Image Credit: AtlasbyAtlas Studio, Shutterstock.com Guest Edited by Anwuli Ojogwu “My belief is that if we live another century or so … and have five hundred a year each of us and rooms of our own; if we have the…
You have a fullness you need to bring out
“You have a fullness you need to bring out” interrogates and reimagines how we consume text-based art, specifically what we read and how we read, by offering an immersive approach. Drawing from a curated archive of work from Bakwa Magazine…
Bakwa at 10: Celebrating a Decade of Disruption
December 2021 will mark Bakwa Magazine’s tenth anniversary. From inception in 2011 to currently being at the forefront of African literary culture, our journey is a remarkable one. Created as a response to the dearth of critical and creative writing…
Street Smart Stories
Founded by creative technologist Tim Kindberg (matter II media) and artist Lily Green (No Bindings), Grapevine is designed for short form, experimental or multimedia content. Grapevine connects beautiful print to moving audio using the global networks of messaging apps—notably WhatsApp…
Call for Podcast Submissions
BakwaCast is looking for a new podcast creator. BakwaCast is the podcasting arm of Bakwa, an organization that empowers creatives across various platforms. Over the past decade, Bakwa Magazine has published ten issues, commissioned writing from new and established writers,…
Bakwa Literary Festival
Join us for the Bakwa Literary Festival, an exciting virtual (Instagram Live) event celebrating books and authors from Cameroon online. The festival, which will take place from May 15-19 seeks to bring people together in these sad, troubling times and provide…
Le crépuscule des âmes sœurs: à l’aube d’une anthologie de nouvelles
Ces nouvelles, appréhendées à travers le prisme de l’empathie, forment un kaléidoscope de réalités et d’expériences qui, en fin de compte, nous dépeignent tous comme des êtres en quête de paix, d’amour, et d’un sentiment d’appartenance.
Your Feet Will Lead You Where Your Heart Is: Introducing a Short Story Anthology
These stories, through the prism of empathy, form a kaleidoscope of realities and experiences that, ultimately, portray us all as beings in quest of peace, love, and a sense of belonging.
