His name is Jimoh Isiaq. He is standing by the side of the road, wearing a striped blue, white, and black sweater.
#EndSARS: Jimoh Isiaq is Dead, What about those who Survive?
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₦1,000.00Add to basketWriting undoubtedly has become an essential part of storytelling. What we learn by observing the digital space in the twenty-first century is this: you need to know how to write. Politicians, event managers, athletes, grocery store owners, all of these people need content.
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The poems traverse through dirges and nostalgia to arrive at a convention where love is a fleeting thing. The prose – the entire issue, even – beckon the reader to partake of whims, dreams, and dares.
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The writers in this issue have taken the decision to shape the dialogue of the day by continuing to write. In doing so, these writers have opened new doors to all sorts of conversations about everyday living. They have also given us stories that make us gasp delightedly, cry and laugh. Such was my experience reading them. Through the stories, I was reminded of our shared humanity. I was also prompted to remember our complexities as humans. In the end, I found myself gaining fresh perspectives.
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Nigeria End Sars: A Generation Failed
For a few days now, Nigeria, the largest African country has seen waves of protest break out all over the country. The world might be wondering, "why are the youths so angry?" For a lot of the questions and worries, there is one significant reality that must be known....
Submit Today for The cfwriterz Dec 2020, Literary Prize.
It's that time of the year again! We welcome submissions from African writers to the December 2020 Collins Elesiro Prize. Entrants may submit up to 1 previously unpublished poem, and up to 3,000 words for fiction and non-fiction. We believe in freedom of thought and...
Announcing Itanile as cfwriterz literary magazine rebrands
As a brand, we are deeply aware of the immense responsibility it is to attempt to tell African stories. Many of our African stories have been told outside of our context, without our permission and without recourse to our humanity as Africans. Therefore, as cfwriterz,...
Tomi Adeyemi Makes TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People List
Nigerian-American novelist and author of New York Times bestselling novel, Tomi Adeyemi, has been named as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People alongside Nigeria's multimillionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu and physician Tunji Funsho....
The Shallow Tales Review literary magazine (announcement for upcoming issue 29 | September 2020 edition)
The Shallow Tales Review is an African literary magazine that publishes content from African writers from across the continent. We also publish African literature from non-Africans in the Disapora.In The Shallow Tales Review, we accept fiction, articles, reviews,...
My Reflection Comes With The Innocence Of An April Rain
Chukwu Emmanuel's My Reflection Comes With The Innocence Of An April Rain was shortlisted for June 2020 Collins Elesiro Literary Prize. There are a thousand things to say about childhood. This thing of frenzy is vulnerablelike glass. What I am saying is a language...
A Case For Prizes (pt 2): Brunel Poetry Prize
It was seven in the evening on the 4th of May – and I was about to retire after another monotonous day – when word reached me that the 2020 Brunel Poetry Prize winner had been announced. Inua Ellams, appearing on the shortlist for the fourth time, did not win. Despite...
Recommended Writing Contests in 2020
Have you ever tried searching for “writing contests” online and in less than two seconds nearly a hundred results pop up and you are left swimming through a whole lot of options that may already be defunct? Sometimes you might notice in your search that some of these...
There’s a Hidden Blessing
I had just stepped out of my compound that morning when this beautiful metallic grey jeep drove past. A woman was driving. She had her kids in the back. At that time, l was crazy about jeeps, especially when it was a woman behind the wheels. I have always wanted to...