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| Editor-in-Chief | Ainehi Edoro |
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| Categories | Literature, art, culture, interviews |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Ainehi Edoro |
| First issue | August 1, 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Chicago |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.brittlepaper.com |
Brittle Paper is an online literary magazine styled as an "African literary blog" published weekly in the English language. Its focus is on "build(ing) a vibrant African literary scene."[1][2] It was founded by Ainehi Edoro (at the time a doctoral student from Duke University, now an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison). Since its founding in 2010, Brittle Paper has published fiction, poetry, essays, creative nonfiction and photography from both established and upcoming African writers and artists in the continent and around the world. A member of The Guardian Books Network,[3] it has been described as "the village square of African literature",[4] as "Africa's leading literary journal", and as "one of Africa's most on the ball and talked-about literary publications".[5][4] In 2014, the magazine was named a "Go-To Book Blog" by Publishers Weekly, who described it as "an essential source of news about new work by writers of color outside of the United States."[6]
- ^ "About". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "The Leading Woman: AINEHI EDORO – Her Philosophy & Her Army Of African Writers On Brittle Paper". woman.ng. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Brittle Paper – Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b Udenwe, Obinna. "The Rise of Brittle Paper: The Village Square of African Literature". The Village Square Journal. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Changes to MMF Judging Panel". Miles Morland Foundation. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Robbins, Sarah J. (16 May 2014). "The Go-To Book Bloggers". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2019.