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The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Posted on 10 June 2022 by Jacey Bedford

Back in 2016, I came across a seemingly ordinary young woman who’d recently moved from Lagos to Bristol. She’d decided to start a writers’ fund in her grandparents’ name. Small change, it seemed like at the time: £160, which came … Continue reading →

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Six Questions answered by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Posted on 30 March 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. I’m Nigerian, but I’ve lived in three countries (probably will soon be living in my fourth). I’ve been writing since 2012 or thereabouts but didn’t start taking it seriously until about … Continue reading →

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5 Writing Lessons from Homecoming, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Posted on 13 August 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Early this year, I binge-watched the first season of the near-future sci-fi dramatic thriller, Homecoming, an Amazon Prime Video series starring Julia Roberts, Stephan James and Bobby Cannavale. I’m not sure if it even qualified as a binge-watch: the show … Continue reading →

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Milford 2017: One year after, and then some, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Posted on 15 January 2019 by Jacey Bedford

It happened on a Sunday. March 5th, 2017. I remember it specifically because it was the last month of the first quarter of 2017, and I felt like the year had taken off and I was yet to. I had … Continue reading →

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FUNDED PLACES FOR SF WRITERS OF COLOUR TO ATTEND MILFORD 2019

Posted on 4 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Due to the generosity of the committee of the 2012 and 2018 Eastercons, and an anonymous (writer) donor, Milford SF Writers’ Conference is offering two bursaries for self-identifying science fiction/fantasy writers of colour (BAME)  to attend the 2019 Milford SF … Continue reading →

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On Loving Speculative Fiction in Nigeria by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Posted on 27 November 2017 by Jacey Bedford

Before the start of each workday, I do at least thirty minutes of reading. I do this either on my commute (when I don’t drive), or in the car at the car park (when I do drive), or at my … Continue reading →

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The Milford Write Up for 2017

Posted on 19 September 2017 by Jacey Bedford

Contributors: Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Dolly Garland, Mark Isles and Steph Bianchini Setting: Trigonos Centre, Nantlle Valley, Wales In the beautiful Trigonos centre, under the cover of clouds and rains and occasional bursts of sunshine, fifteen writers gathered together for one … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford: Friday 15th September – 5.30 p.m.

Posted on 15 September 2017 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford This will probably be my last live blog from Milford for this year. The hard work is over. Today we’ve been to Caernarfon for a mooch around the castle and lunch at the Anglesea Arms. Though the weather … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging from Milford: Wednesday 13th September – 10.30 p.m.

Posted on 13 September 2017 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford Not much time for blogging today with five pieces to critique this afternoon and the Milford AGM after dinner which then devolved into a general conversation and, later, finished up with four of us diehards in the library … Continue reading →

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Live blogging from Milford 2017: Tuesday 12th September – 9.45 p.m.

Posted on 12 September 2017 by Jacey Bedford

Suyi Davies Okungbowa Morning starts off quite wet, then suddenly gives way to this beautiful amount of sun we’re not expecting. Some take this opportunity to slink away to Mordor and return without any Gandalf Eagles (looking at you Vaughan … Continue reading →

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