Early in 2016, the year began to shed its ability to stun me. The world was burning differently, a relentless blaze that licked up across continents, making me consume my news feed in smaller morsels. With each headline, the gap …
Nonfiction
“Every Story Has a Soul of Its Own” – In Conversation with Suzanne Ushie
SUZANNE USHIE talks about her story which was published as a fiction supplement for our upcoming issue. She also expresses her views on publishing in Africa, sexism at work place, gender equality advocacy, and her writing life – Kemi Falodun …
Let’s Talk About Something Else — An Excerpt
By Suzanne Ushie—
Two months to the day Uzilibe’s boss groped her, she emptied her drawers and cleared her desk. As her colleagues trooped into her cubicle to say goodbye, she wondered which version of the story they’d heard. The …
“I could not get rid of this dream I had of walking into a bookstore and seeing my name on a shelf” – In Conversation With Kurt Ellis
KURT GEORGE ELLIS was born in 1983, Durban and lived in the communities of Newlands East, Greenwood Park, Redhill, and Sydenham. Surrounded by drugs, alcohol and gangs from a young age, he found joy in the world of fiction. After …
“We reach for shortcuts instead of understanding” – In Conversation With Masande Ntshanga
MASANDE NTSHANGA won the 2013 PEN International New Voices Award and was shortlisted for the Caine Prize in 2015. He graduated from University of Cape Town with an Honours degree in English Studies and obtained his Masters in Creative Writing …
“I don’t believe in a successful or failed mother, but a good-enough mother” – In Conversation With Paula Marias
PAULA MARIAS is a South African author, linguist, and an avid itinerant who has visited more than 80 countries. She holds a Master’s in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town and an Honours Degree in Publishing from the …
“I sometimes think that I view the world like an observer rather than a participant” – In Conversation With ZP Dala
ZAINUB PRIYA DALA is a psychologist and a writer with a certificate in Creative writing from University of Cape Town. Her short fiction has been long-listed for the Orange Prize and she has been the runner-up in several short story …
“I enjoy writing about women because I like exposing their many shades” – In Conversation With Ifeoluwapo Adeniyi
IFEOLUWAPO ADENIYI is a popular radio personality in Ibadan, Nigeria. Alongside being a radio voice, she is also a writer. She recently published her novel, On the Bank of the River, which was longlisted for the 2015 Etisalat Prize For …
“Books should not be judged by their prizes” – In Conversation With Rehanna Rossouw
REHANNA ROSSOUW has been a journalist for three decades, beginning her career with an article published at the age of 17. She has been very active in the literary world especially in South Africa where she’s taught journalism and creative …
A Tale of Age and Passion
A Review of Yewande Omotoso’s The Woman Next Door by Tade Ipadeola—
Insight too astonishing to be quite fortuitous, to paraphrase Amy Clampitt, is what a reader of Yewande Omotoso’s new novel, The Woman Next Door, encounters page …