Art and Ideas

Art and Ideas

The best fiction of 2017

One of the joys of the novel is its endless capacity for reinvention, and 2017 saw fiction writers trying out fresh approaches and new forms. The Man

‘I want to immortalize fabrics’ – Zoza Icha

What is Asah Bara? Asah and Bara are two very old Hebrew words. ‘Asah’ means the creative power of God where He said be, and it becomes. I

Nine make longlist for 9mobile Prize for Literature

A long lists of nine has been announced for the 9Mobile Prize for Literature with four Nigerian debut authors on the list. Lesley Nneka Arimah’s

The good old days

I lived in a small village in Saki with my drunken father, sickly mother and headstrong younger twin brothers. I was a farmer, trader, primary school

12 yr-old boy wins 2017 NIPOST letter writing contest

A 12 year old boy, Pam Tisken Abraham of Boys Secondary School, Gindiri, of Mangu has won the 2017 Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) Letter Writing Comp