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Interviews

Pede Hollist

‘I Like Narratives That Take Me on a Quest’ Pede Hollist’s First Draft

Sierra Leonean academic and author of So the Path Does Not Die, Pede Hollist, wants more people to know about the diversity of Sierra Leonean literature: ‘I wish people are aware of the efforts by Sierra Leoneans to write in the country’s national languages, and the financial struggles to support young writers through workshops, retreats, prize-bearing competitions, professional editors, and competitive publication outlets.’
First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2024Sierra Leone

‘Write Something Familiar in a Way That Readers Encounter It as Something New’ Ololade Faniyi’s First Draft

Nigerian feminist scholar and author of An African Feminist Manifesto, Ololade Faniyi, is drawn to writings about the digital and the African imaginary: ‘We must resist the universalizing mission disguised as bridging the technological divide. We have lost so much as a people; we don’t have any more to lose.’
First DraftInterviewsJune/July 2024Nigeria
Ololade Faniyi

‘Writing Comes From a Place of Danger and Struggle’ Patrice Nganang’s First Draft

Cameroonian academic and author of Dog Days, Patrice Nganang, says social media has led to his transformation as a writer: ‘Social media led to my imprisonment, helped me free a few hundred people from jail, build schools and bridges, and feed incarcerated individuals. Simply put, it made me the writer I always dreamed of becoming.’
CameroonFirst DraftInterviewsJune/July 2024vol8-no3