In 2002, Chinedu Ogoke, a Nigerian writer resident in Germany published his first novel, Under Fire. His second novel is being awaited. In this interview with Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, Mr. Ogoke speaks on his work and the state of African Literature in relation to the still thorny issue of audience definition...

Okigbo will always be interesting to other writers. There’s always something romantic about a writer dying young. Where does all the talent go to, what would have become of all that passion, that zeal? - Helon Habila

Uzodinma chooses to be focused, while proving that he is relevant to the modern Nigerian literature. In fact, he is one of the new and young Nigerian writers that have helped generate positive interest in Nigerian literature on the global scene...

As a child growing up, Helon Habila’s father wanted him to be an engineer, but he preferred to read Literature. He had his way eventually. Today you can’t discuss contemporary Nigerian literature without mentioning his name...

"A writer who has never choked down a rejection slip will not get far, really. Rejections are part of the trade. In fact it is an honour to have been rejected. At least one had something written that could have been rejected in the first place. If you cannot write at all, you cannot get rejected at all..." - Amatoritsero Ede

Born to one of the most influential, enigmatic and symbolist African Poets of all time Christopher Okigbo, Obiageli Ibrahimat Okigbo, Architect and Artist, his soul heiress, is bestowed with the most emotional task of keeping his luminescent memory alive…

"There is a lot of what I would call willful American ignorance. American nationalism cannot exist if at some point the American citizen did not consciously decide not to look at the rest of the world. The belief in being the most civilized, most democratic and consequently most able to civilize the world cannot exist if the American citizen sees the full humanity of the African..." - Mukoma wa Ngugi

"Working as a publisher, writer, consultant, and a senior member of the Association of Nigerian Authors has not been easy for me..." - Hyacinth Obunseh

"Anybody who knows me knows I probably was born a feminist. I cannot tell you at what point in my life that I became a feminist, but I come from a line of very strong women..." - Bunmi Oyinsan

"I think that the role of any writer first and foremost is to write. Not talk about writing, not live on past glory, not teach writing, not create new schools of writing, not analyse writing, but WRITE..." - Tolulope Ogunlesi