New African poetry press, Konya Shamsrumi, has gained continental attention with its 5 Questions series with emerging and established poets on the continent. In the last weeks, the series has hosted N…
Every Artist must Guard The Truth of Their Voice | In Conversation With Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
With such a breathtaking resume, Our guest this week needed no introduction. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond was born in the small town of Plattsburgh, New York and moved back o Ghana at age 12. In 2014, she w…
Read an Exclusive Excerpt of Marlon James’ New Book Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Marlon James’ New Book Black Leopard, Red Wolf was released on 5th February on Amazon. This is the first book of the Dark Star fantasy trilogy. Marlon James’ new novel, nicknamed the Afric…
Push for More Queer Inclusive Literature in High Schools Draws Ire from Daily Telegraph
In faraway Queensland, Australia, academics have been calling for more Queer inclusive literature to be introduced into high school curricula. But Daily Telegraph is having none of it. Recently, Drs. …
6 Books You Should Read to Celebrate Black History Month
This year’s Black History Month started 1st of this month in the US. Literature is an important medium of celebrating this historically significant period. We have therefore taken out time to se…
I Write Poetry Like My Life Depends On It | Saddiq Dzukogi
Welcome to another Literary Lords and Ladies episode. This week we hosted Saddiq Dzukogi in our tweet chat series on Twitter. Last year was the year of the Saddiq, and we were honored to have him remi…
PRESS RELEASE: Dead Cats Don’t Meow to Be Released This Spring!
As Dead Cats Don’t Meow hits the shelves, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi urges us Not to Waste Our Ninth Life An author who is fast becoming renowned for his poetry and was recently named as a writer with exceptio…
Call for Submissions for our Anniversary Anthology+ Competition
People say that Africa’s reading culture is dying. But we know it’s not true. It’s been one year since Syncity NG launched into African literary scene. We want to toast to how far we’ve come by …
The Jussie Smollett Attack and Jekwu /Enkare Review Saga Show Why Conflating Pedophilia and Queerness in African Literature is Dangerous
Over the last 48 hours, two different incidents have dominated my internet space. First, American actor and singer, Jussie Smollett was attacked. Then, Enkare Review magazine published what would defi…
Enkare Review Editor Resigns Amidst Outrage over Jekwu Anyaegbuna’s Paedophilia-themed Story
The Managing Editor of Enkare Review has resigned. This development is as a result of the bad press received by the magazine just 30 hours after Enkare Review unveiled its Inclusivity mini-issue, whic…