Akinwale, Author at Littafi

13th Edition of Ake Festival Promises Finding Answers and Reclaiming Truth

November 15, 2025 .

akefestival, news

This year’s theme, Reclaiming Truth, speaks to the realities of the current world; a world where even “from positions ...

Excerpt: How Depression Saved My Life by Chude Jideonwo

November 10, 2025 .

Excerpt

In fact, on the morning of my birthday, just after we had broken up, I had spent time in the hotel begging someone else to love me...

Excerpt: Moonbeam: A Fiction Anthology (Edited by Anote Ajeluorou)

November 7, 2025 .

Anthology, Excerpt, Narrative Landscape

But he walked out the door and said he would go, by foot, if necessary, to Afghanistan, to kill the infidels who were bombing Musl...

Excerpt: Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite

November 5, 2025 .

African Literature, Excerpt

Those hours waiting for her mother to return were spent in a state of inertia; she wouldn’t have been able to say what she had don...

Excerpt: Flying Through Water by Mamle Wolo

November 3, 2025 .

African Literature, Excerpt, Middle Grade

By the time you get this, I will be far away. It is cowardly, I know, but I cannot see your faces and walk away. Please forgive me...

Author Interview: Ikenna Osuji

October 13, 2025 .

Interview

Ikenna Osuji, author of Agent Arimonu and Chronicles of Ilu tells Littafi readers what it means to write such uniquely African fan...

African Children’s Literature Takes Centre Stage in Global Webinar

October 7, 2025 .

Leading voices across publishing, scholarship, and literacy initiatives come together to interrogate the role of the child in Afri...

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Signs Major Representation Deal with Game of Thrones Producer Vince Gerardis and Trident Media Group

October 4, 2025 .

Ekpeki is now represented by Vince Gerardis of Startling Inc., the legendary producer behind Game of Thrones and House of the Drag...

Boakye D. Alpha Showcased at Norfolk Black History Month

Norfolk Black History Month Showcases Ghanaian Writer Boakye D. Alpha

October 4, 2025 .

Creative Writing, Ghana, Writer

Alpha continues to gain recognition for his ability to blend Ghanaian cultural identity with bold, contemporary storytelling. ...

Author Interview: Oyindamola Dosunmu on Your Tomorrow Was Today

October 3, 2025 .

Interview

Womanhood isn’t straightforward; what you believe defines a woman can differ from what someone else feels.

They Came From The Sea by Ikenna Osuji

September 30, 2025 .

Fantasy

They Came From The Sea takes a different path from standard fantasy, mixing myth and survival with the rising dread of invasion ...

Agent Arimonu: The Guardian Spy (The Chronicles of Ilu #1) by Ikenna Osuji

September 21, 2025 .

Fantasy

Agent Arimonu: The Guardian Spy comes off as unselttling and bold for readers, as it doesn’t read like your typical fantasy ...