“Writing is important because it is essential to the existence of an open and intelligent society as well as the storage and communication of our intellectual properties.”
EDITOR’S PICK
- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Share Your Creativity in CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine’s ‘BREATHE’ Issue (June 2025)
- Slum & Transition | two CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poems by S. Su’eddie Vershima Agema
- A Table Where I Am The Breakfast | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by Oluwatobi Ezekiel Poroye
- “The Future of African Poetry Fills Me With So Much Urgency…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Adedayo Agarau
POETRY
- THE TOY | a poem by Johan T.K. Salihu
- BEAUTIFUL AS AN UNORTHODOX TEMPLATE | a poem by Joshua Effiong
- Blue Top | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by Ismail Bala
FICTION
- Saving Adanna | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ short story by Amira Abdul-Azeez
- The In-Between | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ short story by Gloria Ogo
- Bestie, Bestie | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ short story by Ehighocho Ruth James
ESSAYS
- Medicine: Journaling as Therapy and a Journey to Well-being | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ essay by Edwin Mamman
- My Progenitor’s Tongue As a Fireplace Where Hyperbole Singes the Feathers of Euphemism | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ essay by Taofeek Ayeyemi “Aswagaawy”
- Childhood Trauma & Creativity: Navigating The Ethical Tightrope of Personal Writing | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ essay by Kukogho Samson
BOOK REVIEWS
- ORÍ: Exploring Yoruba Destiny and Culture Through Spoken Word Poetry | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ review of Aremo Yusuf Balógun’s “ORÍ” by Tola Ijalusi
- For Fathers Who Went Like This: A Poetic Journey Through Pain, History, and Hope | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ review of Adedayo Agarau’s ‘For Boys Who Went’ by Tola Ijalusi
- T&Cs of (un)Loving | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ review of ‘How to Fall in Love Again’ anthology by Michael Chukwuka
INTERVIEWS
- “The Future of African Poetry Fills Me With So Much Urgency…“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Adedayo Agarau
- “The Writer’s Primary Duty Is To Write And Be True To The Story Or Subject Of Their Writing“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Iquo DianaAbasi
- “The Craft Of Poetry Writing Is Rooted In The Pursuit Of One’s Voice”: A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine ‘Migration’ Issue Interview with Ayomide Bayowa
