugbo's Country Tour

A Review of Lola Shoneyin's For The Love of Flight

A Review of Sanya Osha's 'Naked Light and the Blind Eye'

A Season Of The Great Lake - an Interview with Mukoma wa Ngugi

A Short Black Poem - Poems by Cletus Nelson Nwadike

A Short History of My Face - By Kola Tubosun

A Walk In The Sky - Poems by Fr. Remi Okere

A Witness to these Times...The Akin Adesokan Interview

A Woman, Africa - A Poem by Deji Akanni

A Woman’s Prayer - A Short Story by Sihle Mthembu

About 'urn - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode

Africa’s elite and the Western media

After the Storm: NLNG Poetry Prize’s Report and Matters Arising

Agonizing Pretences - A Poem by Olumide Omoyele

All of Me - Poems by Anne Axis

Amatoritsero Ede interviewed by Words Aloud

Amba's Nightmare - Short Story by Akin Adesokan

Among Strangers - A Short Story by Jude Dibia

Amphibious Green - A Short Story by by Nnedi Okorafor

An Evening with Chinua Achebe

An Evening with Chinua Achebe

An Excerpt from Richard Ugbede Ali's The Ravages Of Dust

An Ode To The Brothas - A Poem by Doreen Chimangah

And I Alone Am Left to Protect Thee...A Short Story by Amran Gaye

And I lost my great friend Dennis Brutus

Angels Amongst Us - Fiction by Ahmed Maiwada

Angst-Flaring - Poems by Chiedu Ezeanah

Armed With the Story – A Short Story by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Auchi - Poems by Austyn Njoku

Awake Zimbabwe - Poem by Fungai Maboreke

Awards Do Not Make Good Writers - Chris Abani

Ballad Of The Peace-Keeper - Poems by Maik Nwosu

Battle Against Vulnerability - A Short Story by Emmanuel Onyedi Wingate

Before His Legend - A Short Story by Jude Ifeme

Behind The Dust - A Story by Jude Ifeme

Ben Okri discusses his approach to writing

Ben Okri: Slavery in 'Starbook'

Berbera al Somali - Poems by JKS Makokha

Beside the Lagoon - Poems by Amatoritsero (Godwin) Ede

Bessie Head – A Short Story by Abigail George

Between Fantasy and Reality in Maiwada’s Musdoki

Beyond Social Commitment, Meaning and Audience: Towards the Soyinkanisation of Nigerian Literature

Birds of Paradise - Poems by Folasayo Dele-Ogunrinde

Black Stars, Black Balloons - Poems by Dela Bobobee

Blood Will Call - A Short Story by Sola Osofisan

Bombed Out: A Biafran Childhood - By Obiwu

Bonding - A Poem by Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

Bones of Bulawayo Rattle - By Nigel Mabiza

Book Review: I Do Not Come To You By Chance

Born To Run - A Short Story by Wumi Raji

Borrowdale Wives – An Excerpt from Tambu Kahari

Borrowed Smile - A Short Story by Chika Unigwe

Bottomless Pit - A Short Story by Vera Ezimora

Bride Price - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

Broken Melody - A Short Story by Eyitemi Egwuenu

Burma Boys and Strange Wars

By the Waters of Uchu - Poems by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Camellia - Poetry by Lucius Ndimele

Can't You See? - Poems by Segun Akinlolu

Canaries From Arabia - Poems by Chidi Anthony Opara

Carlos Izzia Ahmad: The Man And His Poetry - An Essay by Omale Allen Abdul-Jabbar

Case Of The Agulder Galaxy vs The Shelling Estate - A Dayo Adefila Excerpt

Changing Times - Poems by Rosemary Esehagu

Chaos and Catharsis: A Review of Eko o Nii Baje

Chaos Incognito - Poems by Kayode Aderinokun

Chasing After Shadows: A Review of Maik Nwosu’s ‘Alpha Song’

Chasing The Dream - A Short Story by Uche Nworah

Checkpoint - A Short Story by Bamidele Gbenga Olowosile

Chequepoint Charlie - A Short Story by Obemata (Abdul Mahmud)

Children of the Netherworld - Poems by Denrele Ogunwa

Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on The Thing Around Your Neck

Chinua Achebe: The Temper Before Things Fall Apart

Chris Abani in Voices in Wartime

Chris Abani: Lie$ of the Truth-Seller

Christal Marie - A Poem by D.M.D. Goodhead

Close to Nature - Poems by Nnamdi Ben Nneji

Cold - A Short Story by Su’eddie Agema

Colourless Rainbow - Poems By Senator Ihenyen

Conversations with History: Wole Soyinka

Cupid's Prayer - Poems by Dayo Adefila

Curves of Change - Poems by Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule

Cutback Arrangement - A Short Story by Jumoke Verissimo

Daisy Died of AIDS - Excerpt from a Novel by Tambu Kahari

Dance With Me Brother - Poems By Abdulrasheed Yusuf

Dancilla In Rwanda - A Short Play by Gbubemi Amas Amanoritsewor

Darfur - Poems by Elizabeth Z. Tshele

Daughter of the Diaspora - A Poem by Itoro Paul

Daughters of Eve and Other Tedious Tales

Death Of A Patriot - Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett

December in Johannesburg – A Poem & Watercolours by Amitabh Mitra

Defenderemos - Poems by Adeniran Okewole

Demise of the Town Crier

Developing African publishing for the world market: Authors' perspective

Diary of a Forlorn Black Woman - A Story by Wanjiru Matheri

Digging up the Dreams - Poems by Adeola Ikuomola

Dirge At Dawn - Poems by Senator Ihenyen

Dissembling - A Short Story by Suzanne Ushie

Don't Go Home, He Knows - A Short Story by Toni Kan Onwordi

Drum Beats for Nduka Otiono in the Delta

Dying Stars...A Review

E B E R E O N W U!

Eating the Poetry in Okpanachi's "The Eaters of the Living"

Eden - Poems by Biodun Idowu

Eight Years And Forty Days - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

Ekwe, The Wooden Internet - Poems by Emeka "Akaraka" Ogaraku

Epistles...Poems by Sihle Mthembu

Even Dancers Write - Poems by Qudus Onikeku

Every Day Is For The Thief

Every Day is for the Thief...A Review by Tolulope Ogunlesi

Everything Good Will Come - (an excerpt)

Existential Romantica - Poems by Hamzat Kassim

Eyes Looking From Afar - Poems By Emmanuel Sigauke

Eyes Upon The Road - Poems by Niyi Juliad

Fallen Stars - Poems by Chinye P. Billeter (Nee Osai)

Family Meeting – A Short Story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Father of Children - A Short Story by Ahmed Maiwada

February 13 - A Poem by Austyn Njoku

Feline Draw - A Short Story by Flourishing Florida

Female representation in Nigerian literature - An Essay by Razinat Muhammed

Folasayo Dele-Ogunrinde Interview & Performance

Footsteps in the Dust - An Essay by Seotsa "Soh" Manyeli

For Both Our Sakes - A Short Story by Nnamdi Oguike

For Christopher Okigbo - Poems by Chris Chinwe Ulasi

For John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo: Triumphing Over an Imaginary Tragedy

For The Love Of M - A Short Story by Flourishing Florida

Fretwire: Work in Progress - Poems by Uche Nduka

Friends - Poems by OluBukola Kwegan

From a Poem to its Creator… Meeting Okenyodo

Fruity Flowers to Myself - Poems by Biodun Idowu

Full Moon – A Short Story By Ifesinachi Okoli

Fumes and Flares - Poems by Uche Peter Umez

George Murevesi - I am the poem

Ghost - A Short Story by Isaac Attah Ogezi

God Punish You, Lord Lugard - Poems by Ogaga Ifowodo

God’s Eyes - An excerpt from Elnathan John’s 'Daydreams etcetera'

Going home on strange highways - By Abigail George

Gone To Dust - A Short Story by Oluwafisayo Awi

Gone with the Night – A Short Story by Isaac Attah Ogezi

Good Girls Go To Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere

Grandma Grace - A Short Story by Tolulope Ogunlesi

Greedy Nation Sonnet - Poems by Numero Unoma Giese

Green Eyes – A Short Story by 'Namdi Awa-Kalu

Grindstone – A Short Story by Chuma Nwokolo Jr.

Happy Birthday – A Short Story by Bontle Senne

Harmattan - Poems by Uchenna Shadrach Franklin

Harmattan Rain - A Short Story by Jania Likea

Hausa Love Poems - Written & translated by Ismail Bala

Have You Seen That Land? - Poems by Remi Raji

He Was the Cobra (For Michael Jackson, 1958-2009)

Her Eyes - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

Her Horseman's Word - A Short Story by Bunmi Oyinsan

Her Mother - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

Him, Her - A Short Story by 'Namdi Awa-Kalu

His UN Helmet - Poems by Uchenna Shadrach Franklin

Holiday Snaps - Poems by Denrele Ogunwa

Hollow in a Man - Poems by Mary Opaluwa

Homage to Hostages - Poems by Dike Okoro

Home Alone, Traveller - Poems by Kola Tubosun

Home, Sour Home - Poems By Adebayo Akinloye

House of Hunger - Poems and Artworks by Barthosa Nkurumeh

House of Stone - Poems by Tendai Marima

How The Weather in Dubai Changed the Climate in Ikerre-Oti

How to Break Up with a White Man - A Short Story by Rosie R.

Husband of My Own - A Short Story by Emmanuel Onyedi Wingate

I Am Bound To This Land By Blood - Poems by Olu Oguibe

I Am Not On Exile, I Am A Writer Away From Home - Ogaga Ifowodo

I Am Still Eager - Poems by Uduma Kalu

I Am The Wind - By Seotsa Manyeli

I Did the Dummy of ThisDay - A Poem by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

I Died - A Short Story by 'Lakunle Jaiyesimi

I Embrace My Insanity - Poems by Folasayo Dele-Ogunrinde

I see a very bright future for Nigerian Literature - Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo

I try to highlight social issues affecting women - Violet Barungi

I Walk Away From You - Poems by Sarah O'Gorman

I Want To Be Part Of The Nigerian Literary Community - Ken Wiwa

I Was Born A Feminist - Bunmi Oyinsan

I Was Here - A Poem by Felix Abrahams Obi

I Woke Up In Iran - A Short Story by Jeffrey Jaiyeola

I Would Rather Shun Self-Publishing - Amatoritsero Ede

I Write Because I Care For People - Uzodinma Iweala

I Write To Process The World Gently - Sefi Atta In Conversation With Ike Anya

I'm doing things that appeal to me - Interview with Hyacinth Obunseh

Identity Apples - Poems by Mbizo Chirasha

Idzia Ahmad: A Meteor, a Vagrant Arab

If I Die Unsung...A Poem by Olasunkanmi Sanusi

If I were to come again - Poetry by Adekunle Oluseyi Afolabi

If There Is Blood In My Eyes - A Short Story by Kanute Tangwa

If You Will - Poems by Unoma Nguemo Azuah

Images that Linger, Words that Bite

Imagine That! Visions Of The World In The New Millennium (1)

Impoverished - Poems by Satish Verma

In A Den of Robbers - Poems by Mdika Nick Tembo

In America - A Short Story by Maik Nwosu

In December Europe Dies...Poems by JKS Makokha

In Defense of Simplicity of Language in Nigerian Narratives

In Her Prime, The Male Monster: A Review Of Unoma Azuah's "Sky-High Flames"

In Memory of Lawyer N, 1999 - Poems by Peter Kayode Adegbie

In My Father's House

In Praise of Chimamanda Adichie's 2007 Orange Prize

In Search of The African Writer

In the Footsteps of Achebe: Enter Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In the name of our sisters: Everything Good Will Come

In the Shadows of Unbridled Change - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

Incantations - Poems by Clarius Ugwuoha

Infatuation - Poems by Frank E. Achebe

Inner Death: A Poet's Destructive Stress

Insane Moment - Poems by Ssemutooke Joseph Kitaka

Inside the Caves of Rotten Teeth - A Review by Ivor W. Hartmann

Interview with Ama Ata Aidoo

Interview with Hafsatu Ahmed Abdulwahid

Invasion Of Privacy - A Short Story by Abigail George

Iremoje - A Poem by Akeem Lasisi

Iridescent Hope - A Short Story by Jola Naibi

Jazzy Blues - Winter Poems by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

Jolademi - Poems by Lola Shoneyin

Jos O Jos - Poems by Olumide Akinwumi-Oke

Jukebox - A Short Story by Emmanuel Iduma

Kilimanjaro - Poems by Hana Njau-Okolo

Kisstory - Poetry by Ahmed Maiwada

Kuramo Waters - Poems by Ike Anya

Labyrinth of Disgust - A Poem by Efeduma Eseoghene

Lacliques' Drinks and Dance - A Short Story by P.M. Jayawardana

Lagos and a Life of the Poets

Letter to my Son - A Short Story by Joy Isi Bewaji

Letters - A Short Story by A. Igoni Barrett

Lingering Issues In Achebe’s Female Characterisation

Literary Language and Recent Nigerian Fiction

Literary Voices Alike: Maiwada, Ogezi, and Okenyodo - By E. E. Sule

Living With Mice - A Short Story by E. E. Sule

Lizy - A Short Story by Adetokunbo Abiola

Locust Omega (Masquerade at the End of the World) - Short Story by Konju Oruwari

Lola Shoneyin’s Love of Flight – A Review by Obemata

Look at me - A short story by Abigail George

Looking out the Window - Poems by Chika Unigwe

Love And The Man - A Short Story by Elnathan John

Love Is A Knife! – An Excerpt From A Novel By Omale Allen Abdul-Jabbar

Ma Own Don Finish! - A Short Story by Unoma Nguemo Azuah

Making His Way on Unaccustomed Earth: EC Osondu discusses Voice of America with Bernadine Evaristo

Mama Africa - A Poem by Selome Araya

Man, Universe And Drama - An Essay By Omale Allen Abdul Jabbar

Measuring Time...Slowly

Meditation on Christopher Okigbo's Labyrinths

Memories of my home - A Poem by Syerramia Willoughby

Memories of River Ethiope - A Short Story by Ochuko Tonukari

Mental Mosaic - Poems by Denrele Ogunwa

Message from Aso Rock to a Poet in Exile

Mind Anarchy - Poems by Victor Ehikhamenor

Missing a thing of beauty - Poems by Abigail George

Moo - Poems by Stephen Oladele Solanke

Moon O'er Cross River - Poems by Alexander Orok

Mortal Thoughts - Poems by Sean Adetula

Mothers of Sorrow - Poems by Akeem Oyalowo

Music - Poems by Toyin Adewale-Gabriel

My Book Is A Product Of Frustration - Odili Ujubuonu

My Childhood Nightmare - By Ike Okonta

My Generation Better Than Those Before Us - Toni Kan Onwordi

My Maidenhead – A Short Story by Chiamaka Umeasiegbu

My River - A Poem by Rukayat Ololade Aliyu

Myths and Legends - Poems by Fungisayi Sasa

Naming the Unnameable: A Memorial For Ebereonwu

Nature’s Way - Two Chapters from a Series by Gloria Bwandungi Mugarura

Never Leave Me - A Sci-fi story excerpt by Dayo Adefila

Ngugi wa Thiong'o Moving the Center

Ngugi's Minutes of Glory at Yankee Stadium

Nigeria Ronu! - Poems by Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

Nigerian Literature at Fifty: A Coat of Many Colours

Night Opens My Mind - Poems by Henry Ajumeze

Nights Of The Creaking Bed - A Short Story by Toni Kan Onwordi

Niyi Osundare At 60

Niyi Osundare's Tender Moments in the UK

No Thoroughfare - A Short Story by Bunmi Oynisan

Odyssey - Poems by David Diai

Of Dreams And Reality - Poems By Olatunji Ololade

Of Writers, Writing on Conflicts and Wars in Africa

Oil On Water – A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

Ojaide sings The Tale of the Harmattan from Cape Town

Okamma n’ilo – A Short Story by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe

Omoseye Bolaji - Writer with the grassroots touch

On Black Sisters’ Street - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

On The Day I Die I Will Rise Up…A Book Review

On The Hot Seat - A Short Story by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo

On the Mat - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

On This Year’s African Booker

On Writing, Prizes and the Nigerian Mind

One Leadless Grappler - Poems by Ejovwoke Ophori

One or the Other - by Sefi Atta

One Star for the General - A Short Story by Amatoritsero Ede

Our Art, Our Democracy: The Review Of Nigeria's Cultural Sector

Pain at midnight - Poems by Abigail George

Pandemic - Poems by Titilope Sonuga

Past Perfect - Poems by Dele Afolabi

Pastor Saul Bottomsup

Pathos of a Wilting Rose - By Ejine Okoroafor-Ezediaro

Petina Gappah on Network Africa

Petina Gappah: The Storyteller from Easterly

Pilate’s Hands - A Short Story by Ahmed Maiwada

Pius Adesanmi: On A Re-Branding Mission Overseas

Poetry Of The Beginning And End - Poems By Umar Abubakar Sidi

Policing the Police - An Excerpt by Segun Akinyode

Pronged Alternatives - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode

Raaks The Cock - A Short Story by A.A.Rufai

Rape! - A Short story by A. A. Rufai

Reading the Bones - Poems by Abigail George

Readings from Poetry for Charity

Rebel With A Cause… Soyinka as a Model for Inspiring Leadership

Red Cocks and Black Goats – A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

Regret – A Poem by Sanya Osha

Reliving Christmas - A Short Story by Flourishing Florida

Remake Africa - Poems by Dela Bobobee

Rest In Jail - Poems by 'Lakunle Jaiyesimi

Restless Diary: Yellow-Yellow Rivers of Dreams

Restless Journeys and Horsemen - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

Reviving a Reading Culture in Nigeria’s Youth

Rhythms From The Heart - Poems by Emeka Azuine

Road Trip: Thoughts of Homeland

Roar, African, Roar - A Book Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa (Nnamdi)

Roasting Oats – A Short Story by Bemgba Nyakuma

Rude Was The Shock - A Short Story by Alexander Nderitu

Samson’s Petals - Poems by Chijioke Umunnakwe

Sceneries...Poems by Chima Iwuchukwu

Season's Craze - Poems by Nnaemeka Oruh

Secondary Worlds - A Poem by Sola Osofisan

Secret Son BookSpot Trailer

See - A Short Story by Sola Osofisan

Seeking New - An Essay by Seotsa "Soh" Manyeli

Sefi Atta: Something Good Comes to Nigerian literature

Sefi Atta’s Lawless & Other Stories

Sentimental Journey - Poems by Padmore Agbemabiese

Serendipity - An Essay by Oscar Mubila

Shakara Salvation - Poems by Fon Tuma

Shores of Memory - Poems by Angela Nwosu

Silence of Lambs - Poems by C. Uche Onuora

Silence of the Lambs - An Essay by Seotsa "Soh" Manyeli

Situations of Alchemy - Poems by Wirndzerem G. Barfee

Six Heads and the King's Body - A Short Story by Konye Obaji Ori

Sketches - Poems by Abigail George

Slum Poetry - Mitchell 'Ganja' Dzimwasha

Smooth Lanes – A Short Story by H. Abiola

So Rough A Journey - Poems by Pious Elemchukwu Okoro

So the Gods Dine - Poems by Tembong Denis Fonge

Social Cause, Consequence and Commitment in African Fiction: A Focus on Meja Mwangi's 'Kill Me Quick'

Sojourner - Poems by Chika Okeke

Solace Quest – Poems by Kunle Shittu

Solo - A Poem by Mudrakat Alabi-Macfoy

Soloist for the State - Two Poems by Nnaemeka Oruh

Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya

Song of a Riverbird - Poems by Lola Shoneyin

Song of a Riverbird...A Review

Songbird - Poems by Tade Ipadeola

Songs for Wonodi – A Review by Jessica Bastidas

Splendid! - An Excerpt by Mobolaji Adenubi

Stammered Farewell - Poems by Zino Asalor

Stars Will Never Fall - Poems by Ooluss Louisa Ibhaze

Still World - Poems by Olufunmi Aluko

Stingy Dad - A Short Story by Emmanuel Sule

Strange Passages To Harare North - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

Striptease - Poems by Tubal Rabbi Cain

Sudan. Sudan. - A Video Poem by Chuma Nwokolo

Swansong - Poems by Bode Asiyanbi

Tale Of Two Nigeria - A Short Story by 'Lakunle Jaiyesimi

Telling Mother - A Short Story by Nan Owo

The Activist Dies in Tanure Ojaide's Dreams

The Aireginan Dream - An Excerpt by Dupe Olorunjo

The Artist At Work - A Short Story by Philip Oyok

The Audacity of Pain: A Review of Jumoke Verissimo's I Am Memory

The Babalawo – Poems by Baba Olutunde Olufemi

The Beaten Track - A Short Story by Molara Wood

The Bedroom Window - A Short Story by Shola Asante

The Best Story - An Essay by Seotsa "Soh" Manyeli

The Bombs That Rocked Our Sleep - A Short Story by Kunle Shittu

The Bridge - Poems by Al-Kasim Abdulkadir

The Cadavers - A short story by Eghosa Imasuen

The Coming Night - Poems by D.M.D. Goodhead

The Consciousness of A Poet: Creativity and God - by Abigail George

The Cross-Continental Black Nation - A Poem by Rukayat Ololade Aliyu

The Curse Songs of Stone - Poems by JKS Makokha

The Cycle - A Short Story by Toyin Adewale-Gabriel

The Dance of the Mountain God – A Poem by Danny Bagucci

The Days In June - A Short Story By Al-Kasim Abdulkadir

The Demystification of the ‘Euromerican’ Myth in Awoshakin’s Lost and Found in America

The Dogs of Sa'ra - A Short Story by Maik Nwosu

The Dreams I Dream - Poems by Donny Kingsley Okoh

The Eagle - A Short Story by Temitayo Olofinlua

The Economy of Loss - Creative non-fiction by Dami Ajayi

The End Of Infinity - War Poems by Mary Kimani

The Epiphany - A Short Story by Oscar Mubila

The Face of God - Poems by Oliver Mbamara

The Failings Of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry

The Fire That Charred Amani - A Short Story by Ronnie Uzoigwe

The Flight of a Minstrel - Poems by Al-kasim Abdulkadir

The Foredoom Of Moribu Kenda - A Short Story by Amran Gaye

The Front Of The Past - A Short Story By Omale Allen Abdul Jabbar

The Funeral - A Short Story by Rosie R.

The Hate That Hate Produced - A Short Story by Austin Kaluba

The History of Violence - Poems by Abigail George

The Horsemen - Poems by Obi Nwakanma

The Implements of War – A Short Story by Mary W. Kimani

The Inconvenient Lover - A Short Story by Ike Oguine

The Last Epistle Of Saro-Wiwa - Poems by Karo Umukoro

The Last Hiding Place - A Short Story by Sumaila Isah Umaisha

The Last Messenger - A Short Story by Anietie Isong

The Legend of Andrew Zubair – A Short Story by Adeleke Adesanya

The Letter - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

The Making of Habila’s 'Waiting For An Angel' - A Review

The Masquerade - A Short Story by Ronnie Uzoigwe

The Meaning of Being a Genius

The Meeting - A Short Story by Okey Egboluche

The Mendicant Of Yeruwa - Poems by Dzekashu MacViban

The Murderer - A Short Story by M.W. Kimani

The New African Talking Drum - A Poem by Tony Marinho

The Niger Delta and the Lost Promise of Outrage

The Obama Ballad - Poems by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

The Palm Wine Bandit - A Short Story by Nnedi Okorafor

The Passenger - Poems by Eyitemi Egwuenu

The Path Taken - Poems by Dela Bobobee

The Plague - A Poem by Uchenna Ekwerenmadu

The Plate of Ugali - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

The Power of Truth - Poems by Fr. Remi Okere

The President-s Portrait - A Short Story by Sumaila Isah Umaisha

The Quintessence of Soyinkaism - By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

The Recruit - A Short Story by Mary Kimani

The Red Drum - Poems by Dela Bobobee

The Relevance of Arts To Practical Living - By Chuks Oluigbo

The Reverend’s Sermon - A Short Story by David Kiarie

The Revolution Has No Tribe - Poems by Dike Chukwumerije

The Rite Of Passage – A Short Story By Ooluss Louisa Ibhaze

The role of any writer is to write - The Tolulope Ogunlesi Interview

The Scorpion that Refused to Sting - A Short Story by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema

The Sepulcher Speaks - A Short Story by Lakunle Jaiyesimi

The Shadow Speaker - A Book Trailer

The Ship Anchored In My Dream - A Short Story by Angela Amalonye Nwosu

The Spectrum of Fear - Poems by Ubong Anwana

The Story of Becoming - Lessons from my Grandfather – A Poem by Nducu wa Ngugi

The Sun Shall Rise - Poems by Clarius Ugwuoha

The Sword of Barbushe - A Short Story by Umar Abubakar Sidi

The Title Of My Book Is The Opposite Of "Things Fall Apart"

The Tortoise and the Gem of Priceless Value - A Poem by D.M.D. Goodhead

The Tree – An Excerpt from a Novel by Chidi Jas Onyia

The Trigger – A Short Story by Adebayo Akinloye

The Turn of the Seasons - Poems by Adegboyega Abiola

The Twist - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode

The Undesirable Husband - A Short Story by Minna Salami

The Unsung Nigerian Writer in a Hip-hop World

The Virgins Of Flaming Change - A Book Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

The Voice - A Short Story by Umar Abubakar Sidi

The West Is The Giver And Taker Of Literary Life – Chinedu Ogoke

The Whirlwind - A Short Story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

The Whispering trees – A Short Story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

The Widower - Poems by 'Kego Onyido

The Wizard in Ngugi’s Craw - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature and the Nigerian Love of Exclusion

The Worshipper – A Poem by Raïs Neza Boneza

The Worst Poem Ever In A Movie? Not likely...

The Yahoo Generation And The Triple Tropes Of Sleaze

The Younger Generation Of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry - Which Way?

There Are Ghosts Abroad In Fukushima - Poems by Toni Kan

These spatters upon my roof - Poems by Tope Adeboboye

These Things Around Our Necks - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa

Things Fall Apart, Me and Two Others

Those Who Propound 'African Literature' Can't Explain It - Helon Habila

Thought Experiments: Eghosa Imasuen on Writing ‘To Saint Patrick’

Thoughts on the Nigerian Mentality: Combative Mode

Thousand Metre Sea Shell - A Short Story by Tristan Jacobs

Three Poems - By Obemata

Threshold Of Nothingness - Poems by Francis Ohanyido

Through The Eyes Of An Angel - A Short Story by Abigail George

Till Death - A Short Story by Eghosa Imasuen

Time Of Petals - A Short Story By Emma Iduma

To Hell with Creative Writing; or, Politics: an Alternative Amusement

To The Shepherd, My Lover - Poems by Prince Jacon

Tongue Of Currency - Poems By Adebayo Akinloye

Toni Kan Reads from Nights of the Creaking Bed

Too Good To Live - A short story by Henry Chukuwuemeka Onyema

Totem – A Short story by Fredrick Chiagozie Nwonwu

Toward a More Perfect Union - Poems by JKS Makokha

Toward an African Renaissance: A Review of Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Something Torn and New

Towards the Demolition of Jericho Walls: The Task Before the Writer in a Developing Polity

Tracing the tails of wisdom...Poems by Emeka 'Akaraka' Ogaraku

Trims of Blood - Poems by Henry Ajumeze

Trumpet & Flower – A Short Story by Emma’ Iduma

Truth - A Short Story by Oscar Mubila

Twilight and Mist – A Short Story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Uche Nduka reads from If Only The Night filmed by Gary Parrish

Unrequited Love - Poems by Chidozie Chukwubuike

Unrestricted Access - Poems by Nnorom Azuonye

Untitled - An Excerpt by Mkhu Mpofu

Useless - A Short Story by Uche Peter Umez

Uwem Akpan Video Chat

Uzodinma Iweala on writing the character "Agu"

Valley Of Decision - A Book Excerpt by Hyacinth Obunseh

Versions of a Prototype - Poems by Jania Likea

Voice of Reason - A Bevan Bemgba Nyakuma Short Story

Voice Search - A Poem by Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

Voices of Africa: Ndebele poetry

Waiting for Forever- A Poem by Danny Bagucci

Waiting For My Shot at the Big Time - by Abigail George

Waiting for Nightfall - Poems by Senator Ihenyen

Wake me up when it is Time - Poems by Anthony Ominiabohs

War Child: A Novel by Bruce Cerew

War Crimes – A Poem by Ubong Anwana

We Have Decided to Help - A Short Story by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Wedding Feast at Qana - Poems by Richard Ugbede Ali

Wet Hair - A Short Story by Eghosa Imasuen

What Can I Call This? - Poems by Kole Ade-Odutola

What Does it Take to Win the Caine Prize?

What the Witchdoctors Say - Poems by Konye Obaji Ori

What To Do When You Meet A Girl In Traffic, Crying - A Short Story by Amran Gaye

When A Dream Lingers Too Long - Poems by Toni Kan Onwordi

When I am Dead and Gone - Poems by Jekwu Ikeme

When Love is a Raw Country - Poems by DMD Goodhead

When Luck Runs Out - A Short Story by Bamidele Gbenga Olowosile

When Men Play God - Poems by Osita Okoroafor

When The Veneer Cracks…A Short Story by Sandra-Anne Heteckery-Gudza

Where Rivers Sing A Song - Poems by Segun Akinlolu

Who Am I? - Poems by Baba Olutunde Olufemi

Who Kidnapped The Future? - A Short Story by 'Namdi Awa-Kalu

Why I Perform My Poems - Akeem Lasisi

Why I write in the dead of night - Ogaga Ifowodo

Willing Captive - Poems by Charlina Beauty Smith

Window Swimming in Accra - Poems by Isidore Emeka Uzoatu

Windows - Poems by Niran Okewole

Wole Soyinka, Igbo Cyber-Discourse, and the Myth of the Good Yoruba

Woman - Poems By Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule

Worku’s New Vision - A Short Story by Edozie Uka

Writer's Lamentation

Writers Extending Literary Frontiers

Writers should not self-censor themselves when they write –Uche Peter Umez

Writing To Die On - By Isoje Iyi-Eweka Chou

Younger Nigerian Writers Have Better Chances Than We Had - Helon Habila

Zahrah the Windseeker – An Excerpt from the Nnedi Okorafor Novel

‘Twas the Devil - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

‘Window 8’: A day at Walter Carrington – A Short Story by Eghosa Imasuen

“Good Evening!” Street - A Short Story by Odili Ujubuoñu

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