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‘All Writing Is Re-Orchestration’ Kéchi Nne Nomu’s First Draft

Kéchi Nne Nomu·May 3, 2024

Author of ‘The Resilience of Nigerian Writing’, Kéchi Nne Nomu, has been reading science writings and creative nonfiction lately: ‘I think the world of science and the literary world need to meet more often. I like books or texts where that interaction is happening.’ Read More...

April/May 2024 Best of 2024: First Draft First Draft Interviews Nigeria

‘EMERGING ANGOLAN WRITERS FALL INTO THREE CATEGORIES: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE VILLAINS’

Nafeesah Allen·April 28, 2024

Angolan poet and scholar, José Luís Mendonça, discusses Angola’s publishing industry and literary scene—past and present—and the influence of other poet-activists on his nearly fifty-year career. Read More...

Angola April/May 2024 Interviews

The Books That Changed the Minds of Writers

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·April 26, 2024

The joy of being a reader lies in discovering new thoughts, ideas, and histories. Over the past year, we have asked some authors about the books that changed their minds about something. Here’s what they told us. Read More...

April/May 2024 First Draft Interviews Reading

‘I Know a Poem Is Complete When I Am Both Unsettled and at Peace’ Theresa Lola’s First Draft

Theresa Lola·April 12, 2024

Nigerian poet and author of In Search of Equilibrium, Theresa Lola, believes a poem is complete when she is both unsettled and at peace. Read More...

April/May 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

‘It Is Not Feminism If It Is Not Political’

Wale Lawal·April 6, 2024

The co-founder and executive director of feminist movement, Feminists in Kenya, discusses convening Kenya’s anti-femicide protests of January 2024 and what needs to happen next. Read More...

April/May 2024 Interviews Kenya

‘Poetry Is Political’ Safia Elhillo’s First Draft

Safia Elhillo·April 5, 2024

Sudanese poet, Safia Elhillo, feels very differently now about the idea of belonging than she did at the time of writing her award-winning collection, The January Children. Looking back, she was ‘so concerned with a sort of diasporic longing that centered nationhood and nationality as the primary sites of belonging, and I just really don’t believe that anymore.’ Read More...

April/May 2024 First Draft Interviews Sudan

‘I Am Drawn to Stories That Tackle Complicated Family Relationships’ Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond’s First Draft

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond·March 29, 2024

Ghanaian writer and author of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, says her children’s book was inspired by a Bible passage about the furnishings in King Solomon’s temple. Read More...

February/March 2024 First Draft Ghana Interviews

‘Every Story Has Its Own Spirit and Demons’ Abubakar Adam Ibrahim’s First Draft

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim·March 22, 2024

Award-winning writer and author of When We Were Fireflies, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, says the writing process for his latest book was both impulsive and compulsive. Read More...

February/March 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

‘If There’s a Book You Want to Read and Cannot Find, Write It!’ Sarah Ladipo Manyika’s First Draft

Sarah Ladipo Manyika·March 16, 2024

Nigerian novelist and author of Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, wants young authors in Africa and the African Diaspora to take inspiration from a wide array of art forms. Read More...

Best of 2024: First Draft February/March 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

‘Writers Are Never Truly Satisfied With Their Work’ Tomi Obaro’s First Draft

Tomi Obaro·March 8, 2024

Nigerian novelist and author of Dele Weds Destiny, Tomi Obaro, says her debut novel was loosely inspired by her mother’s relationship with her best friends. Read More...

February/March 2024 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

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