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#TalesOfAnAfricanChristmas | Day 4 | Duplicates | by Nelson C. J.
With the scathing chill of December always comes the two mothers I own. The first one toils to turn her prim fingers into snappy bites of dessert in near perfection of our flat in Reykjavik. She,...
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#TalesOfAnAfricanChristmas | Day 5 | The 23rd Day of Christmas | by Nwafor...
The devil, filled with envy and malice and poised on destroying the bloodline of David, entered King Herod and tried to eliminate baby Jesus. *** The Sergeant stood by the road side. A diminishing...
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#TalesOfAnAfricanChristmas | A Gift from the Waterfall Princesses | Day 6 |...
Sitting beside the chicken pen, Chinma ran the tip of her finger along the sharp edge of the knife. Granny had instructed her to slaughter a chicken for soup, and it was going to be her first time. At...
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The 2017 Brittle Paper Literary Person of the Year
The Brittle Paper Person of the Year award is in its third year. The award has become an important way of celebrating excellence and identifying those qualities we value in the leaders of our...
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Naming as Righting and Regulating: Recent Work on Gender and Sexuality in...
This paper is a reflection on the proceedings from the “Gender and Sexuality in Africa: Transdisciplinary Conversation” symposium, which was presented by Dartmouth College’s African and African...
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South African Creatives Are Redefining Children’s Book Publishing
A South African publishing initiative is revolutionizing the country’s reading culture by taking an innovative approach to children’s books publishing. Book Dash, a not-for-profit organization founded...
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Meet Chimamanda Adichie’s Instagram Squad
Y Every woman needs a squad or what the feminist writer Bell Hooks calls “real sisterhood”—a band of women who support and share a collective vision. Chimamanda Adichie, herself a feminist, has a...
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Opportunity for African Writers | Submit to Granta’s #MeToo Inspired Issue on...
As a response to the #MeToo movement, Granta, one of the world’s most celebrated literary journals, is seeking submissions to its Summer 2018 issue on gender and patriarchy. Read the call for...
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Akwaeke Emezi Photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue Magazine
Akwaeke Emezi’s 2018 is off to a glamorous start. Yesterday she and her sister Yagazi Emezi were profiled in vogue.com. Vogue Magazine listed the sisters in an article celebrating families doing...
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Stanley McDaniels’“Entrapment,” a Work of Introspective Poetry | Foreword by...
The Praxis Poetry Chapbook Series, an initiative of Praxis Magazine, publishes poetry chapbooks by new poets. It launched in 2016 with two remarkable e-books: Burnt Men, by Romeo Oriogun who went on...
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The Confessional Generation | Otosirieze Obi-Young | Introduction to “Selves:...
Selves: An Afro Anthology of Creative Nonfiction is a forthcoming anthology of creative nonfiction, curated by Basit Jamiu and featuring writers from across the continent. Its cover is by Tope...
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Introducing The Village Square Journal of Literary and Political Criticism
A new magazine described as a journal of literary/political criticism has just been founded by a few enthusiasts who believe strongly that there is obviously need to have more platforms promoting...
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On Adichie | From Bookshop Clapback to Post-colonial Theory Shade: What...
On the 25th of January, Award-winning novelist and acclaimed feminist writer Chimamanda Adichie was in Paris to attend The Night of Ideas, a cross-continental cultural event held by the Institut...
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Review | Anietie Isong’s Radio Sunrise Tackles the Commodification of Journalism
Fiction Title: Radio Sunrise Author: Anietie Isong Buy: Amazon Great Britain. Jacaranda Books. 2017. 189 pages. *** Anietie Isong in his debut novel Radio Sunrise unequivocally addresses unethical...
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All the Scoop on Minna Salami’s Debut Book on Black Radical Feminism
The last year has been an empowering but also trying and chaotic time for women. Between the #MeToo phenomenon and the daily controversies over sexual politics, there is no doubt that we could all use...
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The Gourmand Awards Shortlist Is Out, and Yemisi Aribisala Is Up for Best...
Yemisi Aribisala’s Longthroat Memoirs, which won the John Avery Award last year, is in the running for yet another high-profile award. The book has been shortlisted for the Gourmand Awards, a.k.a....
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A South African publishing initiative is revolutionizing the country’s reading culture by taking an innovative approach to children’s books publishing. Book Dash, a not-for-profit organization founded...
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“Selves”| New Anthology Collects Powerful Nonfiction from Across Africa
Two weeks ago, we announced the coming of Selves: An Afro Anthology of Creative Nonfiction, a new project collecting powerful personal stories from across the continent. We published the introduction...
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Adichie’s New Nigerian Publisher, Narrative Landscape Press, Is Releasing Box...
Dear Nigeria-based Adichie fans, this news is for you! Your favorite Adichie books are being reissued in iconic Ankara (wax-print) designs. The award winning author’s Nigerian new publisher Narrative...
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WATCH | Nnedi Okorafor in HBO’s Afro-Futurism Documentary
For the past few months, fans have been connecting the dots between Afro-futurism and the Black Panther superhero movie. So HBO’s VICE asked three artists, including our very own, Nnedi Okorafor, to...
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