Open Country Mag
Editor-in-chiefOtosirieze Obi-Young
CategoriesLiterature and Film
Frequencyonline weekly
First issue2020
CountryNigeria
Based inLagos
LanguageEnglish
Websiteopencountrymag.com

Open Country Mag is a Nigerian magazine that covers African literature, the Nigerian film industry and culture. It was founded in 2020 by Nigerian writer Otosirieze Obi-Young, who is also its editor.[1]

Features

Open Country Mag publishes culture journalism, commentary, book and film reviews, new writing and book excerpts.

The magazine is known for its longform profiles.[2] These include cover story features on writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Maaza Mengiste and Chinelo Okparanta, and Nollywood actor Rita Dominic.[3]

Contributors include Dangarembga, Leila Aboulela, Diriye Osman, Chibundu Onuzo, and Jamal Mahjoub.

In March 2023, Open Country Mag announced that it was now the publisher of Folio Nigeria,[4] a content platform that was the exclusive media affiliate of CNN in Africa.[5]

University of Maryland's Department of African and African American Studies has described it as "one of the most important and ambitious platforms for African writers."[6]

References

  1. ↑ de Waal, Shaun. "African literature and film in the global conversation – an interview with Otosirieze Obi-Young". News24. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ Oguike, Nnamdi. "5 Outstanding Online Literary Magazines For Lovers Of African Literature". Style Rave. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rita Dominic Covers Open Country March Issue in Red Ensemble". Exquisite Mag. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "FOLIO MEDIA PARTNERS WITH OPEN COUNTRY MAG TO REPUBLISH FOLIO NIGERIA BY CNN CONTENT". P.M. Express. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Times Multimedia Partners with CNN to Create Folio.ng". Business Day NG. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Open Country Mag's Anticipated African Literature of 2023". University of Maryland. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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