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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
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Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
Ritah Tumushabe | Sacred Threads: A Personal Journey of Faith and Loss
July 31, 2023
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Today, I have decided to retire my rosary. This...
Sybil Fekurumoh | Tomorrow For My Worth, Today For Children
April 29, 2023
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The audience is witnessing a moment in a support...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
Michelle Chepchumba: When Your Life Means Nothing
July 31, 2021
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It is past midnight. Maybe 1:00 am, maybe 2:00....
The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
July 31, 2024
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The closed door notwithstanding, the proceedings bore audibly into...
Death of a Patriot: Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett
May 16, 2007
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Make you no go anywhere/Jus’ e wait dere make...
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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PLAY
Prof. Monica Mweseli: Okot P’bitek’s Call Still Relevant to All African Writers
March 4, 2017
2
Political turbulence following Idi Amin’s 1971 coup in Uganda...
Interview with James Murua, Founder of JamesMurua.com
March 28, 2016
2
Webmasters, bloggers and editors of literary websites are usually...
E B E R E O N W U!
May 4, 2007
1
As I write this painful piece, his mangled body...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Christtie Jay: Is Your Heart Still Mine?
February 28, 2019
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IS YOUR HEART STILL MINE? I want to know what...
The New African Talking Drum: A Poem by Tony Marinho
July 11, 2010
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The New African Talking Drum The dreaded new African talking...
What Can I Call This? Poems by Kole Ade-Odutola
May 21, 2007
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What Can I Call This? At the Tee-Junction of decision, the...
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Lucy Mwelu
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Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Eyitayo Onifade: An Allegory
Fiction
Eyitayo Onifade
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Knowing Me: Poems by Lindiwe Mpofu
Poetry
Lindiwe Mpofu
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Towards the Demolition of Jericho Walls: The Task Before the Writer in a Developing Polity
Essays & Reviews
Segun Akinyode
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LAST MONTH...
Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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