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Daily news of the still ravaging COVID-19 global pandemic can make your mind restless. Loosen up this summer. Meet new magazines rooting for young adult poets and writers and get…More
1.So here you are, seated on the poorly cemented floor with your back against the itchy wall in this small room that shouldn’t even be for the living. Wet in…More
The choristers chorus the hallelujah song by Handel Messiah, so euphoniously. Sitting at the edge of a long, brown pew in church, your gaze lingers on him. He is the…More
Sometimes, you barely feel it breathe, though it fills out the breadth of your being. Other times, it’s merely a voice in your ears; calling, clanging, clutching the faith in…More
There’s been massive support towards Black writers these past few months with more literary magazines accepting submissions from Black women writers across the spectrum. Our stories matter, Black lives matter.-Oprah…More
The Little Girl in the mosque On April 29, 2020, I experienced a revelational shift on the profundity of our fragility. I woke up that morning thinking I had to…More
These are memories you did not beg for. Memories like: 1st April 2019. You are a time bomb. No. Suicide is a time bomb. You are only a figment of…More
L-R, Erica Sugo Anyadike, Rémy Ngamije, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jowhor Ile, and Irenosen Okojie In 2019, reading Lesley Nneka Arimah’s Caine Prize winning story, Skinned, revolutionized the way I thought about fiction, especially “African” fiction. Since then, I had found myself…More
Here are more paid writing opportunities for you this period. Also check the previous post on COVID-19 Lockdown paid opportunities that are still on. Keep washing your hands and stay…More
On 30 March, the American publisher Animal Heart Press released an anthology of Nigerian poetry, titled Memento: An Anthology of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry and edited by Adedayo Agarau – poet, documentary…More