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Kavita fastened the buttons on his raincoat and stepped out into the dark, drizzly evening. He walked briskly through the corridor towards the staffroom. He needed to see Mr Makame, the teacher [...]

Nyogokuru’s house sits on the sun-kissed hills of Nyanza, amidst the blooming jacaranda trees and the humming of birds in the air. I sit on my bed and scribble in my almost-tattered, yet nearly [...]

In this interview, Lise Nova Berwadushime (Rwanda) engaged in a conversation with Marial Matueny Awendit from South Sudan. He is the winner of the $500 prize for the 2023 African Writers Award [...]

(Here is a dark-skinned robot called Bol, Herding cows by the banks of the Nile.)  Maker: They are scaring away the cows, Deng. They made them dark-skinned So they can resemble us, But how they [...]

Prepare to be inspired by the extraordinary achievements of Ogbu Eme, a gifted author who has captured the hearts of readers worldwide. In 2019, Eme’s outstanding literary talents were recognized [...]

Get ready to be inspired! WSA Literary Magazine’s March edition features an exclusive interview with the prolific playwright, Gloria Akayi Asoloko – a double winner of the African Writers [...]

The annual African Writers Conference (AWC) is a gathering of literary enthusiasts and stakeholders with the aim of broadening the horizons of African literature. The event is hosted in a [...]

In search of grass, greener I ruminate. My fatherland is deep rooted in manure yet the gardeners fail to water it. I tried to weed my portion But they sent locusts to eat my sprouting seed [...]

It wasn’t 1967, there were no bombs coming down like rainfall nor were there bullets flying in the air. Ojukwu’s name wasn’t in everyone’s mouth and too many of us weren’t paying attention to the [...]

Fires of discontent glow all over Life is a ceaseless hustle It is here Where six families scramble for a single dingy bathroom And a sole putrid pit latrine It is here Where despondent drunks [...]