Chinua Achebe
Birthday: November 16, 1930. Death day: NEVER.
African Literature Discussions
This publication uses novels from around the world— especially Western works—to spark deeper discussions about African literature and its growth.
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This publication uses novels from around the world— especially Western works—to spark deeper discussions about African literature and its growth.
Academisphere Tuesday Meeting To Honour Nikki Giovanni
Excerpts of Nikki's poems are available on https://poets.org/
Celebrating Nikki Giovanni, 1943 – 2024
News has quietly reached our desks that Flip The Script Publishing is announcing Darling Nikki, an upcoming anthology of creative works honoring the life, legacy, and revolutionary spirit of literary icon Nikki Giovanni.
Call for Submissions to Any Journal: Systematic Novel Classification
Develop make a name as a literary critic
Our Paper of the Week: Changing Borders and Creating Voices: Silence as Character in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
Writng Competition
CELEBRATING IGBO LANGUAGE & CULTURE!
If you’ve ever heard an Igbo person say “Igbo kwenu!” and the whole room suddenly gains extra voltage—congratulations, you’ve witnessed cultural electricity.
We Picked a Journal of the Season
Are you lagging behind in African literature research?
Code-switching in African Literature Today
Please Enjoy These Academic Papers in African Literature
A Soldier’s Journey: Military Life’s Impact on Psyche and Identity in Short Thrillers by African-Born Authors
Dear Literature Enthusiasts,
Educated Africans and the Complex Question of Identity Preservation
Last week in Accra, we hosted a panel that included a visiting scholar from the UK.
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Do African Authors Own the Freedom to Evolve?
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Commemoration Dinner
Discussion: A Grain of Wheat.
Can Indonesia’s Coffee and Tea Ads Teach African Authors About Language?
An end to the language dilemma in African literature is long overdue.
James Hadley Chase: The Master of Noir Born on Christmas Eve
This man is an Unforgetable Legend.
If a European Plays an African Rhythm Perfectly on a Djembe, Is It Still African Music?
Wole Soyinka's relaxed definition of African literature
Is African literature spinning in the Achebe-Ngũgĩ loop?
Zoom meeting of 10th May 2025
A flashback on our 2017 face-to-face meeting
I recall a very humbling panel discussion at a Berlin debate organized by the African Literature Forum.
Drop a quote from a novel you have read.
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