Sankofa, illustrated by Gloria Ndanu ‘Ndanu Gloria is a contemporary multidisciplinary Kenyan artist with a surrealist and abstract art style. She has collaborated with The Nala Project; the “EARTH” 2021 exhibition by Radart Foundation, and “In Motion” with Kevin Outa. Her Instagram page is @kwasa_sana.jpg
Frank Njugi is a Kenyan Poet and Writer. He serves as a poetry editor for Writers Space Africa ,a reader for Salamander ink Magazine and some of his work has appeared or is forthcoming on platforms such as Kikwetu Journal , 20.35 Africa, Kalahari Review ,IBua Journal and others.
Ademuyiwa Ayodeji: A being- surviving and living through life’s continuum- of endless refinement and continuous improvement. This is a journey; I doubt it has an end.
Peace Osemwengie is a writer, musician and art enthusiast. She enjoys conversations centred around Africa, religion, spirituality, society and culture. She also likes food and fancies herself an upcoming gastronomist if such a word exists. She also writes a blog, publishing original pieces and not-so-original thoughts.
Paul Chiwude Iwunwa writes from Lagos, Nigeria. He’s a poet, actor, philanthropist and social justice advocate. A marketing and communications specialist during the day, Paul burns the midnight oil to enrich the poetic landscape with his words and rhymes at night. His works have been published on several Nigerian and international platforms. His published chapbook “The Miners” explores Nigeria’s socio-political dynamics. Paul can be found on Twitter @pauliwunwa and Instagram at @paul_iwunwa.
Gift Emmanuel Olaleye is a writer whose thoughtful poems cut across boundaries, published or forthcoming in Cultural Reverence, Words Rhymes & Rhythms, Spill words and elsewhere. Olaleye’s literary accolades include the 2015 ‘Noble Pen Award’ by Doveslines Publication House and the ‘Poet of the Year 2021’ by Eternal Flames. He was also long-listed for the 2020 ‘African Writers Award 2020’.
We understand that a steady mental health as a creative is as important as putting your best into every work. And that’s why we collaborated with @_nostostherapy to curate 7 platforms that would support creatives on their mental health journey. Read:
Realms – an otherworld dominated by the practice of sorcery or witchcraft; the use of spells to control, influence and manipulate real-life events. Some call it voodoo, we call it realms and others refer to it as juju but we are more interested in what YOU call it – in what it means to you. Have you experienced it before or know someone who has?
Coding is a skill that can be used by all creatives. Even if you don’t want to be a programmer yourself, coding is an incredibly useful tool for creating websites, apps and other tools that will help you sell your work.
Read our tips on how Creatives can maximise coding as a skill or to promote their creative inclinations.
Lucky enough to be a poet, stories seek me out, not through the avenue of plot, but that of awe (& other emotional pathways). The journey is not often predetermined, & when it is, it is still nebulous enough to elicit a sense of wandering through images, and sentences.