First, let me eat my words. I’ve always believed most men don’t know how to write about women’s societal issues, and I’ve stood by it for months, maybe years. . . But Steve Cavanagh made me pause with Fifty-Fifty. And now, I’m forced to admit, this author not only knows how to write a story…
Half Open Lid tells a story of ruffled Ameze, a community whose values and cultural heritage collide with westernisation, a word often used interchangeably with modernisation, albeit wrongly. The narrative attempts to paint the negative effects that often come with westernisation in both its socio-cultural and ethno-religious dimensions. Written by Uzoamaka J. Eze, Half Open…
I am not typically drawn to political memoirs and autobiographies, but I feel – as a lover of books – it’s incumbent upon me to read the book whose launch was treated with unprecedented fanfare in Nigeria’s publishing history. The question is not about who attended the book launch, what the Nigerian public looked out…
During a conversation, Michael Imossan, while highlighting the relevancy of heightened language in poetry, noted that sometimes you read a prose work and feel a high sense of poetry therein. Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s work conveys this sense. While reading through his book, Season of Crimson Blossoms, I was nostalgic for his collection of short stories,…
July’s here, and it’s the perfect moment to share your work with the world. If you’re interested in free-entry writing competitions, poetry and short story contests, awards, or something that refuses to be labeled, there’s a spot here waiting for you. All the opportunities listed are free to enter and sorted into open calls, region-specific…
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