Saraba
Magazine is excited to share the newest issue of the magazine published with
the theme of “Solitude.” This forty-page issue includes poems by Saddiq Dzukogi,
Olajide Salawu, Rasaq Gbolahan, Ajoke, Paul Njoroge, Kechi Nomu, Sihle Ntuli, Ekweremadu
Uchenna, Yusuff Omoloja, Mathias Orhero and Freeman David. There are short
story contributions by Efe Paul, Iquo Eke, Adebola Rayo, and Dare Falowo, as
well as a nonfiction piece by Arthur Anyaduba.
From
the Publishers’ Note:
“How
do we contemplate solitude?
“With
silence, hands cradling chin, eyes staring into space in an empty room without
articles of interest, an atmosphere of quotidian existence of devotion to
matters of the heart?
Find
here a cache of short poems and short stories by promising writers from Africa,
writing in Africa. Follow them as they grapple with different phases of
solitude: from avulsion of romantic partners to a search for solitude that
leads to a brief stint in a mental institution. And in your solitary
experience, while you grasp at the realities of others, ask yourself what it
means to be alone.”
Saraba
Magazine is one of the leading literary journals in Nigeria, publishing the
work of emerging writers within the country and across the African continent. Our
focus is on quality writing that shows immense promise and we often publish
writers in the earliest stages of their career. As increased attention is drawn
towards contemporary African writing, Saraba offers its readers a unique perspective
by promoting the work of writers who have been published little or not at all.
The website contains a growing repository of fiction, poetry, essays and
interviews by writers based in and outside Nigeria.
Founded
in 2009, Saraba has published sixteen magazine issues and six poetry chapbooks.
All of this can be downloaded for free on the website as PDFs.
To
read the stories, poems, and essay related to the theme, please visit http://www.sarabamag.com/the-solitude-issue/
to download a copy of the issue.
For
enquiries, please write Adaudo, Saraba’s Managing Editor at editor@sarabamag.com.
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