Ahead of next month’s release of the shortlisted stories for the Bakwa Magazine Short Story Competition, and Edwige-Renée Dro’s observations on the stories, below is a brief profile of the judges. En vue de la publication de la liste des…
The Sound of Things to Come and the Smallness of the World
Uzoma Ihejirika There is a saying that the world is a small place, that there is always someone who knows someone who knows us. Ours, we have come to believe, is a far-flung, yet close by neighborhood. In The Sound…
America’s Call for Change
Terrence B. Wakai Americans have wanted change for a very long time. A real fundamental change: a revolution. They have wanted a change from the neo-liberal ethos and arrogance that the elite of both parties and their Pravdian media enablers…
Q & A With Otosirieze Obi-Young on Enter Naija, Emerging Writers and Provincialism
A day after October 1 2016, Brittle Paper released an anthology, “Enter Naija: The Book of Places”, in celebration of Nigeria’s 56th Independence anniversary. The book is a collection of stories, poetry, non-fiction and photography all focused on a particular…