First Draft

‘Anger is Great for Writing’ Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s First Draft

Hauwa Shaffii NuhuAugust 12, 2020

Nigerian poet, essayist and author, Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu, believes anger is great for writing. She finds that anger ‘makes the futile exercise of trying to be careful while writing, fall away.’ Read our interview.

August/September 2020First DraftInterviews

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‘Let it Marinate.’ Molara Wood’s First Draft

Molara WoodAugust 5, 2020

Nigerian author and Chief Editor at Ouida Books, Molara Wood, believes good writing, ‘is not just about stringing words together.’ For Wood, ‘it’s about the imagination, a sensibility, a way of seeing the world.’

August/September 2020First DraftInterviews

‘Sometimes, Less Can Be More.’ Muzz Muhammad’s First Draft

Muzz MuhammadJuly 29, 2020

Nigerian author, Muzz Muhammad thinks every health problem exists in a global context. ‘Borders are unnatural,’ he says. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020

‘You Don’t Have to Get It Right in Draft 1.’ Tolu Ogunlesi’s First Draft

Tolu OgunlesiJuly 20, 2020

Nigerian journalist, poet and public servant, Tolu Ogunlesi’s last major unfinished project was a novel. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020

‘I’m Obsessed with Hauntings.’ ’Pemi Aguda’s First Draft

'Pemi AgudaJuly 15, 2020

Nigerian author and writer, ’Pemi Aguda writes because the fictional worlds give her some semblance of power. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020

‘Writing is a Piece of Work.’ Victor Ehikhamenor’s First Draft

Victor EhikhamenorJuly 8, 2020

Nigerian artist, writer and photographer, Victor Ehikhamenor started reading late but described the feeling as torrential when he began. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020

‘Historians Value Closure.’ Moses Ochonu’s First Draft

Moses E. OchonuJuly 1, 2020

Nigerian historian and author, Moses Ochonu finds the ending of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart disappointing. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020

‘Mistakes Make Our Stories Worth Telling.’ Nnamdi Ehirim’s First Draft

Nnamdi EhirimJune 24, 2020

Nigerian author, Nnamdi Ehirim considers imperfection not a challenge to writing, but an underlying feature. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020

‘I Am a Mood Reader.’ Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed’s First Draft

Zahrah Nesbitt-AhmedJune 17, 2020

Author of ‘Reading Feminism’, blogger, editor and researcher, Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed, describes herself as a ‘mood reader’. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020

‘Nigerians Read.’ Kunle Tejuoso’s First Draft

Olakunle TejuosoJune 10, 2020

Founder of book and record store, Jazzhole, Kunle Tejuoso, believes the response to globalization should be conscious cultural production. Read our interview.

First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2020