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Miyoba looked at the food that he had just picked up. It looked so delicious except for the maggots. The other boy on the other side was also looking at the same food. Both boys were trying to [...]

As the car drove on the endless road, one passenger was not pleased at all. Lindiwe was not happy that the town she had just left was never going to be seen again. All the friends she had made. [...]

Sheila peeped through the aeroplane window and all she could see were puffy clouds. She felt as if she had been flying forever. She did not want the aeroplane to land in Bamako, she wanted it [...]

Wandi stood in front of the mirror in her mother’s bedroom. She gazed at her reflection and admired how the beautiful dress she wore looked on her. She had received the dress as a present for [...]

Welcome to the June edition of Creative Spotlight, an interview column featured monthly in the Writers Space Africa (WSA) Magazine. In this edition, I had a chat with Stephanie Chizoba Odili. She [...]

Today I’m recapped To when we were only seven When in our small semi-circle groups, We stood facing our leader, Clapping, jumping and stamping our one foot forward We jovially played Ampe in [...]

Chanza is a girl who lives in a beautiful town in Ndola. She lives with her mother, father and her younger brothers. She loves her family. She also has a grandmother whom she loves very much. Her [...]

Every day the sounds of hammering could be heard in the garage next to the house. Andrew knew who was causing it. It was his father. His father was a kind of super-scientist. That was how [...]

Shuko woke up to the sweet sound of the chirping birds up in the tree which stood in his grandfather’s compound. He was so happy to be in a place that was so quiet but surrounded by beautiful [...]

One bright morning, the pupils in grade one were modelling. As they made different items, teacher Jane, the deputy headteacher walked into the classroom. The pupils stood. Teacher Jane greeted, [...]