Thank you for speaking to us, Ukamaka! 💜

Breaking News: Veteran singer Onyeka Onwenu has passed away. 💔 May her soul rest in peace. 🕊️

This shortlist is spitting fire, my god! It feels like the grand slam of the season. So happy for 'P., Uche Okonkwo, Dr. Samuel Kolawole, Tryphena, and Nadia. And major thumbs up to chika unigwe, who chaired this year’s prize. You all did amazing job!

🧵1/8 Protesters have taken to the streets in Nigeria, marking the start of what they called #10daysofrage to protest high living costs and "poor governance".

Imane Khelif wins again!!!! LET'S GO!!!

Submit for the EUGENIA ABU/SEVHAGE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR CREATIVE NON-FICTION 2024. 500-2000 words on any theme. Free to enter for ANY WRITER anywhere in the world. Worth ₦750,000, check sevhage.com/prizes. Form at rb.gy/5xi18c

my secret is out—i am going to be a published author!! ✨ an absolute dream come true to announce that Masobe Books will be publishing my debut novel, a crime-thriller set in lagos, featuring two rival detectives on the hunt for a serial killer terrorising the city's elite.

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the people’s princess, imane 🥇

Came home to some beauty. 🥹 Smith & Taylor Classics Allison Woodnutt Unnamed Press

I'm still processing Worldcon & the Nommo Awards in Glasgow where SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON won the Ilube Prize for best novel, only to find out it's also a finalist for the World Fantasy Award! At this point I don't even know what to say. I'm speechless. 🙏🏾

prose poem Okay Donkey Mag/Press published a while back 🤠 returning to this one as i work on my dissertation/INDEX OF BONES

Guess which Assistant Professor had an amazing first week teaching screenwriting and fiction at WSU? 🥹💜

This quarter, we present works that revolve around optimism and hope―hope for a better world, hope for the impossible. Our Radical Optimism issue is here! Featuring tòlúlọpẹ, Maria Baha, Peace Mundia, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Rutendo Chidzodzo, and more. iselemagazine.com/radical-optimi…

I’m so so proud of the work we continue to do at Isele Magazine despite the odds. May we continue to flourish!

Notes of a Nonresident Alien | Tolu Daniel iselemagazine.com/2024/08/30/not…

Court Ludwick in Conversation with Christy Tending iselemagazine.com/2024/08/30/cou…

very happy to share my latest essay "Notes of a Nonresident Alien" in this issue of Isele Magazine. many thanks to Ukamaka Olisakwe; Or, Ngalakwesili & all the editors who chose & worked with me on it.

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Remember that everyone is on social media—everyone, from the village drunk to your class teacher. This helps in managing expectations and deciding if and when to engage.