African Writer - AfricanWriter.com

trapped

Fiction

Mohamed Mahou | Beyond Reproach

24 Min Read

living

Fiction

B. Ańjọláolúwa | The Art of Living

B. Ańjọláolúwa

16 Min Read

African Burial Ground National Monument

Features & Reviews

A Trip To The African Burial Ground National Monument

Paul R. Paradise

11 Min Read

River Spirit

Features & Reviews

Rewriting Sudan in Leila Aboulela’s Novel ‘River Spirit’

Amany Abdelrazek-Alsiefy

7 Min Read

king and pawns

Poetry

Hayley Gibbons | Awakened

1 Min Read

bus stop

Poetry

Nket Godwin | Bus Stop Religion

2 Min Read

bipolar

Poetry

Abigail George | Rebirth

3 Min Read

august rain

Poetry

Mubarak Said | The August Rain

3 Min Read

incense

Non Fiction

Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance

RECENTLY...

new town

Marial Awendit | Chronology in a New Town

2 Min Read

mental hospital

Abigail George | The Mental Hospital

2 Min Read

Dead again

James Onyebuchi Nnaji | When I am Dead Again

James Onyebuchi Nnaji

4 Min Read

night crawler

Fiction

Joel Oputa | Night Crawlers

dirt

Fiction

Andrea Zanin | Dirt

RANDOM FLASHBACK...

People

“I’d love to see more Africans writing about Africa” – Segun Afolabi

October 15, 2005

Fiction

Murder in the Chapel: A Short Story by Kingsley Okechukwu

November 9, 2013

Features & Reviews

Playing for Unity: A Review of ‘Doctor of Football’

August 22, 2016

Poetry

Darfur: Poems by Elizabeth Z. Tshele

May 16, 2007

Fiction

Thus Sayeth the Lord: Fiction by David Okafor

June 10, 2018

Poetry

Mid-life Crisis of a Major god: Poems by Stanley Princewill McDaniels

July 30, 2018

Fiction

Adédoyin Àjàyí | Nneka

March 30, 2023

Fiction

Yours, African Woman: Fiction by Elizabeth Joshua

October 10, 2017

Poetry

The Journey of Experience: Poetry by Wairimu Wanjiru

June 18, 2014

Features & Reviews

Lola Shoneyin’s Love of Flight: A Review by Obemata

February 12, 2010

Poetry

Anifowoshe Ibrahim: Insomnia

July 31, 2019

Fiction

Sunlight on Blue Water: A Short Story by Malusi Mwongeli

December 19, 2017

Fiction

Telling Mother: A Short Story by Nan Owo

July 2, 2007

Fiction

Undulations: A Short Story by Miracle Nwokedi

February 4, 2017

Poetry

Still World: Poems by Olufunmi Aluko

February 1, 2008

Poetry

Nwaoha Chibuzor Anthony: Moths and Flames

March 31, 2020