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The Soulful Empathy of Niq Mhlongo: In Conversation

Niq Mhlongo is a South African novelist, short story writer, travel journalist, essayist, editor, and educator who graduated from Wits University with a BA degree (African Literature and Political Studies)…

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In Conversation with Chisom Eze

What inspired your poem, and how did you approach its creation? Take us through the writing process. The inspiration behind this poem was drawn from life. The banality of it.…

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In Conversation with Erere Onyeugbo

What inspired the story, and how did you approach its creation? Take us through the writing process. Vanilla Baby began as a response to a flash fiction exercise during the…

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On the Road Towards African Feminist Literary Identity: A Conversation with Chika Unigwe

(Photo credit: Misan Harriman) Chika Unigwe was born and raised in Enugu. Her most recent novel is The Middle Daughter. Her new novel, Grace, will be out in 2025. She is a…

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Towards Fiction and an Understanding of Forgiveness: A Conversation with Sabah Carrim

Sabah Carrim has authored two novels, Humeirah and Semi-Apes, both set in the Indian-ocean island of Mauritius where she was born. In 2024, her short story, Fading Mehndi won the Afritondo Short Story Prize. Other short stories have been selected…

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Renegotiating War and Memory: A Conversation with Emmanuel Iduma

Born in Nigeria in 1989, Iduma studied law at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and received his MFA in art criticism and writing from the School of Visual Arts,…

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In Conversation with Muti’ah Badrudeen

Take us through the process of writing Time is Not Your Healer. How easy, or challenging, was it for you working on it? I began working on Time is Not…

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In Conversation with Junaid Ahmed Ahangar

Take us through the process of writing “Landscape of the Partisan.” How easy, or challenging, was it for you working on it? This poem is part of an anthology I…

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In Conversation with Rutendo Chidzodzo

Take us through the process of writing God Resides inside a Warumart. How easy, or challenging, was it for you working on it? God Resides inside a Warumart was one…

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Revisiting Ghosts: A Conversation with Maaza Mengiste on Fiction, Ethiopia, and Dark Histories

Maaza Mengiste received a BA from the University of Michigan and an MFA from New York University. A novelist, essayist, and photographer, she is the author of the novel, The Shadow…

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