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Erica Sugo Anyadike Quotes

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Erica Sugo Anyadike is a Tanzanian writer based in Kenya and was shortlisted for the 2020 Caine Prize. Her 2019 short story "How to Marry an African President" was also shortlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and for the Queen Mary Wasafiri Writing Prize.

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Random Erica Sugo Anyadike quote

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The more you improve in terms of craft, the less hesitation and uncertainty you feel.

The thing about becoming a better writer is that you’re more confident about your ability to transmit your intent onto the page.

Writers (who write to be read) care about what readers think.

When I write, I don’t write about myself, but I write to them and for them.

Am I a feminist? Check. Am I an African woman? Check. I think occupying those spaces gives me a perspective that is different to those who occupy solely one or the other.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Erica Sugo Anyadike (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.