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’Once I set my kite soaring hundreds of feet above my head, I felt as if I had superpowers. Flying gave me the strength to believe that anything was possible.’ ’Until I Come Home,’ a poignant story by Sophia Egbelo on @TheSingleStoryF journal.singlestory.org/until-i-come-h… 📸 Nik #kite #Ghana

Cape Town Book Lovers, @ShortStoryAFR needs help to send DISRUPTION to print: if you'd like to buy it, please consider pre-buying it for R280. 10% discount for 5 copies & @rachelzadok will personally deliver after print. Email info@shortstorydayafrica.org for more info💕.

#Sòròsókè: A Collection of #EndSARS Poems, organized by @james_yeku The deadline is July 2nd.

When you live and breathe Software as a Service (or SaaS), terms like ARR, MRR, LTV, and CAC just become part of your daily slang. Or Gross vs. Net MRR Churn, and how it is different from Customer Churn. It's just part of the SaaS life. Let me explain it to you! // THREAD //

#OpenCall for a Writer, Librarian, & Archivist working in Africa or the Diaspora with bold, informed perspectives on topical issues around African & Diaspora literature, archives, & libraries for a 5-month digital residency: bit.ly/loatad_digires

Delighted to share news of my forthcoming novel. Beyond grateful to everyone who played a part in moulding this baby. Can't wait to introduce it to the world and hold a naming ceremony for it :) :)

@LizzyAttree Congrats!!

Spoken word is poetry.

Just got a call Prof Okey Ndibe has been stopped by DSS from boarding a flight to the US Okey, a globally respected intellectual is not a threat to Nigeria The optics are not good for Nigeria on the day a new govt US is being inaugurated Pls allow him return to his family!

Submissions are open for the @BarbellionPrize 2021! Ahead of the 2020 Winner announcement on 12 Feb, agents, authors, and publishers - you're invited to start submitting for 2021. See full details: buff.ly/35OJxYa

@mafiasafia Happy birthday!!

Journalism is not "both sides." Journalism is fact and truth.

Happy 10th!

Four brilliant new Morland African Writing Scholars for 2020. What a talented crew. You will make us proud. milesmorlandfoundation.com/morland-writin…

Only 1% of published U.K. books have a black main character and only 3% show a diverse character. Representation matters; it’s important for children to see themselves reflected in what they read. The @kundakids series introduces kids to influential Africans in history.

Wow! Thank you Python! We appreciate the love. Follow us on Instagram too! Instagram.com/kundakids 🐍💚

🗣️ This year, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, we're moving to online submissions for the 2021 Prize edition. Please send your stories submissions for the AKO @CainePrize 2021 to *caineprizesubmissions@gmail.com*. Looking forward to reading your works! 🙌🏿📚

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Are you a writer, based in Africa? We are looking for your short stories for a new anthology with the theme SOMETHING IN THE WATER. See details below :) Send us a DM or email if you have any questions. ✍💛🌻