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AFRICAN WRITER
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Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Rumbie Mugadza | No!
April 29, 2023
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“No” And The Dragon That Could Not Be Slain Your...
Prince Ihè | Here, We Sing A Sad Song
December 30, 2023
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"We only live once. We only die once. How...
How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
November 19, 2017
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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
An Ant hefting her Penance: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
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I watched intensely as an ant was hefting her...
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...
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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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Fiction
Wayne McCray
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PLAY
I’m doing things that appeal to me – Interview with Hyacinth Obunseh
June 13, 2007
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Award winning author, publisher and consultant, Hyacinth Obunseh, who...
Omoseye Bolaji: Writer with the Grassroots Touch
September 19, 2009
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Tebogo and the Epithalamion (2009), the latest in the...
My Generation Better Than Those Before Us – Toni Kan Onwordi
February 15, 2007
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Toni Kan's quill glints like an emerald whenever he...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Let us call the Calvary: Poems by Omogbolahan Bello
September 5, 2017
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LET US CALL THE CALVARY For reprieve, let us call the...
Labyrinth of Disgust: A Poem by Efeduma Eseoghene
May 28, 2007
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1...Labyrinth of Disgust... Fear will grip the land, the revulsion of...
How To Kiss An Open Mic: Poems by Logan February
March 7, 2017
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HOW TO KISS AN OPEN MIC I had words...
Fiction
Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Shannon Kenny
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Fiction
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Lucy Mwelu
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Ikemefuna: Poems by J.K. Anowe
Poetry
J.K. Anowe
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Confession of an Unknown Lover: Poems by Abayomi Ogunniyi
Poetry
Abayomi Ogunniyi
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I Write To Process The World Gently: Sefi Atta In Conversation with Ike Anya
People
Ike Anya
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LAST MONTH...
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
John Edward Ellis
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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