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EDITOR’S PICK
- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ‘PARRHESIA’ — CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE ISSUE 4, VOL 1, JUNE 2024
- SO, WHEN DID YOU DIE? | A review of Tolu A. Akinyemi’s ‘On The Train To Hell’ by Jide Badmus
- “Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad” | an essay by Temi Tayo
- A Distant Elegy | A Memoir by Akal Mohan
POETRY
- Migrant | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by Oladosu Michael Emerald
- The Need To Be Warm | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by Sadiq Abdulsalam Adeiza
- A Night Full of Imaginations | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by Sa’ada Isa Yahaya
FICTION
- On The Road | a short story by Blossom Umoren
- Soursop | a short story by James-Ibe Chinaza
- The Things We Leave Behind | a short story by Torkwase Igbana
ESSAYS
- “Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad” | an essay by Temi Tayo
- A Distant Elegy | A Memoir by Akal Mohan
- Between Two Shores: The Migrant’s Tragic Duality | An essay by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
BOOK REVIEWS
- SO, WHEN DID YOU DIE? | A review of Tolu A. Akinyemi’s ‘On The Train To Hell’ by Jide Badmus
- EMMANUEL AYOOLA’S ‘THE WIG AND THE STREETS’ TACKLES SERIOUS EXPERIENCES IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION WITH WELL-TIMED DOSES OF WITTICISM AND HUMOUR | a review by Onis Sampson
- TIME TO PIPE PEPPERY VERSES — OF LUSH IMAGERIES, ORIGINAL & WITTY METAPHORS | A Review of James Eze’s NLNG Prize 2022 Longlisted “dispossessed” by Ugochukwu Anadi
INTERVIEWS
- “The Craft Of Poetry Writing Is Rooted In The Pursuit Of One’s Voice”: A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine ‘Migration’ Issue Interview with Ayomide Bayowa
- BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF NOTABLE AFRICAN WRITERS: WALE OKEDIRAN’S REMARKABLE LITERARY MASONRY IN NIGERIA’S ARTS SPACE | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ PACESETTER PROFILE
- FROM EARLY AFRICAN ROOTS TO SUPPORTING AFRICAN WRITING: BRIGITTE POIRSON LEAVES DEEP FOOTPRINTS IN THE SANDS OF NIGERIAN LITERATURE | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ PACESETTER PROFILE