The longlist for the Twitter Writing Competition(powered by Uncle Stephen and partners) is here. Out of over 400 entries, here are the top 50 stories, from which 24 have been Read More
Tag: Nigerian fiction
Jumoke Verissimo’s Debut Novel ‘A Small Silence’ Explores Trauma, Alienation and the Power of Human Connection
Jumoke Verissimo is an exciting new debut author, with a truly distinctive and brilliant new voice. A poet and prose writer, Jumoke Verissimo writes unflinchingly about the reality of life Read More
I Tried Writivism 4 times, Got 3 Longlists. The wall is down. Goal Achieved | In Conversation With Frances Ogamba
In partnership with Writivism, Syncity NG is publishing Conversations with the shortlisted writers of the Writivism and Koffi Addo Creative Prizes. This conversation took place on Twitter (@SyncityNG) with Frances Ogamba (@FrancesOgamba). Read More
We Villagers Have the Best Stories | In Conversation With Writivism 2019 Shortlistee Resoketswe Manenzhe
In partnership with Writivism, Syncity NG is publishing Conversations with the shortlisted writers of the Writivism and Koffi Addo Creative Prizes. This conversation took place on Twitter (@SyncityNG) with Resoketswe Manenzhe (@avatar_reso). Resoketswe Read More
Morpheus | Fiction | by Haku Jackson
The realization always hurts the first time, doesn’t it? That sudden dawning that things can never be the same for you again despite how much you wish it all to Read More
Book Review: Finding Love, God and Self in Stella Uchechi’s “Biographies are a Joke”
In Biographies are a Joke, her collection of really short stories and poems, Stella Uchechi explores a series of personal experiences which span across several years of trying to find Read More
Book Review: Ofunneka, by Philomena Bivese-Djebah is All of Us; Perfect Outlooks with our Share of Pain
While some books begin with a bang and straight off plunge you into a deluge of emotions, some others ease into it, slowly, steadily. Ofunneka by Philomena Bivese-Djebah is one of such Read More
Turn Out The Lights And Love Me Tonight – Fiction
Turn Out The Lights And Love Me Tonight – Fiction Nwanchukwu He arrived home a few minutes past seven. He had had a busy day as usual at the Read More
Save These Juices with Tosan Tarre
Save These Juices with Tosan Tarre Shine, Star, Shine Today’s story was inspired by a little house help I knew in my preteens. She was a couple of years younger Read More
“For He Could Not Die” A Short Story by Michael Inioluwa Oladele
“For He Could Not Die” A Short Story by Michael Inioluwa Oladele She never thought the day would come when she would get over him, when she would be able Read More