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Emman Shehu
Enekwe Ginikanwa
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Folasayo Dele-Ogunrinde
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Nnorom Azuonye
Obakanse S. Lakanse
Obi Nwakanma
Obiwu Iwuanyanwu
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Oliver Mbamara
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Olubukola Kwegan
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Onookome Okome
Osita Okoroafor
Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule
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Rosie R.
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Segun Akinyode
Simbo Olorunfemi
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Tambu Kahari
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Tony Nduka Otiono
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Poems
Fallen Stars - Poems by Chinye Billeter
A Lifetime Under The African Sky - A Poem by Carol Basudde
A Walk In The Sky - Poems by Fr. Remi Okere
The Tortoise and the Gem of Priceless Value - A Poem by D.M.D. Goodhead
Trims of Blood - Poems by Henry Ajumeze
The Story of Becoming - Lessons from my Grandfather – A Poem by Nducu wa Ngugi
Harmattan - Poems by Uchenna Shadrach Franklin
Moo - Poems by Stephen Oladele Solanke
If I Die Unsung...A Poem by Olasunkanmi Sanusi
The Worshipper – A Poem by Raïs Neza Boneza
February 13 - A Poem by Austyn Njoku
Mama Africa - A Poem by Selome Araya
An Ode To The Brothas - A Poem by Doreen Chimangah
Christal Marie - A Poem by D.M.D. Goodhead
Who Am I? - Poems by Baba Olutunde Olufemi
Rhythms From The Heart - Poems by Emeka Azuine
Still World - Poems by Olufunmi Aluko
Defenderemos - Poems by Adeniran Okewole
The Turn of the Seasons - Poems by Adegboyega Abiola
House of Hunger - Poems and Artworks by Barthosa Nkurumeh
Mental Mosaic - Poems by Denrele Ogunwa
Iremoje - A Poem by Akeem Lasisi
Music - Poems by Toyin Adewale-Gabriel
Even Dancers Write - Poems by Qudus Onikeku
Night Opens My Mind - Poems by Henry Ajumeze
Close to Nature - Poems by Nnamdi Ben Nneji
War Crimes – A Poem by Ubong Anwana
Of Dreams And Reality - Poems By Olatunji Ololade
The End Of Infinity - War Poems by Mary Kimani
When Love is a Raw Country - Poems by DMD Goodhead
The Red Drum - Poems by Dela Bobobee
Tongue Of Currency - Poems By Adebayo Akinloye
Homage to Hostages - Poems by Dike Okoro
One Leadless Grappler - Poems by Ejovwoke Ophori
So Rough A Journey - Poems by Pious Elemchukwu Okoro
Eyes Looking From Afar - Poems By Emmanuel Sigauke
Home, Sour Home - Poems By Adebayo Akinloye
The Cross-Continental Black Nation - A Poem by Rukayat Ololade Aliyu
Dance With Me Brother - Poems By Abdulrasheed Yusuf
The Bridge - Poems by Al-Kasim Abdulkadir
Past Perfect - Poems by Dele Afolabi
Poetry Of The Beginning And End - Poems By Umar Abubakar Sidi
Colourless Rainbow - Poems By Senator Ihenyen
The Path Taken - Poems by Dela Bobobee
A Game Of Fools - A Poem by Enekwe Ginikanwa
Rest In Jail - Poems by 'Lakunle Jaiyesimi
Fumes and Flares - Poems by Uche Peter Umez
Striptease - Poems by Tubal Rabbi Cain
A Bridge Passing Under Many Waters - Poems by Ololade Adewuyi
Labyrinth of Disgust - A Poem by Efeduma Eseoghene
What Can I Call This? - Poems by Kole Ade-Odutola
My River - A Poem by Rukayat Ololade Aliyu
Darfur - Poems by Elizabeth Z. Tshele
Season's Craze - Poems by Nnaemeka Oruh
These spatters upon my roof - Poems by Tope Adeboboye
Hollow in a Man - Poems by Mary Opaluwa
Secondary Worlds - A Poem by Sola Osofisan
The Spectrum of Fear - Poems by Ubong Anwana
Eyes Upon The Road - Poems by Niyi Juliad
A Woman, Africa - A Poem by Deji Akanni
Threshold Of Nothingness - Poems by Francis Ohanyido
Auchi - Poems by Austyn Njoku
All of Me - Poems by Anne Axis
Beside the Lagoon - Poems by Amatoritsero (Godwin) Ede
Windows - Poems by Niran Okewole
Have You Seen That Land? - Poems by Remi Raji
If You Will - Poems by Unoma Nguemo Azuah
Looking out the Window - Poems by Chika Unigwe
Changing Times - Poems by Rosemary Esehagu
Can't You See? - Poems by Segun Akinlolu
I Am Bound To This Land By Blood - Poems by Olu Oguibe
When A Dream Lingers Too Long - Poems by Toni Kan Onwordi
Where Rivers Sing A Song - Poems by Segun Akinlolu
The Horsemen - Poems by Obi Nwakanma
I Embrace My Insanity - Poems by Folasayo Dele-Ogunrinde
The Revolution Has No Tribe - Poems by Dike Chukwumerije
Mothers of Sorrow - Poems by Akeem Oyalowo
Incantations - Poems by Clarius Ugwuoha
Dirge At Dawn - Poems by Senator Ihenyen
Sojourner - Poems by Chika Okeke
The Passenger - Poems by Eyitemi Egwuenu
The Turn of the Seasons - Poems by Abiola Adegboyega
The Sun Shall Rise - Poems by Clarius Ugwuoha
When Men Play God - Poems by Osita Okoroafor
Shores of Memory - Poems by Angela Nwosu
Fretwire: Work in Progress - Poems by Uche Nduka
Song of a Riverbird - Poems by Lola Shoneyin
Existential Romantica - Poems by Hamzat Kassim
Demise of the Town Crier
Mortal Thoughts - Poems by Sean Adetula
Unrestricted Access - Poems by Nnorom Azuonye
Moon O'er Cross River - Poems by Alexander Orok
Woman - Poems By Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule
I Am Still Eager - Poems by Uduma Kalu
Friends - Poems by OluBukola Kwegan
Message from Aso Rock to a Poet in Exile
The Last Epistle Of Saro-Wiwa - Poems by Karo Umukoro
Holiday Snaps - Poems by Denrele Ogunwa
Birds of Paradise - Poems by Folasayo Dele-Ogunrinde
God Punish You, Lord Lugard - Poems by Ogaga Ifowodo
Chaos Incognito - Poems by Kayode Aderinokun
Ballad Of The Peace-Keeper - Poems by Maik Nwosu
Good Girls Go To Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere
Kuramo Waters - Poems by Ike Anya
Mind Anarchy - Poems by Victor Ehikhamenor
The Face of God - Poems by Oliver Mbamara
Children of the Netherworld - Poems by Denrele Ogunwa
Curves of Change - Poems by Perpetual Emenekwum-Eziefule
I Walk Away From You - Poems by Sarah O'Gorman
Jazzy Blues - Winter Poems by Ikhide R. Ikheloa
Short Stories
The Legend of Andrew Zubair – A Short Story by Adeleke Adesanya
When The Veneer Cracks…A Short Story by Sandra-Anne Heteckery-Gudza
A Box of Atonement - A Short Story by Emma Iduma
About 'urn - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode
Oil On Water – A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi
Battle Against Vulnerability - A Short Story by Emmanuel Onyedi Wingate
The Sepulcher Speaks - A Short Story by Lakunle Jaiyesimi
Okamma n’ilo – A Short Story by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
For Both Our Sakes - A Short Story by Nnamdi Oguike
Lacliques' Drinks and Dance - A Short Story by P.M. Jayawardana
The Letter - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi
Her Horseman's Word - A Short Story by Bunmi Oyinsan
No Thoroughfare - A Short Story by Bunmi Oynisan
Grindstone – A Short Story by Chuma Nwokolo Jr.
And I Alone Am Left to Protect Thee...A Short Story by Amran Gaye
The Whispering trees – A Short Story by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Reliving Christmas - A Short Story by Flourishing Florida
The Trigger – A Short Story by Adebayo Akinloye
The Voice - A Short Story by Umar Abubakar Sidi
Bride Price - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi
Tale Of Two Nigeria - A Short Story by 'Lakunle Jaiyesimi
Grandma Grace - A Short Story by Tolulope Ogunlesi
What To Do When You Meet A Girl In Traffic, Crying - A Short Story by Amran Gaye
The Front Of The Past - A Short Story By Omale Allen Abdul Jabbar
Her Eyes - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi
We Have Decided to Help - A Short Story by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
I Died - A Short Story by 'Lakunle Jaiyesimi
The Funeral - A Short Story by Rosie R.
Eight Years And Forty Days - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi
Ghost - A Short Story by Isaac Attah Ogezi
The Plate of Ugali - A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi
Time Of Petals - A Short Story By Emma Iduma
Useless - A Short Story by Uche Peter Umez
The Artist At Work - A Short Story by Philip Oyok
Checkpoint - A Short Story by Bamidele Gbenga Olowosile
How to Break Up with a White Man - A Short Story by Rosie R.
Telling Mother - A Short Story by Nan Owo
The Days In June - A Short Story By Al-Kasim Abdulkadir
The Epiphany - A Short Story by Oscar Mubila
The Last Messenger - A Short Story by Anietie Isong
A Difficult Kind of Belief - A Short Stoy by Segun Akinyode
The Beaten Track - A Short Story by Molara Wood
For The Love Of M - A Short Story by Flourishing Florida
Chasing The Dream - A Short Story by Uche Nworah
The Sword of Barbushe - A Short Story by Umar Abubakar Sidi
Invasion Of Privacy - A Short Story by Abigail George
Stingy Dad - A Short Story by Emmanuel Sule
Among Strangers - A Short Story by Jude Dibia
Feline Draw - A Short Story by Flourishing Florida
Pronged Alternatives - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode
The President-s Portrait - A Short Story by Sumaila Isah Umaisha
Truth - A Short Story by Oscar Mubila
Amba's Nightmare - Short Story by Akin Adesokan
Don't Go Home, He Knows - A Short Story by Toni Kan Onwordi
A Bloody Tenth Year - A Short Story by Ololade Adewuyi
Love And The Man - A Short Story by Elnathan John
Born To Run - A Short Story by Wumi Raji
The Twist - A Short Story by Segun Akinyode
Bottomless Pit - A Short Story by Vera Ezimora
A Place Called Hope - A Short Story by Jude Dibia
The Last Hiding Place - A Short Story by Sumaila Isah Umaisha
The Fire That Charred Amani - A Short Story by Ronnie Uzoigwe
The Palm Wine Bandit - A Short Story by by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
The Dogs of Sa'ra - A Short Story by Maik Nwosu
Cutback Arrangement - A Short Story by Jumoke Verissimo
The Masquerade - A Short Story by Ronnie Uzoigwe
Broken Melody - A Short Story by Eyitemi Egwuenu
Ma Own Don Finish! - A Short Story by Unoma Nguemo Azuah
The Cycle - A Short Story by Toyin Adewale-Gabriel
Nights Of The Creaking Bed - A Short Story by Toni Kan Onwordi
Amphibious Green - A Short Story by by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
One Star for the General - A Short Story by Amatoritsero Ede
The Inconvenient Lover - A Short Story by Ike Oguine
In America - A Short Story by Maik Nwosu
Borrowed Smile - A Short Story by Chika Unigwe
Reviews
Every Day Is For The Thief
The Demystification of the ‘Euromerican’ Myth in Awoshakin’s Lost and Found in America
Burma Boys and Strange Wars
In the name of our sisters: Everything Good Will Come
Ojaide sings The Tale of the Harmattan from Cape Town
Restless Diary: Yellow-Yellow Rivers of Dreams
In the Shadows of Unbridled Change - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa
Restless Journeys and Horsemen - A Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa
The Virgins Of Flaming Change - A Book Review by Ikhide R. Ikheloa
Measuring Time...Slowly
A Blazing Sun - The Story Teller Returns
A Celebration Of Zaynab Alkali's The Descendants
The Activist Dies in Tanure Ojaide's Dreams
Song of a Riverbird...A Review
In Her Prime, The Male Monster: A Review Of Unoma Azuah's "Sky-High Flames"
Dying Stars...A Review
Fiction Bits
An Excerpt from Richard Ugbede Ali's The Ravages Of Dust
Love Is A Knife! – An Excerpt From A Novel By Omale Allen Abdul-Jabbar
Zahrah the Windseeker – An Excerpt from the Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu Novel
The Tree – An Excerpt from a Novel by Chidi Jas Onyia
Policing the Police - An Excerpt by Segun Akinyode
Everything Good Will Come - (an excerpt)
How The Weather in Dubai Changed the Climate in Ikerre-Oti
Valley Of Decision - A Book Excerpt by Hyacinth Obunseh
Bombed Out: A Biafran Childhood - By Obiwu
My Childhood Nightmare - By Ike Okonta
Essays
Towards the Demolition of Jericho Walls: The Task Before the Writer in a Developing Polity
Social Cause, Consequence and Commitment in African Fiction: A Focus on Meja Mwangi's 'Kill Me Quick'
Inner Death: A Poet's Destructive Stress
Man, Universe And Drama - An Essay By Omale Allen Abdul Jabbar
Carlos Izzia Ahmad: The Man And His Poetry - An Essay by Omale Allen Abdul-Jabbar
Our Art, Our Democracy: The Review Of Nigeria's Cultural Sector
Writers Extending Literary Frontiers
Developing African publishing for the world market: Authors' perspective
Female representation in Nigerian literature - An Essay by Razinat Muhammed
In Defense of Simplicity of Language in Nigerian Narratives
Just Flow!
Beyond Social Commitment, Meaning and Audience: Towards the Soyinkanisation of Nigerian Literature
The Yahoo Generation And The Triple Tropes Of Sleaze
Lagos and a Life of the Poets
The Path
The Younger Generation Of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry - Which Way?
Literary Language and Recent Nigerian Fiction
The Failings Of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry
Profiles & Interviews
The West Is The Giver And Taker Of Literary Life – Chinedu Ogoke
Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya
I Write Because I Care For People - Uzodinma Iweala
Those Who Propound 'African Literature' Can't Explain It - Helon Habila
I Would Rather Shun Self-Publishing - Amatoritsero Ede
A Daughter's Burden: Obiageli Ibrahimat Okigbo And The Christopher Okigbo Legacy
A Season Of The Great Lake - an Interview with Mukoma wa Ngugi
I'm doing things that appeal to me - Interview with Hyacinth Obunseh
I Was Born A Feminist ? Bunmi Oyinsan
The role of any writer is to write - The Tolulope Ogunlesi Interview
"I Regret Nigeria Has Given Me Nothing But Insistent Pain From Childhood" - Obiwu
Awards Do Not Make Good Writers - Chris Abani
Naming the Unnameable: A Memorial For Ebereonwu
A Witness to these Times...The Akin Adesokan Interview
Why I write in the dead of night ? Ogaga Ifowodo
Images that Linger, Words that Bite
E B E R E O N W U!
Idzia Ahmad: A Meteor, a Vagrant Arab
My Book Is A Product Of Frustration - Odili Ujubuonu
I Am Not On Exile, I Am A Writer Away From Home - Ogaga Ifowodo
Why I Perform My Poems - Akeem Lasisi
Niyi Osundare At 60
I Want To Be Part Of The Nigerian Literary Community - Ken Wiwa
My Generation Better Than Those Before Us - Toni Kan Onwordi
Pius Adesanmi: On A Re-Branding Mission Overseas
"I'd love to see more Africans writing about Africa" - Segun Afolabi
In the Footsteps of Achebe: Enter Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Title Of My Book Is The Opposite Of "Things Fall Apart"
Sefi Atta: Something Good Comes to Nigerian literature
Book Excerpts
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
In My Father's House
Play Excerpts
Dancilla In Rwanda - A Short Play by Gbubemi Amas Amanoritsewor
Miscellaneous
One or the Other - An Article by Sefi Atta
Serendipity - An Essay by Oscar Mubila
In Praise of Chimamanda Adichie's 2007 Orange Prize
Niyi Osundare's Tender Moments in the UK
Death Of A Patriot - Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett
Writer's Lamentation
Imagine That! Visions Of The World In The New Millennium (1)
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