Prince U.D. Tardeh 10/22/22 Prince U.D. Tardeh 10/22/22

Alternatives to Handling Depression

Gather woods /Make a fire /Stand strong before the smoke

Josiah Ikpe 10/15/22 Josiah Ikpe 10/15/22

There, In That Place Of Promise

Courage was foreign to me. It was something I couldn’t grab and make mine. But not that Tuesday.

Mutale Chisulo 9/10/22 Mutale Chisulo 9/10/22

Ubushiku

Monde was left to race against the sun, for the moment it set, the night entertained the dead.

Ugochukwu Anadị 8/27/22 Ugochukwu Anadị 8/27/22

The Battle of the Gods: A Folktale

ChiUkwu is called ChiUkwu for a reason. He is the only god with “ukwu” attached to his name. The Great. The Supreme. And what does a man so weak that the rains had beaten the melanin off him know about greatness?

Arthur Shedrick Davies 7/30/22 Arthur Shedrick Davies 7/30/22

Solemnity

Solemnity—A poem by Arthur Davies | Liberia

Raheem Omeiza 7/23/22 Raheem Omeiza 7/23/22

This Lagos Life

The poster says he’s selling “tried and trusted weak erection and penis enlagment creams.” Tried and trusted by whom exactly? Those who cannot spell enlargement?

Solomon Timothy Hamza 7/16/22 Solomon Timothy Hamza 7/16/22

Friday Begins The Weekend

They preach prosperity year in, year out, and during election tell you not to vote for a Muslim if you are a Christian. Or not vote for a Christian if you are a Muslim. Election is next year, you will see with your two eyes. That is if you do not leave the country oh. Anyway, you can watch from over there in the abroad.

Wale Mariano 6/18/22 Wale Mariano 6/18/22

Ice

Ice got him to stop talking

Ewa Gerald Onyebuchi 6/4/22 Ewa Gerald Onyebuchi 6/4/22

The weight of grief

But your father wasn’t always like this. Before your birth, he was one of the sweetest men I had known.

Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arówólò 5/21/22 Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arówólò 5/21/22

New Lagosian

I am not sure he can hear me above all the noise: the honks of vehicles, the murmur of roadside traders, the barbershop loudspeaker, the screams of the conductors.

Sello Huma 4/30/22 Sello Huma 4/30/22

An ode to Miriam Makeba

We danced not to forget your message / We danced to live up to the kofifi blues

Fadairo Tesleem 4/16/22 Fadairo Tesleem 4/16/22

The Girl That Taught Me Love

kneel before her feet, behold her face/ and confess that it glitters/ tell her the moon steals from her brightness.

Priscilla Adipa 4/9/22 Priscilla Adipa 4/9/22

Hope upon hope

Editor 4/8/22 Editor 4/8/22

I think stories are important, and I like that I have a voice - Raheem Omeiza

Editor 4/8/22 Editor 4/8/22

"One thing I have learnt about trying to write fiction is to live with rejection" - Lynsey Ebony Chutel

Writing in South Africa, it sometimes feels impossible to escape race

Editor 4/6/22 Editor 4/6/22

"I think of the story for a while, and I sit down and write it all at once"

Howard Meh-Buh Maximus on getting shortlisted for the 2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize and his writing career

Editor 4/4/22 Editor 4/4/22

You can tell amazing speculative stories while staying true to the world you live in - Somto Ihezue

Somto speaks about his writing and his shortlisted speculative fiction, A Girl is Blood, Spirit, & Fire, in this interview with Muna.

Editor 4/2/22 Editor 4/2/22

On writing: "There are no rules" — Sabah Carrim

There are no rules, only conventions about what is good writing

Editor 3/30/22 Editor 3/30/22

Video: The 2022 Shortlist advice to new and aspiring writers

Our stories are worthy of being told

Sugar Pendragon 3/22/22 Sugar Pendragon 3/22/22

“A thought-provoking novel on familial expectations of love and loyalty,” a review of Faith, a novel by Itoro Bassey

This book blends the fabrics of living the American dream, African (Ibibio) spirituality, and modern Nigerian reality to create a novel that captivates and leaves a lasting impression long after the final page.