‘Changing Your Mind Is Underrated.’ Bomi Fagbemi’s First Draft
Author of ‘The Shadow of Saint-Domingue’, Bomi Fagbemi, finds its difficult to separate good writing from a good story. Read our interview. Read More...
Interviews
‘Always Call Yourself a Writer.’ Tope Folarin’s First Draft
Author of 'A Particular Kind of Black Man', Tope Folarin, believes creative writing is more than just having an active imagination. Read our interview. Read More...
‘The Only Bad Writers Are Those Who Never Start.’ Oreoluwa George-Taylor’s First Draft
When author, Oreoluwa George-Taylor was writing ‘Everything I Desire is for Me’, she wanted a relatable entry point: ‘Most people hate fitting rooms, and most people have tried on something that didn’t fit quite right, so I knew readers would know what I meant.’ Read our interview. Read More...
‘Adolescence Is a Relatively Young Concept.’ Edwin Okolo’s First Draft
Writer and author of ‘Iyibo My First’, Edwin Okolo, wishes more people realized the novelty of adolescence: ‘As early as 150 years ago, you were a child, and then became an adult.’ Read our interview. Read More...
‘I Think of Each Draft Like a Ladder With Rungs’ Eloghosa Osunde’s First Draft
When Eloghosa Osunde was working on her debut novel, VAGABONDS!, she learnt that writing it was the easy part: ‘Writing a book changes you. At the idea stage of any work, there are all these plans you have for what you will do with a story.’ Read our interview. Read More...
‘Justice is Local.’ Tosin Osasona’s First Draft
Security analyst and author of ‘Terrorists or Criminal Gangs: New Lords of Nigeria’s North West’, Tosin Osasona, believes justice is a contextual and local concept. Read our interview. Read More...
‘My Writing Process is Excruciating!’ Max Siollun’s First Draft
Nigerian historian, author of What Britain Did to Nigeria and ‘The Wizard of Kirsten Hall’, Max Siollun, thinks that most people have the wrong perception of pre-colonial Africa. Read our interview. Read More...
‘I’m a Very Meticulous Writer.’ Ope Adedeji’s First Draft
Author of ‘Books as Ammunition’, Ope Adedeji, believes a common misconception about African writing is that it is only writing that explores heavy themes through a limited set of genres. Read our interview. Read More...
‘I Get Ideas from the Most Random Places.’ Osivue Itseumah’s First Draft
Author of ‘Banks vs Bitcoins’, Osivue Itseumah, believes that African governments underestimate the potential of cryptocurrencies. Read our interview. Read More...
‘I Read Towards My Biases.’ Grieve Chelwa’s First Draft
Author and economist, Grieve Chelwa, believes popular economics is often wrong about Africa. Read our interview. Read More...
