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“We just kept searching for food, lest we die.” A Quick Q&A with Mo Cadillac.

  • Post author:Sharn
  • Post published:May 31, 2017
  • Post category:Writer Prompt
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The Cost of GreedKamal ended his inglorious life in the deep, dark, red fluid-laden churner of the magnitude of the creature of the lake. We had flown over the once…

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“I write out of a sense of curiosity.” An Interview with Namwali Serpell.

  • Post author:Sharn
  • Post published:May 10, 2017
  • Post category:Writer Wednesday
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Namwali Serpell's creative work plays fast and loose with genre, making her popular with readers piqued by the unexpected. SSDA teamster, Efemia Chela got a sneak peek of the Zambian…

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#WeekendRead – Sese Yane’s ‘The Corpse’

  • Post author:Sharn
  • Post published:February 24, 2017
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A mysterious death, an old man and a taciturn coroner populate the strange landscape of Sese Yane's intriguing tale. Enjoy "The Corpse", which was originally published in our 2014 anthology, Terra…

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“Holding a wolf by the ears.” An Interview with Sese Yane.

  • Post author:Sharn
  • Post published:February 22, 2017
  • Post category:Writer Wednesday
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Kenyan writer, Sese Yane is a hard one to pin down for a couple of questions. But the bizarre truths in his stories and the unique narrative style of his…

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#WeekendRead – Tade Thompson’s Rosewater

  • Post author:Sharn
  • Post published:February 10, 2017
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Earlier this week we featured Nick Wood in conversation with Tade Thompson. Our #WeekendRead is an excerpt from his newest book - Rosewater where the main character, Kaaro, has a life…

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“I don’t like linearity – I find it boring.” Nick Wood interviews Tade Thompson.

  • Post author:Sharn
  • Post published:February 8, 2017
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 "I have known Tade Thompson for some years now and we co-wrote ‘The Last Pantheon’ in AfroSF 2 (December 2015). Our collaboration on that novella was exciting and often surprising,…

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