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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
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Quin Killin’ | Grits Be Still
Poetry
Quin Killin'
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Carolyn W. Gatonye | Broccoli and a “Thingira”
Fiction
Carolyn W. Gatonye
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I looked at my uncle. Frail. Tattered. Lost…or so he seemed. He sat alone, maybe deep in...
Khosa J.K. Chambalo | At Wenela Stage
Fiction
Khosa J.K. Chambalo
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The sun perched high above the hills of Blantyre, casting its fierce gaze on the city. It was market...
Chukwu Jude Nonso | Warri
Fiction
Chukwu Jude Nonso
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The street fascinates Dera. It bustles with the energy of a teenage boy. Davido’s Chioma my lover booms from...
Dotun Jide | Àkúdàáyà: Your Face is White
Fiction
Dotun Jide
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Tumi | The Man in My Dream
Fiction
Tumi
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Gai Manoah James | The Rational Circle
Fiction
Gai Manoah James
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Akinyi Margareta Ocholla | April Rain
Fiction
Akinyi Margareta Ocholla
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Plays
‘Shèun and Bebe Ominira-Bluejack | Palm Oil and Ash
'Shèun Ominira-Bluejack and Bebe Ominira-Bluejack
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Plays
Bright Aboagye | Adwoa’s Way Home
Bright Aboagye
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Fiction
Adejumo Tomilola | I See Visions, I Dream Dreams
The first time I told them about the fire, they made me sit outside. It was a small dream. A house with...
Non-Fiction
Gregory Olumuyiwa Marinho | The Games We Played
Play acting was our favourite pastime. Equipped with old boxes, sticks, ropes, palm fronds, tin cans, and an abundance of imagination,...
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Poetry
Adeola Awe | Two Poems
Fiction
Babette Gallard | The Song of the Crane
Fiction
Violet R. Barungi | With No End in Mind
Poetry
Harry Nicolas, Jr. | Erasure Poetry
Fiction
Abenea Ndago | Wind
Poetry
DJ Benhaim | Sins of the Pulpit & The Broken Hallelujah
Essays & Reviews
Witness, Wail, and Resistance: A Review
Fiction
Rory Kilalea | Whine of a Dog
Non-Fiction
Ruth Titus Sum | Am I Healed Enough to be Vulnerable?
Fiction
Rachael Wealth Moses | Mini Skirts, Spaghetti Tops, and Skinny Girls