Los Angeles, CA – February 9, 2022 – Syllble, a science fiction and fantasy production company for writers and creatives based in Los Angeles is partnering with Brittle Paper Magazine, an online literary magazine for readers of African Literature. They are Africa’s premier online literary brand inspiring readers to explore and celebrate African literary experiences in all of its diversity. Brittle Paper Magazine publishes fiction, poetry, book reviews, essays and news that publicly documents the contemporary African literary scene.
“We are excited about this partnership and look forward to bringing all our creative minds and tools together. We hope that it will plant the roots of a tree from which a diverse and fascinating crop of interconnected stories will come, inspiring writers today and those of tomorrow“ says Wole Talabi, Nigerian author and Editor of Africanfuturism: An Anthology, who will facilitate the collaborative sessions.
This collaboration will bring a diverse group of emerging and established African writers together including: Kalejaye Akintoba, Jude Umeh, Dare Segun Falowo, Adelehin Ijasan, Eye Kay Nwaogu (Nigeria); Stephen Embleton, Xan van Rooyen (South Africa); Cheryl S. Ntumy (Ghana); Masimba Musodza (Zimbabwe); Eugen Bacon (Tanzania).
“I am excited about joining forces with Wole Talabi and Fabrice Guerrier, two major voices in the Black speculative fiction scene. This collaboration fits perfectly with Brittle Paper’s commitment to making space for new approaches to telling stories. I also look forward to the collaboration bringing visibility to the works of new writers” says Dr. Ainehi Edoro, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Brittle Paper.
This collective will meet, discuss, collaborate on the Syllble platform and create a new fictional universe that will serve as a new mythological African cannon to reimagine the continent’s past, present and possible futures. The World will be housed in a Story Bible.
“Bringing diverse African writers from numerous African nations to collaborate with each other and produce an entirely new fictional world excites me deeply. It’s avant-garde and pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a writer today. I am proud to partner with Brittle Paper who is the leading magazine in the African literary space. The possibility for creating new imaginations in a supportive environment for writers is exactly the type of artistic work and impact Syllble is dedicated to doing, that’s our innovation” says Fabrice Guerrier, Founder of Syllble and Haitian-American author.
The new collective will be writing short fiction stories within the worlds they created. Brittle Paper and Syllble look forward to making space for building a new and exciting Story World.
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