2023 Nigeria Prize Shortlist |“A Play Must be Realized on Stage:” In...
Henry Akubuiro’s play Yamtawarala, The Warrior King was recently shortlisted for the 2023 NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature. In this conversation, Darlington Chibueze Anuonye chats with Akubuiro on the...
View Article2023 Nigeria Prize Shortlist |“A Depiction of Courage and Brokenness”: In...
Obari Gomba’s Grit, published in 2023 by Hornbill House of Arts in Lagos, was recently shortlisted for the 2023 NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature. In this interview, Darlington Chibueze Anuonye chats...
View ArticleOCTOBER WRITER OF THE MONTH: Mohamed Mahou
Brittle Paper’s Writer of the Month for October is Mohamed Mahou! Mohamed Mahou grew up in the Souss Region of Morocco. He went to Ibn Zohr University in Agadir, Morocco, where he received his...
View ArticleNOVEMBER WRITER OF THE MONTH: Chinaza James-Ibe
Brittle Paper’s Writer of the Month for November is Chinaza James-Ibe! Chinaza James-Ibe is a Nigerian writer who is currently an undergraduate of English and Literary Studies at the University of...
View Article“We are Writing the ‘National’ Story by Exploding the Nationalist’s Version...
Zimbabwean authors Tsitsi Mapepa and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu just released or are set to release their novels this year through Catalyst press. Mapepa is set to publish her debut novel Ndima Ndima on...
View ArticleDECEMBER WRITER OF THE MONTH: Kawira Koome
Brittle Paper’s Writer of the Month for December is Kawira Koome! Kawira Koome was born in Meru, Kenya. She obtained her Journalism degree from the United States International University in Nairobi....
View Article“I Wanted to Center the Ugandan Woman’s Experiences, Voice, and Perspective”...
Ugandan novelist Goretti Kyomuhendo reissued her 20-year-old novel Whispers from Vera in August 2023. This republication was greeted with much excitement from readers and new audiences. In this...
View ArticleFEBRUARY WRITER OF THE MONTH: Mifa Adejumo
Brittle Paper’s Writer of the Month for February is Mifa Adejumo! Mifa Adejumo is a writer from Edo State, Nigeria. He grew up and spent most of his formative years in Kogi State and is a graduate of...
View ArticleMARCH WRITER OF THE MONTH: Omobola Osamor
Brittle Paper’s Writer of the Month for March is Omobola Osamor! Omobola Osamor grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. She has a postgraduate diploma in Public Administration from Galilee Management Institute,...
View Article“The Blessings of Queer Lives”: In Conversation with Chukwuebuka Ibeh |...
Chukwuebuka Ibeh, whose debut novel Blessings, was recently published by Vikings, was barely 14 when the antigay law was enacted in Nigeria in 2014. That Act is cruel justification of the dehumanizing...
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