Seven Outstanding 2015 Books of African Francophone Fiction

By Mamadou Diallo  African Francophone literature seems to me so much less vibrant these days and less favourable for emerging new voices than its Anglophone counterpart. In 2015, much like in 2014, most of the fiction works I read were published in English speaking Africa. However, I interrupted my unpatriotic escapades out of the Francophonie … More Seven Outstanding 2015 Books of African Francophone Fiction

A DEVILISH CONSPIRACY: DAYO ADEWUNMI NTWARI’S “DEVIL’S VILLAGE”

By Kelechi Njoku Trust seems to be a tradition with the 2015 Writivism Short Story Prize shortlist, and, in this wise, Dayo Adewunmi Ntwari steers clear of exoticizing anything. He does not pause his story to explain the employment of drone strikes in Nigeria’s anti-terrorism combat nor does he describe a certain cortical “implant” in … More A DEVILISH CONSPIRACY: DAYO ADEWUNMI NTWARI’S “DEVIL’S VILLAGE”

The February 2014 Poetry Love Featured Poem and Response

The Writivism Poetry Love Featured Poem of the month of February 2014 is “I Had a Dream Last Night”, by Phakamani Khumalo and the Featured Reader Response is by Taremwa Suzie Kels. Congratulations to Taremwa from us at CACE. “I have never seen a poem this good”, Taremwa wrote. Renee Edwidge Dro added “Wow! Deep … More The February 2014 Poetry Love Featured Poem and Response