2+ week, 3+ day ago   (686+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh by Nwafor Chiedozie Emmanuel Translated from the original Arabic by Nader Aweti My mother could not protect herself from the malice of the old woman who came regularly to our house under the pretext of kinship…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (157+ words) by Daniel Rightman Badom Élékéré Press, a new independent boutique publisher based in Abuja, has introduced the Élékéré Prize for Fiction, a $500 award for outstanding short stories by Black writers. The inaugural edition centers on the theme “Inheritance,” inviting submissions…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) Brittle Paper Nero New Writers Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions: £3,000, an MA Scholarship, and a Literary Agent Meeting Up for Grabs | Submit by September 11, 2026 The Nero New Writers Prize, run in association with Brunel University of London, has opened submissions for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (114+ words) News• Stories and Poems Events• Interviews• News• The Decade Project Sharing the stage is Rozie Kelly, the West Yorkshire-based novelist behind Kingfisher, her Arvon Foundation-linked debut about the entanglement between a creative writing academic and the poet colleague who upends…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (126+ words) News• Stories and Poems Six days later, on July 31, Bala brought the book to Lagos for a launch at Ouida Lagos in Opebi, a different kind of event from Abuja’s reading, built more around celebration. Attendees who’d followed Bala since…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) Brittle Paper Lola Shoneyin Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Lola Shoneyin, poet, novelist, publisher, and the force behind Aké Arts and Book Festival, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She joins a…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (116+ words) Brittle Paper Saraba Magazine Is Accepting Submissions For Two Categories | Submit by June 30 Saraba Magazine has opened submissions for two distinct categories: new unpublished work for its general submissions round, and previously published work for a newly launched archival initiative…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (538+ words) Brittle Paper Nnedi Okorafor Wins Two 2026 Locus Awards; Somto Ihezue Also Takes Home a Win for his Novelette The 2026 Locus Awards, which had Africans shortlisted in 6 categories, were announced on May 30 at a ceremony held in Berkeley, California, in partnership…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (568+ words) Brittle Paper M.H. Ayinde, Eugen Bacon, C.L. Hellisen, and Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke Earn Six Nominations Across the 2026 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Four African writers have secured six nominations between them on the 2026 British Fantasy Awards shortlists. Established by the British Fantasy Society and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (569+ words) Brittle Paper Stella Gaitano and Safae el Khannoussi among finalists for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis Prize Two African writers are among the six finalists for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis, the prestigious German prize for contemporary literature in translation awarded by the Haus…...