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Short Stories

Featured

Tough Love

By Ehae Longe | Nigeria | 8mins

Wild Things

By Mazpa Ejikem | Nigeria | 8mins

The Tempest

By Fiyola Hoosen-Steele | South Africa | 5mins

The Paraprofessional

The Paraprofessional

By Perpetual Murray | Zambia | 15mins

The Wives

By Naledi Mashishi | South Africa | 8mins

Four Years Later

Four Years Later

By Line Talla | Cameroon | 4mins

Whose life is it anyway?

Whose life is it anyway?

By Rabi’atu T. Yakubu | Nigeria | 6mins

Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

By Olamide Akinwuntan | Nigeria | 6mins

Who We Are Not

By Christine Mwai | Kenya | 10mins

This Thing In Our Chests

This Thing In Our Chests

By Awo Twumwaah | Ghana | 4mins

Jerome

By Joshua Chizoma | Nigeria | 5mins

The Ladder

By Riham Adly | Egypt | 3mins

Tendo

By Esther Mirembe | Uganda | 5mins

Poised For Flight

Poised For Flight

By Pamela Naaki Tetteh | Nigeria | 3mins

The Girl’s Room

The Girl’s Room

By Shanine Ahimbisibwe | Uganda | 8mins

Bite Muko

By Adolphine Umukobwa | Rwanda | 2mins

sing on, sister!

sing on, sister!

By Enyinna Nnabuihe | Nigeria | 10mins

This Is How She'll Tell It

This Is How She'll Tell It

By Anna-Maria Poku | Ghana | 5mins

Our Wife

By Adorah Nworah | Nigeria | 10mins

Animal Instincts

Animal Instincts

By Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta | Ghana | 8mins

Providence

By Nkechi Hokstad | Nigeria | 10mins

Hooyo’s Gone

By Salma Ibrahim | Somalia | 8mins

Hosea

By Mwendwa Kiko | Kenya | 10mins

Gemini

by Ashley Okwuosa | Nigeria | 10mins

Tata

by Ebuka Okoroafor | Nigeria | 5mins

Car Trouble

By Mukandi Siame | Zambia | 6mins

A Final Meal

By Nkechi Hokstad | Nigeria | 3mins

Serendipity

By Shayera Dark | Nigeria | 20mins

The Heart Has Reasons

The Heart Has Reasons

By Annie Q. Syed | 2mins

Plunging

By Tiwaladeoluwa Adekunle | Ghana | 8mins

Personal Essays

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Call Me By My Name

Call Me By My Name

By Abasi-maenyin Esebre | Nigeria | 12mins

The Responsibility of Remembrance

The Responsibility of Remembrance

By Mofiyinfoluwa O. | Nigeria | 8mins

No Panettone This Year

No Panettone This Year

By Amal Stefanos | Eritrea | 6mins

Notes From A Neo Native

Notes From A Neo Native

By Stephanie C. Nnamani | Nigeria | 8mins

Book Excerpts

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An Imperfect Storm

An Imperfect Storm

By Chikwe Ihekweazu & Vivianne Ihekweazu | Nigeria | 3mins

And So I Roar

By Abi Dare | Nigeria | 3mins

Between Friends and Lovers

Between Friends and Lovers

By Shirlene Obuobi | Ghana| 2mins

Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By Damilare Kuku | Nigeria | 3mins

Ghostroots

By ’Pemi Aguda | Nigeria | 2mins

The Road to the Country

The Road to the Country

By Chigozie Obioma | Nigeria | 4mins

Water Baby

By Chioma Okereke | Nigeria | 3mins

Someone Birthed Them Broken

Someone Birthed Them Broken

By Ama Asantewa Diaka | Ghana | 2mins

We Were Girls Once

We Were Girls Once

By Aiwanose Odafen | Nigeria | 5mins

Wednesday’s Delight*

Wednesday’s Delight*

By Aba Asibon | Ghana | 15mins

These Letters End in Tears

These Letters End in Tears

By Musih Tedji Xaviere | Cameroon | 3mins

Blessings

By Chukwuebuka Ibeh | Nigeria | 10mins

No One Dies Yet

No One Dies Yet

By Kobby Ben Ben | Ghana | 3mins

House Woman

By Adorah Nworah | Nigeria | 10mins

Black Ghosts

By Noo Saro-Wiwa | Nigeria | 4mins

Everything Is Not Enough

Everything Is Not Enough

By Lola Akinmade Åkerström | Nigeria | 7mins

Innards

By Magogodi oaMphela Makhene | South Africa | 2mins

Edge of Here

By Kelechi Okafor | Nigeria | 4mins

A Nurse’s Tale

By Ola Awonubi | Nigeria | 5mins

Other Names, Other Places

Other Names, Other Places

By Ola Mustapha | Tunisia | 3mins

Nightbloom

By Peace Adzo Medie | Ghana | 6mins

In Such Tremendous Heat

In Such Tremendous Heat

By Kehinde Fadipe | Nigeria | 8mins

Whites Can Dance Too

Whites Can Dance Too

By Kalaf Epalanga | Angola | 5mins

Watch Us Dance

By Leïla Slimani | Morocco | 4mins

Expert In All Styles

Expert In All Styles

By I. O. Echeruo | Nigeria | 5mins

Small by Small

By Ike Anya | Nigeria | 3mins

Small Worlds

By Caleb Azumah Nelson | Ghana | 3mins

The Three of Us

The Three of Us

By Ore Agbaje-Williams | Nigeria | 6mins

Where The Children Take Us

Where The Children Take Us

By Zain Asher | Nigeria | 8mins

Small Joys

By Elvin James Mensah | 4mins

Interviews

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Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr

“Read. A lot…”

Zeinab Badawi

“History is just a collection of stories we believe to be true…”

Abi Daré

“ Write what your heart wants to write…”

Uchenna Awoke

“ Be persistent…”

Damilare Kuku

“Write the story you want to write…”

’Pemi Aguda

“Read everything…”

Chigozie Obioma

Chigozie Obioma

“Nurture a mind of your own…”

Aiwanose Odafen

Aiwanose Odafen

“Anything is possible…”

Jackie Thomae

“You must read yourself over and over again…”

Chioma Okereke

“You can’t edit what you haven’t written.”

I. O Echeruo

“Focus on what you want to say…”

Okey Ndibe

“Write fearlessly, as if your life depended on it.…”

Magogodi oaMphela Makhene

Magogodi oaMphela Makhene

“Make art. I dare you.”

Ayesha Harruna Attah

Ayesha Harruna Attah

“Grow thick skin...”

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

“You are all the permission you need.”

Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún

Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún

“Show up at your desk and do the work...”

Ola Awonubi

“Visualise seeing your book on shelves.”

Adorah Nworah

“Short stories are multivitamins.”

Noo Saro-Wiwa

“Keep reading.”

Lola Akinmade Åkerström

Lola Akinmade Åkerström

“Write what your soul wants to write.”

Kelechi Okafor

“I love short stories.”

Francesca Ekwuyasi

Francesca Ekwuyasi

“There’s no perfect way to write.”

Ola Mustapha

“Just get the story down.”

Peace Adzo Medie

Peace Adzo Medie

“Believe in your story.”

Kehinde Fadipe

“Fiction was my first love.”

Kalaf Epalanga

“Tell the story you own.”

Ike Anya

“Everyone can tell stories.”

Leïla Slimani

“Don't try to please anyone.”

Caleb Azumah Nelson

Caleb Azumah Nelson

“Trust your own voice.”

Ore Agbaje-Williams

Ore Agbaje-Williams

“Don't write to make money.”