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A Pan-African literary platform.
Magazine | Academy | Studio | Publisher
Bookshops: @lolweuk | @lolweke
Founder: @troyonyango_

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Looking to develop your writing and finish that book?
Lolwe Academy offers workshops, masterclasses and mentoring with leading African writers, editors and translators.
Explore the programme at academy.lolwe.org. by @_lolwe

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a month ago

Issue 12 is LIVE! Guest editors: Moustapha Mbacké Diop, Aria Deemie, and Israel Campos

Cover: Ammar Abdalla Osman (Mory)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction and visual art from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Namibia, Sierra Leone and more
lolwe.org/issue-12/ by @_lolwe

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10 months ago

In 2026, we will be expanding what it means to learn and create at Lolwe Academy. More workshops! More tutors! With exclusive alumni perks, more publishing opportunities and a community that pushes your writing to grow.
Join and learn with us: academy.lolwe.org by @_lolwe

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“In a world where my own story has felt shaped by migration, queerness, and a silence I did not always choose, this small ritual – coffee, window, imagination – becomes a soft kind of rebellion. Here, I do not need to belong. I only need to watch.” - Jude Dibia, The Grace of the Unclaimed by @_lolwe

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18 days ago

We are pleased to introduce The Craft of the Short Story masterclass, taught by the award-winning author Arinze Ifeakandu (@arinzeifeakandu). Limited seats are available, so sign up today to secure your seat.
https://academy.lolwe.org/class/the-craft-of-the-short-story/ by @_lolwe

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“Not only that, they have decided to construct myths of self-reliance, ingenuity and superiority that erase and make invisible their contribution to the volatility, chaos, and exploitation that are always extant in the history of extraction.” - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, A Very Brief History of Extraction by @_lolwe

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“Finally, this is the genesis of your curse,
of longings and memories that sit on you
like blisters.” - Jide Salawu, My Country Describes Itself to Me & Other Poems by @_lolwe

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24 days ago

“Les livraisons le même jour continueraient, pour des étrangers, tandis que la livraison la plus importante de toutes – celle de lui-même en tant que père présent – serait toujours bloquée dans les embouteillages, naviguant pour toujours dans un système impossible, arrivant toujours, toujours après l’extinction des lumières.” - Nathan Abeta by @_lolwe

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“It was not a surprise that people were leaving our beautiful country. People were leaving in droves at the time and still are.” - Afọpẹ́fólúwa Òjó by @_lolwe

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C’est pas un quartier, c’est un carrefour. Un endroit où on ne reste pas, où on passe. Les motos te frôlent l’épaule, klaxonnent pour rien, pour tout, pour te dire « Je suis là, dégage ou crève ». - Muda Maxana by @_lolwe

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“Utamu wa lugha, Kiswahili, ukijua kukisuka
Utamu wa lugha kuizungumza kwenye jukwaa, ikasikika.” - Zuhura Seng’enge by @_lolwe

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Bare by Rachel Seidu
Watch here: https://lolwe.org/video-bare/ by @_lolwe

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9 months ago