Colonial Desires in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North — Watch...
The thirteenth episode of Professor Ato Quayson’s vlog Critic.Reading.Writing is up! Quayson explores Orientalist archetypes as colonial desires in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North....
View ArticleBrittle Paper Presents Africanfuturism Anthology Featuring Nnedi Okorafor, TL...
As part of the ongoing Decade Project, launched in commemoration of our 10-year anniversary, we are publishing an anthology of stories inspired by one of the most captivating literary concepts of the...
View ArticleChika Unigwe, Molara Wood, Nnedi Okorafor, and Other Nigerian Writers on the...
Nigerians have been on the streets fighting against police brutality with a burning sense of injustice that recalls the recent #blacklivesmatter protest in the US. The target of the protest is the...
View ArticleThe Funeral of Chimamanda Adichie’s Father Took Place in His Hometown Abba
Prof. James Nwoye, father of Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie, was buried on October 9th in his hometown Abba in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra. Prof. Adichie died on June 10, 2020. The...
View ArticleKenyan Edition of Lupita Nyong’o’s Sulwe Available in English, Kiswahili and Luo
Thrilling news! Academy Award-winning actress and author Lupita Nyong’o will see the East African publication of her children’s picture book Sulwe by Bunk Books. The best part of the news is that the...
View ArticleProf J. P Clark-Bekederemo, Renowned Poet and Playwright, Passes on at 85
Emeritus Professor and renowned poet & playwright Professor John Pepper Clark (popularly known by his initials J. P Clark) has passed on, aged 85. He died in the early hours of Tuesday, 13 October...
View ArticleShort Story Day Africa 2019/2020 Longlist: 21 Writers, 9 Countries
Short Story Day Africa has announced the longlist for the 2019/2020 prize. The list of 21 writers spread across nine countries, from Cameroon to Zambia. The list is interesting in that, for the very...
View ArticleA Fanonian Reading of Anti-Semitism in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice —...
The fourteenth episode of Professor Ato Quayson’s vlog Critic.Reading.Writing is up! Quayson delivers a Fanonian reading of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. As viewers may recall from Episode 12...
View ArticleOpen Letter: #EndSARS: African Writers On Continued Protests in Nigeria
As African writers across borders, we denounce in the strongest terms the tyrannical and shameful persecution of innocent Nigerians by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria...
View Article19 Writers Shortlisted from 992 Entries: The 2020 Miles Morland Writing...
The shortlist for the 2020 Morland Writing Scholarship has just been announced, and there are 19 writers on the list. The Miles Morland Writing Scholarship offers a fiction scholarship of £18,000 to...
View ArticleFree Download of Africanfuturism: An Anthology | Stories by Nnedi Okorafor,...
Download for free: Africanfuturism-An Anthology edited by Wole Talabi In celebration of our 10-year anniversary, we bring you a collection of Africanfuturist stories. Africanfuturism is a term coined...
View ArticleBernardine Evaristo Awarded an Order of the British Empire Distinction, OBE
Bernardine Evaristo has been awarded the second highest Order of the British Empire distinction, OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), for services to Literature. The awards are announced...
View ArticleRead Chimamanda Adichie’s Essay “Nigeria Is Murdering Its Citizens”| #ENDSARS
Chimamanda Adichie has added her voice to the growing number of Nigerian and African authors condemning violence against Nigerians by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Adichie’s op-ed, published...
View Article15 Finalists for the Nigerian Prize for Difference and Diversity Announced
The Nigerian Prize for Difference and Diversity has announced the fifteen finalists for its inaugural award. Founded by media personality Chude Jideonwo, the prize aims to foster a “culture of...
View ArticleWole Soyinka’s First Novel in 48 Years: Chronicles of the Happiest People on...
Wole Soyinka is set to release his first novel in nearly half a century, reports This is Lagos. The Nobel Laureate, who is known and revered for his plays and poetry, has published two novels: The...
View ArticleRead Chibundu Onuzo’s Essay on Why Black Lives Also Matter in Nigeria | #EndSARS
Chibundu Onuzo has called for members of the African diaspora and international supporters of the #BlackLivesMatter movement to support the #EndSARS movement in Nigeria. In an op-ed published in The...
View ArticleImprisoned Eritrean Poet Amanuel Asrat Honored as Co-Winner of the 2020 PEN...
Eritrean poet Amanuel Asrat was selected by Jamaican-British poet Linton Kwesi Johnson as the co-winner of the 2020 PEN Pinter Prize, named after the Nobel-Laureate and playwright, Harold Pinter....
View ArticleHBO Drops Americanah Adaptation After Lupita Nyong’o Exits Cast
We have some not too happy news. The series adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s bestselling novel Americanah has been put on hold. Variety reports that HBO cancelled the project after...
View ArticleHow Should We Talk About Postcolonialism Today? — Watch Episode 15 of Prof....
The fifteenth episode of Professor Ato Quayson’s vlog Critic.Reading.Writing is up! In this episode, Quayson interrogates what we think we know about postcolonialism. A quick peek into the comments...
View ArticleChimamanda Adichie “Rewrites” President Buhari’s Controversial Address |...
In recent weeks, Nigeria has been in the news following series of nationwide protests against police brutality and, subsequently, the violent crackdown on unarmed protesters all over the country,...
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