Nigerian Literature

Nigeria Prize for Literature - 2024 - Afrocritik
2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature Now Open for Entries

This year’s competition will focus on children’s literature. By Helena Olori The submission window for…

OkadaBooks closes down - Afrcoritik
The “Crash” of OkadaBooks is a Call for Nigeria to Reflect on the State of Its Art Communities

Few things underscore the importance of OkadaBooks to African literature quite like the fact that…

Cyprian Ekwensi - Afrocritik
Examining the Works of Cyprian Ekwensi and His Legacy in the Canon of Great Nigerian Literature

Ekwensi’s real forte is books for younger readers; the stark evidence of his works shows…

Flora Nwapa
Flora Nwapa: the Lesson on Artistic Endurance

What Flora Nwapa’s writing lacked in artistry, she made up for with the purpose and…

Bring Me Flowers in April - Afrocritik
A Review of Orode’s “Bring Me Flowers in April”

Franklyn, in his second volume of poems, Bring Me Flowers in April, succeeded in looking…