Ikenna kicks me and says I should get ready for
church. But I think he is joking, still feeling
fantastic from the beers we slurped last night,
though he’s already clad in a crisp lime caftan.
I yawn. It is his fault that I’d slept late. Continue reading>
Features the best poems and short stories from
the Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry and Short
Story Competitions (April 2010) judged by Claire
Askew (Poetry) and Chuma Nwokolo Jr (Fiction)
Authors in this issue include MC Hardwick, Colin
Gallant, Pete Court, Christian Ward, Roger
Elkin, Michael Conley, Dan Mussett, Ben Ziman-Bright,
Suzy Kopliku, Emily Blewitt, Sarah Boyd, Rebecca
Perry, Peter Wyton, David Baggott, Linda Mills
and Megan Watkins. The Sentinel Champions
Interview is with Andrew Campbell-Kearsey who
won the First and Third Prizes in the SLQ Short
Story Competition (January 2010) by Nnorom
Azuonye. Buy now in Paperback or e-book
It is
late December. A combination of adverse weather
and slow Christmas post has necessitated our
extension of the deadline from 20th December
2010 to 7th January 2011. Enter now >>
Introducing Nnorom Azuonye’s Sentinel blog. The
Sentinel Poetry Movement Founder & Administrator
will share his thoughts and works and will
discuss Sentinel projects, events, publications
and other issues.
(November 2010 – January 2011)Poems,
short stories, essays, interviews and reviews
from upcoming and established Nigerian writers. Read now >>
Sentinel
Literary Quarterly October – December 2010 issue Short stories by
Chimalum Nwankwo and Hajira Amla. Essays by Wirndzerem G Barfee and Ruth Tenne. Book
review by N Quentin Woolf. Interviews with
Minky Schlesinger by Tinashe Mushakavanhu and
Aminatta Forna by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike.
Poems are by Ikechukwu Obialo Azuonye,
David Nettleingham, Christopher Hobday, Mark Ley,
Yolanda Mabuto, DJ McVey and Michael Brooks. Competitions: Results of the October Poetry and Short Story
Competitions have been announced alongside the
judges’ reports. The January 2011 competitions
have also been announced. Click here to read the magazine for free. | 
