DEAR STONE – Jesse Okeleye Benedict
Stone,
Someone dig the ground to find you
Blood, shed for your sack
In believe that you can be gold
Mixed with fire you scream for help
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MARRIED AT 30 – Flavia Boris
Is it really about a biological clock, or morelike a culturally imposed timeline informed by an outdated notion that in the absence of a husband – what have youreallyachieved in life?
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Four African Authors You Didn’t Know Were Imprisoned For Activism
Africa has come a long way from escaping the shackles of her colonial masters. Yet she seems to have found it difficult to escape the harrowing clutches of corruption, nepotism, and blatant disregard for the rule of law. This abnormality may have been overlooked, and indeed may have become normal if not for the efforts
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Tribesmen Editing Space!
The editing project is born out of the initiative of extending helping hands to African writers and promoting their African narratives. It is a known fact that the slightest errors taint the beauty of just any literary work and basically, errors impress more on the mind…
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Being African : Do Our Stories Portray Us in the Right Light?
Africans, of all the peoples of the world, have perhaps suffered most from the grotesque distortions and blatant misrepresentations contained in stories, be they supposedly factual accountings or fictive narratives..
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Publishing and Everything in between with Ayo Oyeku
Every writer wants to be published. But most do not know how to go about it. In this interview, Ayo Oyeku tells the tribesmen how to ensure that their work becomes an editor’s favorite and a publisher’s dream.
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About Ben Okri
The name Ben Okri has become synonymous with magical realism, and The Famished Road. When one speaks of the genre of magical realism, one does not go far before his name springs up. But little else is known about him, who is Ben Okri?
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Book Reviews: Why They Are Important To The Upcoming Writer
Writers who are desirous of growth encourage reviews of their books. While some reviews may be scathing, and others shallow, there is always something new the writer learns from reading such reviews with an open mind..
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An Interview With The Tribesman Of The Week
Ayobami is a Ghanaian writer who recently decided to express herself. She says that she was inspired to write by members of the tribesmen community…
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An Interview With The Tribesman Of The Week
Akanbi Odunayo Rhoda goes by the pseudonym ZOE. She is a member of TVO Tribesmen community, a proud student of the prestigious University of Lagos and also the latest tribesman of the week..
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