SEVHAGE is pleased to announce the publication of I STUMBLE INSIDE ME LOOKING FOR SUNLIGHT, the new poetry collection by Nigerian poet and writer S. Su’eddie Vershima Agema. The collection marks another point in Agema’s continuing engagement with memory, home, nationhood, love, loss and the many ways in which people search for meaning and light … Continue reading
Eastwood, Nottinghamshire — Writers, poets, artists and members of the public gathered at the D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum on Saturday, 12 September 2026 for another public programme of The Optimist’s Incomplete by SEVHAGE, an evolving literary and multimedia exhibition bringing contemporary writing into conversation with memory, migration, heritage and the work and legacy of … Continue reading
The Optimist’s Incomplete by SEVHAGE, an interactive and multimedia exhibition curated by award-winning writer, editor and cultural producer Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima Agema, will form part of the D. H. Lawrence Festival 2026 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Presented as part of the festival programme coordinated by Broxtowe Borough Council, the exhibition will run from July … Continue reading
SEVHAGE Publishers is pleased to announce the release of How It Will Be Told, a deeply reflective and soulfully written poetry collection by debut poet and photographer, Sulaimon Sabitu. This evocative body of work is the latest in their collaborative ABC4DE Series (No. 11). How It Will Be Told is a meditation on memory, identity, … Continue reading
In 2021, I made a tweet asking for someone to put together funding for a festival in Kano and promised that I would happily support the curation of such a dream. Like many diviners and wise people say (and here I paraphrase), the future is for those who dream it. Reader, I dreamt it. It … Continue reading
On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the Ibadan Book and Arts Festival (IbaFest), in collaboration with NuStreams, held an evening of rare illumination at the NuStreams Conference and Culture Centre, Ibadan. Titled The Polymath’s Journey: A Conversation on Humanity, Technology, and the Yoruba Worldview, the gathering drew together lovers of literature, culture, and knowledge to celebrate … Continue reading
Dinner was served just as twilight descended on the sunny Accra skyline. We were sitting outside a restaurant somewhere in the Labone area of Accra, Ghana with its beautiful ambience next to the DJ who pelted out loud melodic African music from a loudspeaker. As we enjoyed the fresh Jasmine-scented evening breeze, our host, Professor … Continue reading
Ibadan is set to host one of Africa’s biggest authors, Professor Niyi Osundare, on the 16th of August 2025 at RovingHeights Bookstore, Prime Mall, 33 Awolowo Avenue, Opposite Domino’s Pizza, Bodija, Ibadan by 2pm. The event is a headline event for the Ibadan Book and Arts Festival (ÌbàFest) and will feature live readings from Professor … Continue reading
SEVHAGE is proud to announce the official release of Owuro Rising – Book One, a powerful debut novel by Michael Olugbenga Olobadola, marking a fresh and resonant voice in contemporary African speculative literature. Blending supernatural lore, sharp social commentary, and gripping storytelling, Owuro Rising takes readers deep into a mystical and politically charged version of … Continue reading
![BETWEEN OPIUM, HOPE AND THE HUNGER FOR LIGHT: NANA SULE [ON LIFE & WRITING] IN CONVERSATION WITH S. SU’EDDIE VERSHIMA AGEMA](https://sevhage.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/between-weed-opium-writing-nana-sule.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "BETWEEN OPIUM, HOPE AND THE HUNGER FOR LIGHT: NANA SULE [ON LIFE & WRITING] IN CONVERSATION WITH S. SU’EDDIE VERSHIMA AGEMA")
In a literary landscape brimming with talent and urgency, Nana Sule stands out as a voice of tenderness, rage, and profound clarity. Whether writing of broken bodies, smuggled truths, or haunted girlhoods, her work never shies away from the messiness of being. Her debut collection Not So Terrible People and her acclaimed award-winning essays like … Continue reading
