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The Universality of Relations: In Conversation with Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

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Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is the author of Powder Necklace: A Novel, Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, Relations: An Anthology of African and…
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The Soulful Empathy of Niq Mhlongo: In Conversation

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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

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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

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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

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(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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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