Femi Osofisan
Tanure Ojaide
Brian Chikwava
Hugh Hodge
Helon Habila
Muhammad Jalal Hashim
Ogaga Ifowodo
Edwin Gaarder
Harry Garuba
Toyin Adewale-Gabriel
Zukiswa Wanner
Ike Okonta
Maxim Uzoatu
George Ngwane
Ike Anya
E. E. Sule
Beverley Nambozo
Obi Nwakanma
Matthew Dodwell
Ikhide Ikheola
Afam Akeh
Femi Oyebode
Chika Unigwe
Linda Chase
Mohamed Bushara
Wale Okediran
Niran Okewole
Remi Raji
Ahmed Maiwada
Laura King
Yomi Ola
Chuma Nwokolo
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Bear
Watching in Tofino
Porpoises, seals... and black bears on Vancouver Island. Ike
Anya writes.
The
Travel Commissar
In his coming prison memoirs, the poet Ogaga Ifowodo
describes an experience of African dictatorship.
Memorial
for Biafra
Afam Akeh, 6 years at the start of the Biafra War, recounts
his experience and reflects on the enduring impact of the
hostilities.
The
Arabization of Sudan
Dr. Muhammad Jalal Hashim examines the politics of
Arabization in his native Sudan.
The
Book of Not
A review of Tsitsi Dangarembga's first novel since Nervous
Conditions, by Zukiswa .Wanner.
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Africa's
Largest Book Fair
The 2nd Cape Town Book Fair recently ended in
South Africa with 49,059 visitors attending. |
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Welcome
In this Debut, we have representations from South African,
Nigerian, Zimbabwean, Ugandan, Cameroonian and Sudanese literature...
Writing
the Story of Zimbabwe
Brian Chikwava, on the two audiences of trioubled Morgan
Tsvangirai.
The
Immigrants
New Short Story from Caine Prize winner, Helon Habila.
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The
Rage of Citizen Agbetu
Is a 200-year-old quarrel over slavery something to
rage about today? In this lead essay,
takes a comprehensive look at a centuries-old debate.
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Writing for Us
We invite you to contribute your poetry, short fiction, creative
non-fiction, and essays. We are also interested in your life and
travel writings... |
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Cameroonian
Literature in Transition
Interview with
Cameroonian writer, George Ngwane.
In
the Season of the Typhoid
Short fiction from Oxford-based Caine Prize shortlister,
Ike Okonta. |
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Fifty
African Writers
Fifty years after Things fall Apart,
profiles fifty inheritors of the challenge of writing in Africa, all
born since 1960.
Next
Issue
The editorial focus in our next issue will be Black British
Writing. We will publish other writers, but... more
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Tales
by Conversation
Short story column by Chuma Nwokolo. |
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