MISSING DREAMS Desolate house in the comfortless dark of a stillborn night, hearkening to the patter of feet that have scarred sorely wounded foundation;...
Author - Sola Osofisan
Sola Osofisan is a writer, screenwriter, filmmaker, and founder/editor-in-chief of AfricanWriter.com. His movies include 'Unbreakable' (2018, Screenwriter, Co-Producer), 'Over Her Dead Body' (2020, Screenwriter, Producer, Director). His award-winning radio play, OLD LETTERS, was produced and broadcast by the BBC. A three-time winner of the Association of Nigerian Authors national awards (prose and poetry), he is the author of DarkVisions (Malthouse), Darksongs, The Living & the Dead (Heinemann) and Blood Will Call.
The man took a step back. Eyes unwavering, he slowly extended the fingers of his right hand until they hardened, and then he used it like a knife to pretend...
Murder my name please! Even my ancestors agree you have earned the right to do injury to that name… As he rang up the talkative pair hefting tubers of...
MOVEMENTS AROUND THE UNICORN Kokomma, I fan your flame in the morning time. Prayer propped reverently at the altar of all dawning deities, breathless, I call...
Webmasters, bloggers and editors of literary websites are usually behind the scenes operators, quietly refreshing web pages, writing and keeping the Internet...
The flyer I read on Twitter promised the event slated for Feb. 15, 2017 would feature some of the most recognisable names in contemporary African writing, all...
E.C. Osondu is the author of Voice of America and This House is not for Sale. His works have been featured in acclaimed journals such as AGNI, The Atlantic...
TOTEMS AND THUNDERBOLTS Tamuno, the dogs in the neighborhood cringe from the tentacles of daytime shadows, and their tail-tucked-between-legs howl probe the...
Ali Znaidi is a widely anthologised writer. A Tunisian who writes poetry and fiction primarily in English, his works have appeared in a diverse selection of...
Wesley Macheso teaches Creative Writing and Literature at Mzuzu University, Malawi. A writer of short stories and essays, his stories have been featured on...
Abenea Ndago is the author of several short stories, many published here on Africanwriter.com. A prolific, committed writer, he has a bubbling intelligence and...
Naipanoi Lepapa is a journalist and poet. Her evolving poetry is suffused with passion, self-exploration and a kind of truth; raw depths only the gifted among...
