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...
Author - Sola Osofisan
Sola Osofisan is a writer, webmaster and founding editor of this website. He is the author of Darksongs (poetry) and The Living and the Dead (short stories), published by Heinemann, DarkVisions (Malthouse short stories) and Blood Will Call. His radio play, Old Letters, was broadcast on the BBC.
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...
Webmasters, bloggers and editors of literary websites are usually behind the scenes operators, quietly refreshing web pages, writing and keeping the Internet...
