Press
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STARRED Book Review: Seeri
INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW
‘SEERI by Chiamaka Okike is a love story that understands how much heartache comes with being human and knows precisely how—despite everything, and sometimes because of everything—love makes our days feel sweeter.’
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Taxi Editorial Hosts Literary and Wellness Salon with Chiamaka Okike
CULTURE CUSTODIAN
Taxi Editorial, a Nigerian-based editorial platform dedicated to ideas and creativity, continues to build community through cultural writing and communal events. In collaboration with Chiamaka Okike — literary event planner and author of Seeri
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On Seeri- Obliviously Falling in Love
LA COMMUNA MAGAZINE
Seeri- a novella by Chiamaka Okike is a sapphic love story which also touches on themes such as grief, the chaos of London nightlife, awkward run-ins with ex partners and getting unreasonably jealous when someone flirts with a person you’ve been telling yourself you’re not into romantically
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AN INVOLUNTARY AND NECESSARY ART: A DIALOGUE WITH CHIAMAKA OKIKE
AFRICA IN DIALOGUE
This conversation took place between Ibadan, Nigeria and Pretoria, South Africa, via email.
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CHIAMAKA OKIKE ON WRITING, QUEERNESS AND BELONGING
TAXI EDITORIAL
Chiamaka Okike’s work challenges traditional boundaries within Nigerian literature. In conversation with Tosin and David from Taxi Editorial, she reflects on the freedom to write beyond conventional constraints, the influence of African and global literature on her craft and the stories that resonate with her most deeply. Her unique voice brings to light the complexities of love, identity and belonging.
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The Cherry on Top: A Review of Chiamaka Okike’s Seeri
THE JOURNAL OF AFRICAN YOUTH LITERATURE
Chiamaka Okike … feeds us a love story between two women, in all its sweetness, with grief as her garden for this love.
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Chiamaka Okike on Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast
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Chiamaka Okike on One More Book Podcast
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Blurring the Delicate Lines Between Love and Friendship
‘Seeri’ by Chiamaka Okike is a raw and firmly rooted love story that breaks idealistic tropes
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New LGBTQ+ Novella, Seeri By Chiamaka Okike, Is A Poignant Exploration Of Love, Loss And Rediscovery
Seeri is a captivating and emotionally resonant novella that will stay with you long after the final page.
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Iko Conversations: Gabrielle Emem Harry
‘Chiamaka (Okike) reaches into the human heart and mind and finds the unspoken, the unquantifiable and the unutterable, boils them into words and tosses them onto the page.’
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Meet Our Bird of Paradise, Chiamaka (Interview)
‘Everything that comes from success or potential success is what I feel when I finish a paragraph. The satisfaction, the joy, the pride, the excitement. I am ambitious and I have both actionable and 'unrealistic' goals for my writing, but when I am doing the ACTUAL writing, all of that noise dies down. There’s no planning and projection and anxiety. I am assured that what I’m doing and what I am creating is enough.’