African & Black Creatives for Development, and SELDI, SEVHAGE presents the winner of the SEVHAGE/Maria Ajima Prize for Creative Non-Fiction 2023. Abasi-maenyin Esebre’s piece is the winning entry and a unanimous choice of the judges for its beauty. – SVA 1.It’s neat to think that death belongs to the old, to hope that the future … Continue reading
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Compass Rose [CNF] | Abasi-maenyin Esebre
In partnership with Alinea Initiative, Goethe Institut Nigeria, African & Black Creatives for Development, and SELDI, SEVHAGE presents the winners of the Eugenia Abu/SEVHAGE International Prize for Creative Non-Fiction 2024. Abasi-maenyin Esebre’s piece is the joint-winning entry. I I failed English in WAEC. The second time I wrote the exam, I got an E. And … Continue reading
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