Ìrìbọmi i you took your eyes off the figurine on the doctor's table & watched a ball of water dribble down the hill of your mother's face. she nodded as the doctor read the report in strange tongues. after the news, you saw your body for what it...
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Meghan Markle’s Baby and the Questions on Race.
In the aftermath of the royal family’s saga - Meghan Markle revealing her suicidal thoughts, Prince Harry standing with his wife, and a baby whose skin colour was to raise eyebrows - we are made to reflect on the question of race and racism. Of a thousand...
A MISSION: TO WRITE THE HISTORY OF NIGERIA CINEMA INTO WIKIPEDIA – SAM OYEYELE
This Article was originally published on the Wikimedia Foundation website. The cinema of Nigeria, known by its nickname “Nollywood,” has a rich and varied history. It’s one of the largest of its type in the entire world. As of 2015, Nigerian cinema is rated as...
She is my Abiku
Faruk Alfe's She Is My Abiku was shortlisted for the December 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize. She is a butterfly without wingsAbiku: the storm racing through windsMaiden, folding herself in the swirl of timeA damsel eating through the walls of my heart.She took...
Death Porn 101: A Practical Guide to Clout-chasing and Exploitative Sympathy
Fatima Okhuosami's Death Porn 101: A Practical Guide to Clout chasing and Exploitative sympathy was the joint runner up for the December 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize. Good afternoon, students of the digital age. Welcome to Death Porn 101. Congratulations on...
How our Hearts Become a Haven for Hate
Anu Soneye's How our Hearts Become a Haven for Hate won the December 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize I thought music was a cure for cancerous memories;to find great calm when loss turns a fertile fieldand agony is weed spreading without season and in this, we all...
Bobi Wine: Dear Africa, shame is the air you lack | Sayo Aluko
He was aged 4 when his opponent in today's Presidential election assumed power. Today, he's 38 and has seen a humongous history of hell in high definition since he decided to stand for a new Uganda by standing against a perennial despot. Museveni, his opponent today,...
Announcing The Shortlist for The December 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize
Itanile is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Dec 2020 edition of the Collins Elesiro Prize for Literature. The shortlist, made up of eight sterling entries, was selected from a longlist of twenty by our judges: Henneh Kweku and Seun-Lari Williams. The...
HOLIDAY NOTE: TOP 2020 TRENDS IN THE AFRICAN LITERARY SPACE
This note comes in a two-part effort to share what 2020 has been for us as an African literary platform. It includes highlights of most of what we consider to be commendable about the space we occupy. Looking through the year, we have come a long way with our...
Announcing the Longlist for the December 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize
CFWriterz is pleased to announce the longlist for the December 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize. The list of twenty (20) writers contains prose and poetry entries. Submissions explored a variety of themes, and in a year that has witnessed not a few disruptions, our...
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PORTRAIT OF MY BODY AS A BOOK
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The Dec Literary Prize, 2019 Was Cancelled, Not the Platform. – Founder, Damilola Jonathan Oladeji
One thing cfwriterz must publicly acknowledge that we failed at is the December cfwriterz magazine. We had to cancel the December prize.
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