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Abdulkareem Abdulkareem

Abdulkareem Abdulkareem (he/him) Frontier III, is a Nigerian writer and

Abdulkareem Abdulkareem

Nigeria

Hauwa Saleh Abubakar

Hauwa Saleh Abubakar is a Nigerian writer, poet and journalist.

Huawa Saleh Abubakar

Nigeria

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo is an old soul in a young Nigerian body

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo

Nigeria

Winner of the 2018 Sillerman Prize for African Poetry

‘Gbenga Adeoba

Nigeria

Adams Adeosun

Adams Adeosun is a Nigerian writer and has an MFA

Adams Adeosun

Nigeria

D. M. Aderibigbe is a PhD student at Florida State University.

D. M. Aderibigbe

Nigeria

Gbenga Adesina, Nigerian born poet and essayist, jointly won the 2016

Gbenga Adesina

Nigeria

Samuel Adeyemi

Samuel A. Adeyemi is a Poetry Editor at Afro Literary

Samuel Adeyemi

Nigeria

Hiwot Adilow is an Ethiopian-American poet from Philadelphia. She is one

Hiwot Adilow

Ethiopia

Nikitta Adjirakor

Nikitta Dede Adjirakor is a Ghanaian scholar and creative writer.

Nikitta Adjirakor

Ghana

Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau is a Nigerian poet and documentary photographer. He

Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau

Nigeria

OJeremiah Agbaakin

O-Jeremiah Agbaakin holds a law degree from the University of

O-Jeremiah Agbaakin

Nigeria

Ama Ata Aidoo was born in Abeadzi Kyiakor, in south central Ghana

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghana

Peter Akinlabi

Peter Akinlabi is a Nigerian poet. Born in Ogbomoso, he has an

Peter Akinlabi

Nigeria

Allo, Viola

Viola Allo is a Cameroonian-born poet based in the United

Viola Allo

Cameroon

Cynthia Amoah

Cynthia Amoah is a spoken word artist and educator originally from Ghana.

Cynthia Amoah

Ghana

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