Thanks to Martha Wells for her incredible words about COUNTESS. I love Martha's fiction. I'm an admirer of her grace, integrity and commitment to equity. I have few role models and she is among those very few. I could not more grateful that she liked my novella. Preorder link 🧵

Me at the protest anthology reading, “I’m a coward. I fear for the people I love. I fear for me. & I know I could be in trouble — prison is not sweet & we know writers have been jailed. I’m not going to romanticize it.” Not in this exact wording but yeah. I’m not brave.

Love, love this short story collection by Uche Okonkwo, great conversation here with Tryphena Yeboah

Happy World Book Day! 🎉
In exactly 4 weeks, my debut novella, The Year of Return will be out in the world. Preorder it now!
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Universities need to support Africans more. Pay for flights, support them for their first month rent. Coming from a third world country is a different reality to arriving from Philly. Support African Students!

Guys let’s help get Shedrack to Brown University for his MFA Program!!! Your support and assistance would be most appreciated🙏🏾✨
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Dear ASFS members! ONE WEEK LEFT TO NOMINATE.

Nomination deadline is 30th of April 2024. Your opinion counts!

Please nominate your top 5 works in each category published between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023 at this link:
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💥ONE MONTH MORE💥 Escape Velocity is hitting the shelves and we’re having a launch event at the iconic Strand Book Store in partnership w/ the Asian American Writers' Workshop! If you’re in the area, join me and Yume Kitasei 5/22 at 7PM for a fun night! 🔗⬇️

Have you finished The Pomegranate Gate (or is it on your TBR)? The sequel, The Republic of Salt, is part of the Barnes & Noble preorder sale--25% off now through 4/19! barnesandnoble.com/w/the-republic…

join us on Sunday for the last episode of the 2023 Writivism Prizes shortlisted writers. we hope you're as excited as we are to meet them on here.

won't you come celebrate with us?

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a recap of our collaboration with @writivism since the past two sermons/services:

1. on the 7th of April, the four shortlisted poets were revealed:

a. Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto
b. Obasiota Ibe
c. Omotoyinbo Damilola
d. Chiwenite Onyekwelu

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How it started v. How it's going. OBSESSED with my cover! If you haven't already, please pre-order my collection here Obligations to the Wounded: Stories (Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize) a.co/d/hcjnvdK
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the fam 20.35 Africa asked a bear called paddington & i to “delve” into our practice(s). we said some things. i hope you enjoy reading it. ❤️

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My guy 💯 Entity. Boat👽 is reading and speaking about poetry with Saito Scholar and a host of other impressive African poets in a bit. Tune in !
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Already read the current issue of Tab Journal? Then, browse the Archives! There's 11 years worth of poetry, much of it with both text and audio! #poetrylovers #NationalPoetryMonth

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I did it! I told you it'd be a very short marriage. Demanding spouse & sleepless nights. But all done! Edited groom-manuscript returned to officiating vicar Cath Trechman & Titan Books. Now await print-birth of 'Where the Dead Brides Gather' Off to pub to celebrate. Catch up later😇

we are partnering with 2023 Writivism Prizes to bring you the 2023 Writivism Literary Prizes' finalists.

we hope you'd join us as we read & discuss with these amazing writers over the course of three services, starting from Sunday, 7th of April, at 10 am GMT (+1).

A good day to read “Reading an Aubade to Your Absence” on ⁦WorldLiteratureToday⁩ ❤️✨🌸 worldliteraturetoday.org/2022/march/rea…

Please join us tomorrow night for what is sure to be a stellar conversation between two incredible writers!

Zalika Reid-Benta & Victor LaValle will be talking about RIVER MUMMA, Zalika Reid-Benta's fantastical novel of millennials, magic, and much more! a queer & trans bookstore

LINK BELOW!

This long weekend. Proofing. My newest short story collection. A Place Between Waking and Forgetting by RDSP Editor J. Barnes. Out this September! Jennie Goloboy
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