09/10/2025
Joining us for Literati Connect: Lekki Edition is Mustapha Enesi ( ), author of I Cry at the Feet of My Other Body and Other Stories.
Mustapha Enesi ( )is an award-winning short story writer exploring marginalized and minority voices, characterized by complex familial and communal relationships. His work has appeared in Harvard University’s Transition Magazine, Litro Magazine, Isele Magazine, Afritondo, Peatsmoke Journal, The Maine Review, Love Grows Stronger in Death Anthology and The Story Tree Challenge Maiden Anthology, among others.
His short stories, ‘Kesandu’ and ‘Safety Pins Are Good Omens’ won the 2021 K & L Prize for African Literature and the 2021 Awele Creative Trust Award respectively. He was also shortlisted for the 2021 Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize and the Arthur Flowers Prize for Flash Fiction. In 2022, one of his flash fiction pieces, ‘Shoes’ appeared in the 'Best Small Fictions' anthology.
In his debut collection, I Cry At the Feet of My Other Body and other stories, Mustapha Enesi ( ) masterfully weaves together a complex exploration of womanhood, delving into themes of motherhood, longing, grief, sexuality, and acceptance. With sensitivity and depth, he captures the essence of human experience, creatiing a literary multiverse where every character is vital and interconnected lives are subtly explored.
🗓 Saturday, October 25, 2025
⏰ Door Opens 12:30 PM
📍 Cafe One, 3rd Floor, Ananse Building, 10 Nike Art Gallery Road, Ikate, Lekki, Lagos.
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