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…
[Video] Creative Writing Workshop
On 29 October, we organised a creative writing workshop in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Kamerun in which we mentored young Cameroonian writers who write in English and French. This is the first in a series of workshops on writing, journalism,…
Creative Writing Workshop 29/10/2016
In line with its mission to create a space where high quality writing can be nurtured and published, Bakwa magazine has been involved in a series of off-line activities, notably, a short story competition, a creative writing workshop and…
The Insanity of Power
Sanya Osha Unconcerned with creating fully fledged characters, Sony Labou Tansi’s The Shameful State highlights the farcical and gruesome nature of extreme power. A Review of The Shameful State Sony Labou Tansi, trans. Dominic Thomas, Indiana University Press,…
Of Ignorance and Jenifa’s Diary
Uzoma Ihejirika What happens when a young, uneducated but determined woman journeys to Lagos where she hopes to find her pot of gold? Until recently I didn’t care about “Jenifa’s Diary”, the Nigerian TV comedy series. I’m using the word…
ZONE project: Afro-feminist photo series
Photo Credit: Pol Kurucz The ZONE initiative was launched in 2015 by the kolor art collective in Rio de janeiro, Brazil. The project is split into series called zones, each defined by a distinctive theme and style. The latest…
Atelier d’écriture de Bakwa Magazine
Click here for the English version 29.10.2016, 10h00 Goethe-Institut Bakwa magazine lance un appel à candidatures en vue de l’atelier d’écriture créative qui se déroulera le 29 octobre au Goethe-Institut. Ledit atelier, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre de…
