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Brittle Paper is an online literary magazine styled as an "African literary blog" published weekly in the English language. Its focus is on "build(ing) a vibrant African literary scene. It was founded by Ainehi Edoro (at the time a doctoral student from Duke University, now an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison). Since its founding in 2010, Brittle Paper has published fiction, poetry, essays, creative nonfiction and photography from both established and upcoming African writers and artists in the continent and around the world. A member of The Guardian Books Network, it has been described as "the village square of African literature", as "Africa’s leading literary journal", and as "one of Africa's most on the ball and talked-about literary publications" In 2014, the blog was named a Go-To Book Blog by Publishers Weekly, who describe it as "an essential source of news about new work by writers of color outside of the United States. Source
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesAmeen Animashaun and Edinam Denoo Win $1,000 Each in the Inaugural Alhaji Arole Agarawu African Poetry Prize
Nigerian poet Ameen Animashaun and Ghanaian poet Edinam Denoo have been named the winners of the inaugural Alhaji Arole Agarawu African Poetry Prize, an international award celebrating Black poets and the depth of Black lyricism across the African continent and its global diaspora. The winners were chosen from 356 submissions from 21 countries, and each takes home $1,000.
Theresa Ikoko’s Award-Winning Play Girls Gets Its First Major UK Revival at the Young Vic, October 22 – November 21, 2026
Theresa Ikoko’s Girls, the prize-winning play about three Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by militant insurgents, returns to the London stage this autumn. Directed by Ewa Dina, the production runs in the Young Vic’s Maria Theatre from October 22 to November 21, 2026, with a press night on October 27. It marks the play’s first major UK revival.
Ainehi Edoro-Glines Discusses Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think at the Wisconsin Book Festival, October 15
Ainehi Edoro-Glines, founder and editor of Brittle Paper, will discuss her first book, Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think, at the Wisconsin Book Festival on Thursday, October 15, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The event takes place in the Lower-Level Program Room at Madison’s Central Library, where she will be in conversation with Raquel Kennon. Forest Imaginaries takes on a familiar way of reading forests in fiction, as settings, symbols, or leftovers of a premodern past.
Dear Gigi | Lindsay Sesay | International Day of the Girl Child
In 2025, Brittle Paper had the honour of publishing Nana Darkoa’s wonderful “Dear Daughter” letter in commemoration of International Day of the Girl Child. This year, we are sharing another letter, this time from Lindsay Sesay to her daughter, Gigi. The first letter was shared by the fantastically empowering organisation, Purposeful, and Darkoa’s letter has since inspired other members of Purposeful to write letters to their own daughters.
Ooreoluwa O. Agbede Wins the ₦2,000,000 Quramo Writers’ Prize 2026
Lagos-based lawyer and writer Ooreoluwa O. Agbede has won the 2026 Quramo Writers’ Prize for his unpublished manuscript, Four Months. The announcement was made on Friday, October 2, at the Quramo Festival of Words (QFest) in Lagos, as reported by Writing Africa. To mark the prize’s tenth year, the award has doubled from ₦1,000,000 to ₦2,000,000. Agbede also receives a publishing deal with Quramo Publishing, which holds the right of first refusal on his second book.
Submissions Open for the $1,500 2027 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry | Submit by November 1
The African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) is now accepting entries for the 2027 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry, an annual award of $1,500 for a set of ten poems by an African poet who has not yet published a full-length collection. Submissions are open from October 1 to November 1, 2026. The prize began life in 2012 as the Brunel International African Poetry Prize, founded by British writer Bernardine Evaristo, who managed it for ten years.
Masobe Books Acquires and Reissues Sue Nyathi’s The Polygamist, Now a Netflix Hit
Masobe Books has announced the acquisition and reissue of Sue Nyathi’s novel The Polygamist, a tale of four women whose lives become intertwined when they all fall for a wealthy banking magnate, Jonasi Gomora. The book is now a major Netflix series, which premiered on June 12, 2026 and became one of the streamer’s biggest African hits. The reissue is coming to stores in the first quarter of 2027, with the release date to be announced shortly. Jonasi Gomora is handsome, successful, and irresistible.
Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza Wins the £10,000 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing
Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has been named the 2026 Caine Prize winner for his short story “The Blue Fighter,” published by The Shallow Tales Review in 2025. He takes home £10,000, with his win confirmed at the prize’s ceremony in London this October before he’s celebrated with the award in Zimbabwe, as is Caine Prize tradition.
British-Nigerian Writer Abimbola Omisore Wins Simon & Schuster UK’s New Chapter Award
Simon & Schuster UK has named Abimbola Omisore the winner of New Chapter, its award for new writers, securing the Peckham-born British-Nigerian author a two-book publishing deal with a six-figure advance. Her debut novel is set to publish across all formats in 2028. New Chapter drew more than 500 submissions across genres, which the judges narrowed to a longlist of eleven: Parveen B, Boakye D.
The Green Book | Chylla M. Ubisse | Creative Non-Fiction
For my husband, whose sacrifice made this journey possible, and whose perfectly timed playlists made every trip an adventure. *** Her phone buzzes in her hand, and she stops the alarm before it rings. She has been awake for hours. Eyes open in the dark, trying to find her way back to the excitement of the call from yesterday. “Your South African ID is ready for collection.” The woman had said it plainly, as if readiness were a simple thing.