The Boy from Ibadan Who Wept on a Plane, Lost the Poem, and Found It Again in the Snow
Picture this. A young Nigerian man boards a flight for the first time, heading from Nigeria to the United States. He is en route to…
The Literary Spotlight
Celebrating the authors shaping the future of African literature.
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The English Literature Student at FUOYE Who Drew Strength from Solitude and Gave Voice to Silence
Picture this. A young Nigerian woman sits in a university hostel, her phone broken and the network at school barely functional. She is in the…
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The Poet Who Found Inspiration on a Horse Farm
Picture this. It is the winter of 2022. A young Black poet, her mind fractured by a period of deep personal turmoil, rents a small…
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The Engineering Student Who Wrote a Crime Thriller on His Phone and Brought Lagos Its Own Robin Hood
Celebrating Olayinka Yaqub, author of The Crimson Vigilante
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The Nigerian-British Girl Who Wrote a Bestseller in Her University Room and Sold It for Seven Figures at 21
Celebrating Faridah Abike-Iyimide, author of Ace of Spades
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The Boy from Port Harcourt Who Wrote a Novel on Scraps of Paper and Changed Nigerian Literature
Celebrating Chukwuebuka Ibeh, author of Blessings
