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It must have been a pleasantly cool month when vegetables are at their best selves. Inside a walled tropical garden, vegetables of different sorts grew. Red Tomatoes and Salad Greens, Orange [...]

Pink is for girls, and blue is for boys; that was all Amina needed to know. Obviously, far better than memorizing a bunch of formulas and principles. The crocheting process wasn’t so much of a [...]

Once upon a time, in the city of Port Harcourt lived an eleven-year-old boy named Siki. Siki was the first and only son of his widowed mother. Siki’s father died when Siki was nine years old. He [...]

It gets lonely sometimes- sitting alone in the cafeteria, watching people eat with their friends because No one wants to sit with the fat girl. Every day when I walk into the classroom, I feel [...]

Mother once said that life was like a drink, pulpy orange juice, and we were supposed to sip it slowly, else we might choke. I didn’t understand why she was telling my sisters and me this, but [...]

A long time ago when all the animals could sing, talk, and dance like man, there lived a Man and his family, and their neighbours were Dog and his family. Alas, Man and Dog were sworn enemies. [...]

On behalf of the panel of judges, I present the winners of the African Writers Awards (AWA), the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature, and the African Teen Writers Awards. The awards were [...]

“That lion is dying,” Kakoma said. “That is good news,” said Wana. “No, it’s not a good thing,” Kakoma added. “Imagine, a world without lions,” Wana said, “it will be a peaceful world.” The two [...]

Not too long ago all animals in the jungle fed on plants and the hyena was King of the jungle. He lorded over all animals on the ground, insects and birds in the sky and the beasts of the sea. [...]

In a land afar and far ago, there lived a people of Karonowa. They lived in perfect harmony with the spirit of the land, Karonowa. Therefore, the land was always filled with crops because, [...]