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Brittle Paper | An African Literary Blog
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Nigerian author Marvellous “Marve” Michael Anson has an exciting Yoruba fantasy trilogy titled Firstborn of the Sun set to publish with Penguin Michael Joseph, a division of Penguin Books UK. The first book of the trilogy will be released in 2025. Anson’s trilogy is highly anticipated since the first book in the series was shortlisted ..read more
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Submissions are now open for the 8th edition of the annual Quramo Writers’ Prize (QWP). Unpublished Nigerian and African writers are eligible to submit a fiction prose manuscript by the deadline of May 31. The Quramo Writers’ Prize was created in 2017 by Quramo Publishing Ltd. (QPL) as an avenue for fresh writers to showcase ..read more
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On the morning of the 25th April 1974 in Lisbon, a military coup overthrew the regime that had ruled Portugal since 1926. The coup was led by young army officers and their motivations were multiple, but the fact that Portugal had been fighting wars in Africa since 1961 was critical. The officers resented being forced ..read more
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Submissions are now open to the poetry anthology Africa Migration Report: an Anthology of Poems, organized by Forced Migration and The Arts in collaboration with indie publisher CivicLeicester and migrant collective Regularise. The theme is African migration and the deadline is May 25. Forced Migration and The Arts is a global network that brings together ..read more
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A Worker’s Day Wish for African Women – Jessica Horn A human rights activist friend once commented that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is far more interesting if read backwards. And indeed if you do so, then six articles in you arrive at this beauty of a legal standard: Everyone has the right to ..read more
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I hated her because she asked me my name and inquired about my health, my state of mind, my circumstances. I had to hate her because she looked me in the eye. Like there was nothing that set us apart except our God-given skins. She would walk down that street on her way home ..read more
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If you are interested in African science fiction and climate futures, we have the perfect podcast for you. Leading sci-fi podcast Imaginary Worlds teamed up with Nigerian speculative fiction author Wole Talabi to create a truly insightful podcast episode released on April 10. Imaginary Worlds is a podcast about sci-fi, fantasy, and other genres of ..read more
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African cinema scholar Professor Kenneth Harrow has passed on at the age of 80. He died on April 14, 2024 in the company of his dear wife Elizabeth Harrow. Harrow’s passing is a great loss to the African literary and scholarly community. His research in African cinema and postcolonial studies has impacted the space of ..read more
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My Liberia’s heritage, tale is so rare. A land of rich history, people so honest and fair. A nation built on hope and resilience. The scars of war, the memories they bore Yet resilience bloomed, and hearts were restored. Their language, a melodic rhythm, is so pure. A reflection of their soul, for all ..read more
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The shortlist for the 2024 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is out, and it demonstrates high writerly representation from Nigeria and South Africa. The selected writers include Derek Ehiorobo, Kyle Okeke, Wale Ayinla, and Chisaraokwu from Nigeria, along with Nkateko Masinga from South Africa The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is an annual prize of ..read more