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Basit Jamiu

Basit Jamiu

BASIT JAMIU is the Founding Editor of AfroAnthology Series. His works have appeared in African Writer, Brittle Paper, Afri Diaspora, Kalahari Review, Saraba Magazine, Praxis Magazine Online, Expound Magazine and many other platforms. In 2018, he was the recipient of YNaija's New Establishment list for his work at AfroAnthology. He has been described as among the “top curators and editors from Africa”. He tweets @CuratorBasit and watches TV Series among other fun activities.

Basit Jamiu's articles

  1. Twenty-20: Stories and Lessons from the Pandemic Year

Mi Said Life is Fickle

There was a time I felt that shaking hands as a common culture of greeting will be without modern implication. It was a time when I associated happiness with the cheering excitement of football fans, and my friends talked about 2020 like it was a holy grail. Mi thought the same too only that she […]
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Written by Basit Jamiu December 19, 2020December 20, 2020
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  1. Art & Literature

This is What Curating Nonfiction in Africa Taught Me About Life

In 2016, I decided to embark on a project with the intent of improving the visibility of creative nonfiction in Africa. Nonfiction, of the creative type, is a genre that had been long overlooked which, in the words of Ellah Allfrey Wakatama, a respected editor, literary critic, and the new Chairperson of the Caine Prize […]
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Written by Basit Jamiu April 25, 2019October 12, 2019
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