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Let’s write—and read—beyond the trauma narrative.
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To writers and readers:
What kind of African stories do YOU want to see more of?
Drop your thoughts below.
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It’s time to change that.
Africa is not a single story.
They’re not a genre of suffering.
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The result? We start to self-censor joy.
We exaggerate pain.
Because pain = awards, reviews, attention.
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If your story doesn’t feature war, famine, or trauma, it’s often labeled “un-African” by Western publishers.
Joy? Sci-fi? Romance? Too “light.” Too “modern.” Too “inauthentic.”
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Let’s talk about something we don’t say out loud enough as African writers:
Are we writing what’s true—or what sells? A thread?
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