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The woman beside her was chubby and rounded and the wrappa around her waist was hostile to the brown blouse she wore. Her head-tie was faded beige and had fallen off to the ground. Her head was shaking vehemently in rebuke and her body in total rebuff of surrender. The woman kept on bustling in roars; Obara Jesus! Obara Jesus! with her hands striding in very ridiculous rhythm.
When we invited writers for this Issue, submissions of any theme or genre were welcomed, but especially so for works that explore the concept of journeys through the lenses of travels and tours―what it means to travel, to seek out new places. To write a story or a poem or an essay, writes Garth Greenwell, is to make a claim about what we find beautiful, about what moves us, to reveal a vision of the world, which the writers in this Issue have done with their work.
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It's been three hours, four minutes and twenty seconds after the priest declared us man and wife. Stan's kiss still lingered on my lips and butterflies ran around in my stomach. I was like a kid waiting for her first Christmas dress, I wondered if his Penis would be...
SMWLAGOS FEB 27- MARCH 3, 2017 Use Technology to Make Your Writing Pay 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Hosted by WordsAreWork (WAW) Masterclass Suite BUY PASS For a long time, writers earned peanuts or nothing at all as compensation for their work. It comes with very...
2017 Writivism Short Story Prize Guidelines The Writivism Short Story Prize is an annual award for emerging African writers administered by the Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE). Now in its fifth year, the prize has supported literary careers for hundreds...
Yesterday, I was typing a Bible Study Outline for a Church on a PC and the person who brought it was sitted beside me. "You're fast in typing ooo" He said. I looked at him and smiled sheepishly, but didn't say a word. "People like you can write tirelessly." He said...
“Nwe! Nwe! Nwe!” the cries of the child could be heard echoing through the empty night. A cry that would make any concerned human, venture into the forest, were the sound came from, in search of a baby who had been abandoned by it’s mother to die. Unfortunately, this...
Hello Creatives, Its a beautiful day and we know you would be pleased about this information. The CFW Freedom Magazine Maiden Edition is out. It can be downloaded as a PDF document or on the Okada Book App. We need you because you are also a stakeholder in the...
We have a Winner for the last episode of our Story Prompt, her name is Joy Vincent. Here is the Prompt: You are locked in a room with your greatest fear, tell us how you escaped. Her Story in 150 words: I felt much pain on my neck again. The cut on my foot was...
The Judging Panel>> https://goo.gl/NGB9tw for the 2016 #EtisalatFlashFictionAward regrets to announce that the Flash Fiction Prize will not have a winner and runners up this year as none of the entries met the criteria of quality and creativity required...
We all have social feeds and we post content on them regularly, this does not mean we are writers yet it could be a sign. Also I have been in contact with a number of Award winning writers who hardly make posts on their social feed. It is not uncommon for people to...
Editor's Note: Aliogo Chyka killed me with laughter, this piece is hot like fire. Somewhere in Antarctica. In a dark room, sitted on the high table is 1800, the oldest of our clan. The only light, even though dim, emanates from 2017. My name is 2016 and I have...
