Nnoko Stories

07/02/2024

For our housewarming party, grab a slice of our 13th Month Anthology Series. Link in bio!

25/12/2023

From our literary haven to your homes, we wish you a Merry Christmas filled with the magic of storytelling, the comfort of beloved books, and the joy of literary adventures.

Read our favourite Christmas story, 'Sometime in a Christmas' by Abimbola Bismark. Link in bio!

23/12/2023

Our debut anthology is finally here! Nnọkọ's 13th Month Anthology Series showcases some of our finest works, allowing our readers to immerse themselves in the symphony of almost forgotten memories.

Rolling out the orange carpets, we introduce our testament to the beauty and creativity of African literature!

Link in our bio!

21/12/2023

"Where I come from, the air is sea salt and fish. The sounds are loud road noises, trucks vrooming past, their fumes leaking into the air..."
-Dzifianu Afi

See through the eyes of our storytellers in our 13th Month Anthology, coming in two days!

13/02/2023

Hey there, Creative! Our pots are ready, our spices are prepared, the firewood is dry! It’s that time of year where we accept our first entries. We know you have been waiting, so we will keep you waiting no longer.

We have gotten the kitchen ready and all our chefs are ready to work with all of the goodness in your brilliant works. We can’t wait to see them! We are now accepting all forms of literature pieces; fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, and even opinion pieces!

Submissions have already begun and will end on the 15th of March, 2023.

Head on to our submissions page to see our guidelines and more information. Good luck, dear creative!

Submissions Submissions are currently open until March 2023 Just like the name, Nnọkọ is a gathering of African Literature and Art. We are always on the lookout for fresh literature and art from African Writers and Writers of Colour. If you write or create art, we would love to hear from you. Wh...

13/02/2023

Hey there, Creative! Our pots are ready, our spices are prepared, the firewood is dry! It’s that time of year where we accept our first entries. We know you have been waiting, so we will keep you waiting no longer.

We have gotten the kitchen ready and all our chefs are ready to work with all of the goodness in your brilliant works. We can’t wait to see them! We are now accepting all forms of literature pieces; fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, and even opinion pieces!

Submissions have already begun and will end on the 15th of March, 2023.

Head on to our submissions page to see our guidelines and more information. Good luck, dear creative!

01/09/2022

sweet autumn skies
beautiful smiles
and butterflies
you, September, Grey Flower,
remind me
of these lovely sights

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01/09/2022

sweet autumn skies
beautiful smiles
and butterflies
you, September, grey flower,
remind me
of these lovely sights

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01/08/2022

Welcome to the new month! We're still accepting entries, so don't hesitate to send in those beautiful works for publication! 😊
Have a wonderful month ahead! 🧡

19/07/2022

Tell us which one you can’t wait to see! 🤗🤗
Our fave is You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty!

19/07/2022

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

It's about that time for us to open up our gates to the creatives in our gathering. Nnoko Stories is now accepting submissions! We accept all forms of African literature, be they fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and even opinion pieces.

Head on to our submissions page to see our guidelines.
www.nnoko.org/submissions

25/06/2021

Did I ever tell you Why I love the sunset I see a plethora of colors on you The orange sparkles on your wrinkles The yellow smudge on your teeth It is same as sunrise I have watched it on you Glowing softly on your silky black hair We will love each other, Abike Until our hair turns into the color of snow…...

https://www.nnoko.org/a-sunset-for-all-ages-ruth-racheal-torty/

Did I ever tell you Why I love the sunset I see a plethora of colors on you The orange sparkles on your wrinkles The yellow smudge on your teeth It is same as sunrise I have watched it on you Glowi…

23/06/2021

Nnoko Stories presents two beautiful pieces by Abdulkareem Abdulkareem; 'I want to write about grief' and 'Everything looks like a possible war'.

https://www.nnoko.org/write-about-grief-possible-war-poems-by-abdulkareem-abdulkareem/

I want to write about grief i I want to write about grief, about my mother who whittles her bones into crackers to feed us on hungry nights, about my father who turned into a wind in Sahara through…

22/06/2021

Chantelle Chiwetalu dazzles with a tale that weaves through the life of its protagonist in the short fiction piece, 'In The End'

In the end there is a dying old man on a springy bed, a half-full cup of water, a dead clock, a threadbare blanket, a half-finished bowl of akamu, water marks on a pale blue wall, a phone that will…

10/05/2021

This rivulet and rivulet of salty drops flowing down
my cheeks, blotting the calligraphy of the memories

of the nights we sat on greenery at the heart of town
under a lone moon, arms entwined like string of jewelleries—

of the days we strolled through parks and meadows

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Read more of Eniola Abdulroqeeb's 'I Think My Memory Is Becoming Fugitive' on Nnọkọ ! Link in our bio.

23/04/2021

On the days we clung to our mother's bosom for the fear of being captured by vultures, you released your child - an heir as a sacrifice on the altar of freedom You walked through the most dreaded path into the vulture's nest to peek at the secret room that made masquerades that whisked your people away from home You came back to lead us with torches as…...

https://www.nnoko.org/tribute-to-moremi-owoeye-olajumoke/

On the days we clung to our mother’s bosom for the fear of being captured by vultures, you released your child – an heir as a sacrifice on the altar of freedom   You walked through…

20/04/2021

The biology practical class came to an end and I heaved a sigh of relief. My classmates and I spent three hours in the laboratory studying the distribution of stomata in the upper and lower surface of leaves and the rate of respiration in flower buds and germinating seeds. I grabbed my bag in the classroom and sauntered out of school....

https://www.nnoko.org/?p=1037

The biology practical class came to an end and I heaved a sigh of relief. My classmates and I spent three hours in the laboratory studying the distribution of stomata in the upper and lower surface…

04/04/2021

From all of us at Nnọkọ Stories, we wish you and your family a Happy Easter celebration! May the season find you and yours all well!

14/03/2021

To all our amazing mothers; those with kids, those without, those who are trying their best, those taking it day by day. We're all grateful to you and use today to honour you all!

08/03/2021

We celebrate every woman making a difference and challenging the norm. Without the women in our lives, the world would be drab and without colour. To every woman out there, we say Happy International Women's Day!!!