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Call for Submissions for the Young African Poets Anthology (Publication)

Are you between the ages of 15 and 19? Do you write poems? This is for you? Ernest Ogunyemi, together with Fiyinfoluwa Timothy Oladipo, is curating anthology of the best poems by young African poets or who are of African descent and are between the ages of 15 and 19. The anthology will be available...

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An afternoon with Ms. Ainehi Edoro

Jul 5, 2018by Titilope Odeyinka0

The BrittlePaper event was slated to hold in a cozy art house on a late afternoon in Lagos. Traffic was terrible as usual and I felt quite flustered when I eventually reached the venue. I’d never been there before. This cozy art house had beautiful photographs hanging on the walls. Ainehi Edoro-Glines, standing in her...

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Work Naija: The Book of Vocations, Now Available For Free Download

Jul 15, 2017by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam1

Most literary enthusiasts have been talking excitedly about the newly released anthology, Work Naija: The Book of Vocations. All I’ve heard are good reports. I have just started reading my copy. And I must say that it is beautifully written and hard to put down. From its engaging introduction written by 2012 Winner of the...

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How To Teach A Child Creative Writing

Jun 27, 2017by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam4

Early this months, Brittle Paper published one of my non-fiction articles. It is titled 8 Ways To Tutor Your Children in Creative Writing. The post was popular among writers and readers on social media, so I figured it would benefit some of my readers on Creative Writing News. Some adults said they learned from the...

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Olaoluwa Oni Wins Brittle Paper’s “I ❤️ African Literature” Writing Contest

Aug 2, 2016by Miriam David0

Olaoluwa Oni emerges winner of the I ❤️ African Literature Writing Contest. She takes home $100 dollars. From over 170 submissions, the top five were selected and the Brittle Paper community voted for their favorite. Olaoluwa’s love letter emerged the favorite of the brittle paper community. 1. Here is what Lavinia says about Eddie Hewitt’s “A Love Letter...