Haliru Ali Musa has emerged as the winner of the inaugural Alexander Nderitu Prize for World Literature. The revelation was made on 4 April 2025 via The African Griot Review, an avant-garde arts magazine edited by the founder of the prestigious new prize. Haliru’s beautifully structured and stylishly told story, The Pregnant Ghost, beat out 71 other entries.
This is not about teaching her how to walk. This is about cheering her to run in life’s race. Failure isn’t an option, neither for me nor for her, because her accomplishments ultimately become my progress report. Consequently, just like the vast majority of the Singaporean parent population, I interfere unapologetically in my child’s education.
The Asian Journal of Literature is an annual publication by The Asian Group, the published edition of The Asian Journal, which is located in Gargaon, India. The Asian Journal offers two distinct editions: one for Literature and another for Science. The Journal for literature is now open for submissions.
I dream of lakes again. Not lakes, but of a specific lake. Roopkund Lake. Strange to dream in such vivid details about a place one has never visited. This time, my buddh dadda, my Hari, also makes an appearance. I have not thought of my paternal great-grandfather for ages.
It was in the heart of winter, in 2020. I was writing an essay for my German language class, in which I had to describe my home country, when the words slipped out of me: ewiger Sommer meiner Heimat. Eternal Summer of My Homeland reflects not only the context in which I was writing the book, but also the themes interwoven in the work.
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