T. J. Benson is a Nigerian writer and portrait photographer. Benson was a runner-up for the Short Story Day Africa Prize in 2016. His stories have appeared in literary magazines including Catapult and Transition Magazine. In 2018 he published We Won't Fade into Darkness, a collection of science and fantasy fiction short shories. The stories can be seen as an example of Africanfuturism.
Benson was an invited guest at the 2018 Aké Arts and Book Festival, moderating two panel discussions centered around filmmaking. He published his debut novel, The Madhouse, in 2021.
Works
- We Won't Fade into Darkness. Paressia, 2018.
- The Madhouse. Masobe Books, 2021.
- People Live Here. forthcoming 2022.
References
- ^ Megan Ross (15 April 2021). "Book Review: Cuddling men and tailoring scissors". New Frame. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- "Masobe press unveils 6 new writers". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- Geoff Ryman (11 March 2019). "African SFF 2018". Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Oluwatosin Adeshokan (4 Jan 2019). "African writers tell their own stories, not the ones Western audiences want". Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- "Fiction Friday: 'The Madhouse' by TJ Benson". The Times. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
External links
- "#BNCreativesCorner: TJ Benson is a Man of Many Talents". bella naija.
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