4thWrite Prize 2023: Back of House by Esther Okorocha
Back of House: “The Chef de Cuisine of The Mating Clinic” The first thing that Bisi noticed as she walked … Continued
Back of House: “The Chef de Cuisine of The Mating Clinic” The first thing that Bisi noticed as she walked … Continued
Listen here, you rancid, buck-toothed beast: I’ve done nothing but love you! I’d drive my rose gold Bentley off a
I met him at the corner of Kobayashi street in central Tokyo. It was easy to find him, despite theswarm
What I loved most about Florence, besides her intoxicating smell, was her clothes. Frombehind my ergonomically-adjusted computer monitor, I waited
Kansas, 1965 Whenever they would wheel out Miss Stain Away at the Easter parade I would think to myself, Icould
6:37 am and he is up on his toes; aching back, balding head, right hand casually combing testicular foliage, left
The night before her first day at school, I laid out her uniform on the chair by her bed. I
Bloody meat is still fresh, Aunty Patience was saying, and it will make the soup tasty, ehn? Desi nodded. Pastor
Behba does not see him at first. True, there is little light inside the baithak, the windows still shuttered at
Her husband hasn’t forgiven her yet for adopting a dog without consulting him when they already have twin, 2-year old
Wrinkled clear film around a forearm. A menthol super-king cigarette is carried to Amy’s mouth. She takes a long, considered
Welcome to the Guardian and 4th Estate 4thWrite Prize, a competition open to Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers living in the
Gift was designed in Britain and assembled in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. During his first eight years in the UK he lived underground
Nicola works in architecture in London, having lived between Malaysia and the UK. Her creative non-fiction has been published in Epoch
Sulaxana is an English teacher, writer and single mother. Runner up in the 2019 Bridport Short Story prize, she has been long listed
Amaan is the author of the poetry collection At Hajj (Penned in the Margins, 2017). His poems have appeared in various publications including