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“People are people anywhere they are” Leye Adenle on Writing Crime Thrillers That Feel Nigerian
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (997+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh When a client asks for an urgent meeting and then turns up dead, Bobby suspects there is more to the death than an accident. His investigation leads him to a church where the victim had been…...
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún Is Making a Documentary on Onitsha Market Literature, Titled Life Turns Man Up and Down
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (420+ words) Brittle Paper Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún Is Making a Documentary on Onitsha Market Literature, Titled Life Turns Man Up and Down Between roughly 1947 and 1966, clerks, traders, teachers, and school-leavers in Onitsha wrote short books, romance, courtroom drama, political biography, advice…...
What Does the Poem Say About Nigeria? A Conversation with Ogaga Ifowodo, James Ngwu Eze and Tares Oburumu
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (385+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh Your collections respond to some of Nigeria’s most pressing realities. What does it mean to write poetry in a country that constantly gives its writers new reasons for alarm? All three collections engage with the past…...
“History Is Handmade”: Ayesha Harruna Attah and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Among the Lineup for the 2026 Doek Literary Festival, September 30–October 3
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (564+ words) "History Is Handmade": Ayesha Harruna Attah and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Among the Lineup for the 2026 Doek Literary Festival, September 30–October 3 brittlepaper.com “History Is Handmade”: Ayesha Harruna Attah and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Among the Lineup for the 2026 Doek Literary Festival,…...
Can You Really Leave Your Mess At Home? A Conversation With Tolani Akinola
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1647+ words) by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh Nigerian literature isn’t new to dysfunctional families, and perhaps this is because family is such a prized institution in Africa. In Nigeria especially, it is often the source of our conversational themes. Tolani Akinola’s Leave Your…...
Abebi AfroNonfiction Foundation Launches Inaugural Continental Fellowship for African Women Writers | Closes September 12
2+ week, 5+ day ago (433+ words) Brittle Paper Abebi AfroNonfiction Foundation Launches Inaugural Continental Fellowship for African Women Writers | Closes September 12 The Abebi AfroNonfiction Foundation has announced the inaugural Abebi AfroNonfiction Fellowship, a new pan-African writing initiative for women working in creative nonfiction. The fellowship brings…...
“I am genuinely thrilled that I get to be a part of this world." Tahzeeb Akram on Shaping the Craft of African Writers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (604+ words) by Kris Van der Bijl by Praise Okeoghene Vandeh We also spoke about the evolution of African literature over the past five years, the changing landscape of African fiction, the advent of AI and its implications for writers and editors,…...
Alain Mabanckou Joins the Celebration as Angélique Kidjo Makes History on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (355+ words) Brittle Paper Alain Mabanckou Joins the Celebration as Angélique Kidjo Makes History on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Angélique Kidjo has made history. On August 18, 2026, the Beninese-French singer became the first African musician and first Black African to receive a…...
Masakhane Names 26 Grantees for LINGUA Africa, Its Push to Put African Languages at the Center of AI
3+ week, 4+ day ago (330+ words) Brittle Paper Masakhane Names 26 Grantees for LINGUA Africa, Its Push to Put African Languages at the Center of AI Back in May, Brittle Paper covered the Masakhane African Languages Hub’s open call for the LINGUA Africa initiative, a partnership with…...
"This is for our Kids" — Seun Kuti's Love for Pan-African Spaces Brings Him to the Fight to Save 1 Million Black Books
3+ week, 5+ day ago (415+ words) Brittle Paper “This is for our Kids” — Seun Kuti’s Love for Pan-African Spaces Brings Him to the Fight to Save 1 Million Black Books Afrobeat musician and pan-African activist Seun Kuti visited the Maa Maat Centre in solidarity with the ongoing…...