‘The Characters are Everything.’ Chidinma Irene Nwoye’s First Draft
The Fire Next Time taught journalist and author of ‘A Day Without Women’, Chidinma Irene Nwoye, something new about love. Read our interview.
Culture & Society
Growth is not Enough Why Africa Needs Wellbeing Economies
Orienting our economies toward wellbeing requires that while we work hard toward accessible health care, we work even harder toward health creation by transforming the systems driving up the need for healthcare. Read more.
‘Writing Comes in Layers.’ Chukwudi Ukonne’s First Draft
Author of ‘An Irony of History’, Chukwudi Ukonne, believes in minimalist writing. Read our interview.
‘The Poem is a Gun Too’ Dami Ajayi’s First Draft
Nigerian poet and author of A Woman’s Body is a Country, Dami Ajayi, wants you to keep writing. Read our interview.
‘Some Stories are Kind to Me’ Innocent Chizaram Ilo’s First Draft
Nigerian writer and Africa winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Innocent Chizaram Ilo, is a perfectionist. Read our interview.
‘I Don’t Write Without Looking Back’ Wardah Abbas’ First Draft
Nigerian lawyer, feminist and author of 'Muslim Feminism is Here to Stay', Wardah Abbas’ writing process is not linear. Read our interview.
‘Bad Writing is Better Than No Writing.’ Kiki Mordi’s First Draft
The most meaningful writing advice journalist, filmmaker and writer, Kiki Mordi, ever received was to write even if such writing is bad. Read our interview.
‘Anger is Great for Writing.’ Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s First Draft
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.
‘Let it Marinate.’ Molara Wood’s First Draft
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.’
‘Sometimes, Less Can Be More.’ Muzz Muhammad’s First Draft
Nigerian author, Muzz Muhammad thinks every health problem exists in a global context. ‘Borders are unnatural,’ he says. Read our interview.