Open Country Mag Explained

Open Country Mag
Editor:	Otosirieze Obi-Young
Editor Title:	Editor-in-chief
Frequency:	online weekly
Category:	African literature and Nollywood
Firstdate:	2020
Country:	Nigeria
Based:	Lagos
Language:	English

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

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."^[2]

Features

Open Country Mag publishes culture journalism, commentary, book and film reviews, new writing, book excerpts, and is reputed for its longform profiles.^[3] These include cover story features on writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Maaza Mengiste, and Chinelo Okparanta, and actor Rita Dominic.^[4]

Contributors include Dangarembga, Leila Aboulela, Diriye Osman, Chibundu Onuzo, Jamal Mahjoub, and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu.^[5]

In March 2023, the magazine announced that it was now the publisher of Folio Nigeria,^[6] a content platform that was the exclusive media affiliate of CNN in Africa.^[7] The same year, it announced a fellowship for African curators.^{[8] [9] [10]}

See also

• List of literary magazines
• List of film magazines

Notes and References

1. Web site: de Waal . Shaun . African literature and film in the global conversation – an interview with Otosirieze Obi-Young . News24 . May 7, 2023.
2. Web site: Open Country Mag's Anticipated African Literature of 2023 . University of Maryland . May 26, 2023.
3. Web site: Oguike . Nnamdi . 5 Outstanding Online Literary Magazines For Lovers Of African Literature . Style Rave . May 7, 2023.
4. Web site: Rita Dominic Covers Open Country March Issue in Red Ensemble . Exquisite Mag . May 7, 2023.
5. Web site: New Writing & Excerpts . Open Country Mag . June 28, 2024.
6. Web site: FOLIO MEDIA PARTNERS WITH OPEN COUNTRY MAG TO REPUBLISH FOLIO NIGERIA BY CNN CONTENT . P.M. Express . May 7, 2023.
7. Web site: Times Multimedia Partners with CNN to Create Folio.ng . Business Day NG . May 7, 2023.
8. Web site: Omonigho . Emmanuella . Open Country Mag Curatorial Fellowships (Prize: $6000) . Creative Writing News . June 28, 2024.
9. Web site: Ogar . Jude . Open Country Mag Curatorial Fellowships 2023 . Opportunity Desk . June 28, 2024.
10. Web site: African curators can submit entries for this fellowship . i79media.com . June 28, 2024.