“I happen to believe that there is much room for doing good, for asking questions that need answering, for articulating concerns that surround us, for looking on our society and identifying its demons.”
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani is a novelist, journalist, and essayist. Her debut novel, I Do Not Come to
Nnedi Okorafor is a Nigerian-American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and
“To rate something, you must hold it up against a metric you consider the standard. So, if you ask me to rate the progress we’ve made, you then must present me with a standard, which sadly, doesn’t exist.”
” We believe in the importance of creating an environment where people can learn from their different experiences, especially in relation to the black experience. We use the themes explored by our writers as a take-off point for accessing and excavating ideas through dialogue. We don’t shy away from difficult conversations or the depth and complexities of Africanness. I think we’ve generally been successful in achieving our primary goals: to promote, develop and celebrate creativity on the African continent. We’re very proud of our creative hub,” Lola Shoneyin.
E. C Osondu is a Nigerian novelist and an associate professor of English at Providence
What I find is that there is incoherence in literary criticism in Africa, and there is even more disturbing, a certain level of myopia – in that certain “critics” believe there should be only one way for African Literature to be written.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels and collection of short stories have won numerous awards, including the