Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix presents ‘Still unresolved and very much ongoing’, a selection of works by Delaine Le Bas, Thierry Geoffroy, Elsa M’bala, Gideon Mendel, and texts from Bakwa Magazine and its editor Dzekashu MacViban.
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Q & A with TJ Benson on Mental Illness, “1985”, and Stigmatization
Bakwa Staff Writer Uzoma Ihejirika caught up with TJ Benson, 2016 Short Story Day Africa first runner-up winner, whose story ‘Tea’ crawled all over the internet.
Q & A with Roy Udeh-Ubaka on love, identity and power
Bakwa staff writer, Uzoma Ihejirika, got into conversation with Roy Udeh-Ubaka, whose first short story “A Certain Kind of Longing” was published in Bakwa Magazine, to discuss love, identity and power, and the inspiration behind the story.
Short Story Day Africa 2017 Flow Workshop Series
Short Story Day Africa, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut, calls for submissions in view of a series of one-day workshops hosted in several cities.
Justifying Petty Corruption
Jeremy Klemin Repeated encounters with corruption while travelling cause Jeremy Klemin to ponder the various forms of corruption as well as the “moral framework” within which corruption is enforced We felt we’d seen enough of Sofia in the few days…
Three Poems by Echezonachukwu Nduka
An Old Man in Conversation Out of this near empty street comes an old man who, when asked his age, says age is nothing but shadows and lost tongues. He has lived his past years drinking in…
Q & A with Elsa M’bala on Addis'63
Last year we published Elsa M’bala’s story “December Rain” on Bakwa Magazine. We recently caught up with her to see what she’s been up to. The main character in your story, “December Rain”, is a free spirit, belonging here…
Literary Exchange Project: Call for Applications
Goethe-Institut in Lagos and Yaounde in collaboration with Saraba Magazine and Bakwa Magazine invites applications for participation in a mentored series of exchanges and workshops on creative non-fiction. Though Cameroon and Nigeria are neighbors and share a lot…
