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Saraba Magazine
''Saraba'' is a nonprofit literary magazine published by the Saraba Literary Trust in Nigeria. First published in February 2009, it aims "to create unending voices by publishing the finest emerging writers, with focus on writers from Nigeria, and other parts of Africa". It has become one of the most successful literary magazines in and out of Africa. History ''Saraba'' was founded in 2008 after a writing workshop organized by Emmanuel Iduma, Ayobami Adebayo and Arthur Anyaduba, in Obafemi Awolowo University, of which Dami Ajayi was the first attendee. Ajayi and Iduma would go on to found ''Saraba'' while still students at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The first edition, themed ''Family'', was published in February 2009 and was guest-edited by poet Jumoke Verissimo. ''Saraba magazine'' editions are published quarterly, mostly as themed issues. Prequel and supplementary editions as well as collective and individual poetry chapbooks have also been published with the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Iduma
Emmanuel Iduma (born 1989) is a Nigerian writer and art critic. He is the author of ''A Stranger's Pose'' (2018) and ''Farad'' (2012). In 2016, ''Farad'' was republished in North America as ''The Sound of Things to Come''. He was awarded the inaugural Irving Sandler Award for New Voices in Art Criticism by the Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art, USA. He teaches in the MFA Art Writing Program at the School of Visual Arts, New York City. Personal life Iduma was born in Akure, Nigeria, in 1989. He is married to Ayobami Adebayo. Career Emmanuel Iduma studied law at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife. He also has an MFA in Art Criticism and Writing from the School of Visual Arts, New York City. In 2012, Parrésia Publishers published Iduma's first novel, ''Farad.'' It was described by Tolu Ogunlesi as "an impressive house of words – dream-like, haunting, elusive – standing confidently at a frontier, signalling the immense promise of an emerging gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kola Tubosun
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún is a Nigerian linguist, writer, translator, scholar, and cultural activist."Writing a New Nigeria: Ideas of Identity" , , His work and influence span the fields of education, language technology, literature, journalism, and linguistics. He is the recipient of the 2016 "Special Prize" for Writings in the Mother Tongue. (Ostana Premio Scritture in Lingua Madre) for his work in language advocacy. He writes in |
Lolwe
''Lolwe'' is an online magazine that publishes fiction, literary criticism, personal essays, photography, and poetry. History ''Lolwe'' was founded in January 2020 by Kenyan writer and editor Troy Onyango. According to the website the origin of the name is, "''Lolwe:'' From ''Nam Lolwe,'' the original or traditional Luo name for Lake Victoria meaning "endless lake/water body". Therefore, ''Lolwe'' meaning ''endless,'' meaning ''"having or seeming to have no end or limit"."'' The publication made a call out for submissions for its inaugural issue for work that is "bold, different, and blurs or pushes boundaries." In an interview, the founder revealed that the magazine was inspired by literary magazines like ''Saraba Magazine, Chimurenga, Bakwa'', and '' Kwani?''. This publication accepts submissions by Black authors (African, Caribbean and in the Diaspora)."Who can submit: Black (African, Caribbean, Diaspora) artists." https://web.archive.org/web/20220122212737/https://lolwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwani?
''Kwani?'' (Sheng for ''so what?'') is a leading African literary magazine based in Kenya that has been called "undoubtedly the most influential journal to have emerged from sub-Saharan Africa". The magazine grew out of a series of conversations that took place among a group of Nairobi-based writers in the early 2000s. Its founding editor, Binyavanga Wainaina, spearheaded the project shortly after winning the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing. The first print issue of the magazine was published in 2003. ''Kwani?'' is produced by the Kwani Trust, which is "dedicated to nurturing and developing Kenya’s and Africa’s intellectual, creative and imagination resources through strategic literary interventions". The organisation receives significant funding from the Ford Foundation. The magazine has become a major platform for writing from across the African continent, and has served as a launching pad for the careers of several writers, including Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transition Magazine
''Transition Magazine'' was established in 1961 by Rajat Neogy as ''Transition Magazine: An International Review''. It was published from 1961 to 1976 in various countries on the African continent, and since 1991 in the United States. In recent years it has been published between twice and four times per year by Indiana University Press, since 2013 on behalf of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. History Upon his 1961 return to Kampala, Uganda, from studies in London, 22-year-old Rajat Neogy established ''Transition Magazine: An International Review''.Julius Sigei and Ciugu Mwagiru"Humble magazine that nurtured Africa’s thinkers" ''Daily Nation'', 1 December 2012. Unbeknownst and much to the dismay of Neogy, the magazine was partially funded by the Congress for Cultural Freedom, an anti-communist advocacy group tied to the Central Intelligence Agency. ''Transition'' served as a major literary platform of East African writers and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eghosa Imasuen
Eghosa Imasuen (born May 19, 1976) is a Nigerian writer of Bini descent. He is also a medical doctor. He is the author of ''To Saint Patrick'' and ''Fine Boys'', published by the '' Farafina imprint'' of Kachifo Limited, publishers of the Nigerian editions of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novels. He lives in Lagos Lagos ( Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 f ..., Nigeria, where he runs a new publishing outfit called Narrative Landscape Press. References Nigerian male novelists Living people 1976 births 21st-century Nigerian novelists {{Nigeria-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotimi Babatunde
Rotimi Babatunde is a Nigerian writer and playwright. Biography and education Rotimi Babatunde was born in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, where he attended St. Joseph's Nursery and Primary School before going on to secondary education at the Federal Government College, Odogbolu, and subsequently to Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Rotimi Babatunde lives in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Works His published work includes poems and stories in anthologies, including ''Little Drops'', ''A Volcano of Voices'' and ''Die Aussenseite des Elementes''. Babatunde's plays have been presented at institutions such as London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, the Swedish National Touring Theatre and the Halcyon Theatre, Chicago, as well as being broadcast on the BBC World Service. His other works includes: *''An Infidel In The Upper Room'', Royal Court Theatre Downstairs, London (reading), 2006. *''The Bonfire of the Innocents'' (Elddopet), Riksteatern, Stockholm, 2008. *''A Shroud For L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship
The Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship, also called the Morland Writing Scholarships or the Miles Morland Writing Scholarship is an annual financial scholarship awarded to four to six African writers to enable them write a fiction or non-fiction book in the English language. Character and value The grant is between £18,000 and £27,000 (fiction or nonfiction respectively), given over twelve to eighteen months to each chosen writer. The only requirements are that the writer submit 10,000 words every month and, if they ever get a book contract out of their writing output, donate 20% back to the foundation. The award was established in 2013 by Miles Morland, a British citizen and philanthropist, through the Miles Morland Foundation (MMF), a UK registered charity which makes grants in areas reflecting its founder's interests. It is one of the most prestigious writing scholarships on the African continent. It is currently judged by three writers and publishers: Muthoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level. The outpost of Epsumb or Jeundo was founded between the Nyong and Sanaga rivers at the northern edge of the area's forests in 1887 by German explorers as a trading base for rubber and ivory. A military garrison was built in 1895 which enabled further colonization. After Imperial Germany's defeat in World War I, France held eastern Cameroon as a mandate, and Yaoundé was chosen to become the capital of the colony in 1922. Douala remained the more important settlement, but Yaoundé saw rapid growth and continued as the seat of government for the Republic of Cameroon upon its independence in 1960. Most of Yaoundé's economy is still centred on the administrative structure but major industries in Yaoundé incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos ( Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and urban areas. The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakwa (magazine)
''Bakwa'' is an online and print literary magazine based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. First published in 2011, it has been described as "an eclectic, intelligent take on the dynamic cultural scenes often missed by mainstream, western media". Notable contributors include: Imbolo Mbue, Kangsen Feka Wakai, Jeremy Klemin, Serubiri Moses, Minna Salami, Jack Little, Emmanuel Iduma, Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire and Johnnie MacViban. History Founded during the last quarter of 2011 (but operational as from 2012) by Dzekashu MacViban, ''Bakwa'' rose out of the need to fill the lacuna created by the absence of literary and cultural magazines in Cameroon, notably the defunct ''Pala Pala'' magazine, and it highlights a new dynamic Africa, often ignored by Western traditional media. Over the years, ''Bakwa'' has been able to establish alliances with important publications such as ''The Guardian'' (Guardian Africa Network), '' Chimurenga magazine'', ''Kwani?'', ''Saraba'' and The Ofi Press, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
