Rotimi Babatunde is the winner of the 2012 Caine Prize for Writing, with the short story Bombay Republic. LitMag editor Kola Tubosun caught up with him recently. Here is the interview. _______________[…]
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Between Her Lips by Uche Peter Umez
Do you like what you see? a sparkly voice asked. He glanced around, thinking the question was directed to someone behind him. Then he saw a pair of brown eyes[…]
Editorial #11: Four Writers
In this issue, I present work by four writers from Nigeria. Richard Ali is the editor of the Nigerian Sentinel Magazine, and the author of a new work of fiction[…]
The Cabals
By Kolade Ajayi. The cabals are not only the Lawanis; They are well bribed out of it. The cabals are not only those who are entrapped, Though they await[…]
Three Poems
By Richard Ali How Wild Horses Die A braying in the ear, the scratch of pen on parchment The heat of radiating blood boiling earth in a shimmering Of[…]
Confetti, New York
By ‘Dami Ajayi Marriage, grand as it sounds, was not for me. But no one will understand, most especially Bridget who flew in her gown from Madrid. The bouquet[…]
Editorial #10: Poetry, Tragedy, and Long Short Fictions
This week’s issue features poetry by Caine-prize shortlisted writer Rotimi Babatunde, a long short fiction on 419 by writer Efe Okogu, and a quasi-faction piece by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo titled Dodan[…]
Sweat and 419
by Efe Okogu The heat hit like a solid wall the moment he stepped off the plane. Wet and humid as if the air itself sweated. His pores opened up[…]
Three Poems
By Rotimi Babatunde ______ Oedipus Rex: The Comedy Daughter… Listen: Once upon a time a cat swirled like an iron vortex whirled as[…]