2019 Man booker prize has been awarded to both Atwood and Evaristo.
Author: Bunmi. A.-K
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Braithwaite, My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite has been longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize
Sorry Miss Morrison
I am so sorry Miss Morrison Toni Morrisons' passing has overwhelmed me with guilt. When Maya Angelou passed in 2014 aged 86 I experienced the same guilt. You see, this guilt was not so much guilt as to what I had done it is more or less guilt about what I have not done. Despite [...]
Have you read it? Petina Gappahs ‘Rotten Row’
Gappahs has a brilliant collection of short stories are centered around the law and justice around Harares Rotten Row.
Tips of my Father
In honor of all the fathers out there
Writing Tip 101: Inciting Incident
Do you want to write a dull story? If the answer is yes, then do not bother to read any further. However if you want to write a story which has life and momentum then continue reading. The story cannot begin and end at the same place. Technically there has to be movement. Something has [...]
Fat or thin Character
Characters are essential to novels and they can either be flat or round.
A ‘Classical’ childhood.
classic novels are read many people. Some are very good for the younger mind. It is great to capture them so as to open them to a whole world of literature.
First or Second Class Citizen?
Its one year since Buchi Emetcha passed away. I remember when I first encountered her books.
Man Booker, Girl Booker
Winning a writing competition is an achievement. Here is a submission to an African literary magazine.