The arrival of 20.35 Africa: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry—curated by the Nigerian poets Ebenezer Agu, D.E. Benson, Chisom Okafor, Gbenga Adeoba and the visual artist Osinachi—pushed institutional boundaries in …

SPOKEN WORD POEM REVIEW: The Mantra By Dera Meláni   If you haven’t heard of the spoken word poet, Dera Meláni then you’re in luck. Onwuzuruike Chidera (Dera Meláni) is …

CLOSED CURTAINS by W. S. Praise She locked the door and closed the curtains. The room was swallowed by utter darkness till a light sparked at a corner. She lit …

The Africa Book Club Short Story Competition features short stories drawn from contributors across the African continent. It accepts unpublished fiction and creative non-fiction submissions, not exceeding 3,500 words, and whose setting …

Nigerian book marketing company Vanguard Literary Services (VLS) is compiling a romance and sexuality-themed anthology, for the 2019 Valentine’s Day, and is calling for short story submissions. While the anthology …

BROKEN by Ayomide Tella  Flood of tears; dropping like the rain, She feels dejected, shuts the door on all As aching memories of dissent revisit her canal Causing an undeserved …

Book Review: My Sister The Serial Killer  — Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer. In case you didn’t know, My Sister, The Serial …

  Creative writing is an art, whose importance can never be over-emphasized. I for one, am a creative writer. So I decided to put together a guide for creatives like …

Love Journal is coming up next month just as Valentine’s next month. February has always been tagged as the month of love. Even though love is to be shown everyday, …