Everything is possible, impossibility is found in the dictionary of fools

Aden Abdullahi Abdi

I happened to be a successful writer before I realized my ambition. This takes me back to the days I was in primary. I used to put into writing all memorable events that happened in my locality. As time dragged on and on I came to the end of my book, which was filled with stories ranging from tragedy, humour and love. Later after three years, probably 2008, a fellow of mine who was by then a teacher in a private school borrowed the book from me to read at first, but later found the book interesting. He then made the book a part of the teaching syllabus in his private school. This has remained memorable in my life.

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  • Jennifer Feeley’s translation of Tongueless, Lau Yee-wa’s thriller sketching Hong Kong’s slide toward linguistic totalitarianism, is forthcoming from Feminist Press.

  • In addition to becoming the Berlin LitFest’s first curator-in-residence, Helon Habila has also just received Kaduna Books and Art Festival’s KabaFest Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his "exceptional writing and significant contributions to the development of literature globally."

  • Congratulations to Enah Johnscott, whose film Half Heaven won three awards at the Cameroon International Film Festival—best film, best director, and best cinematographer.

  • We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.

  • Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.

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