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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
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African Literature, Writers and Ideas
Saturday, August 30, 2025
AFRICAN WRITER
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Khosa J.K. Chambalo | The Elder’s Warning
The sky was painted a soft orange as the sun began its descent behind the hills that cradled the village of Embangweni. It was...
Poetry
Azaiouris Y. Zeon | The History of Waterfalls
Fiction
Babátúndé Fágbàyíbọ́ | Neco-Trial
Poetry
Salama Wainaina | The Syntax of Haunting
Fiction
M.P. Armana | The Whirlwind
Fiction
Sandra Chimezie | The Thing Between Us
Poetry
DJ Benhaim | The Begotten Lens
Fiction
Lena Anyuolo | Mariposa and the Witch
Weep Not World: A Literary Tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Gospel Okoro
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Lawrence Winkler | Wonder Where the Lions Are
Lawrence Winkler
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Carolyn W. Gatonye | Broccoli and a “Thingira”
Fiction
Carolyn W. Gatonye
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Quin Killin’ | Grits Be Still
Poetry
Quin Killin'
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Adejumo Tomilola | I See Visions, I Dream Dreams
Fiction
Adejumo Tomilola
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Gregory Olumuyiwa Marinho | The Games We Played
Non-Fiction
Gregory Olumuyiwa Marinho
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Akinyi Margareta Ocholla | April Rain
Fiction
Akinyi Margareta Ocholla
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Gai Manoah James | The Rational Circle
Fiction
Gai Manoah James
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Dotun Jide | Àkúdàáyà: Your Face is White
Fiction
Dotun Jide
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‘Shèun and Bebe Ominira-Bluejack | Palm Oil and Ash
Plays
'Shèun Ominira-Bluejack and Bebe Ominira-Bluejack
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Tumi | The Man in My Dream
Fiction
Tumi
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Chukwu Jude Nonso | Warri
Fiction
Chukwu Jude Nonso
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Khosa J.K. Chambalo | At Wenela Stage
Fiction
Khosa J.K. Chambalo
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Bright Aboagye | Adwoa’s Way Home
Plays
Bright Aboagye
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