Summer Supplement
IWP Writer’s Program
Africa Cohort
September 26th, 2022
Summer Supplement 2022
Untitled by Kojo Addae Kagyah and commissioned by Franka Andoh
The scene represents the end of a young mother’s workday, and is based on Andoh’s hometown El mina, a coastal town in the Central Region of Ghana
historically known for its slave dungeons and rich, troubling history with Europeans.
EDITORIAL
Editor’s Introduction: The Value in Sharing Stories Across Continents
Guest Editor’s Letter: Unraveling the Golden Thread
FICTION
The Pledge | Keamogetswe Bopalamo
Mamas’ Bodies | Chinaza Ebere Eziaghighala
The Monks of Iwu | Jude Idada
The Mess | Olukorede Yishau