Western Africa. Mother was a Great Man / Catherine Obianuju Acholonu (Nigeria). The Pay-packet / Ifeoma Okoye (Nigeria). Saltless Ash / Zaynab Alkali (Nigeria). Disillusion / Orlanda Amarilis (Cape Verde). New Life at Tandia / Aminata Maiga Ka (Senegal) -- Eastern Africa. Workday / Awuor Ayoda (Kenya). The Story of Jesus... / Violet Dias Lannoy (Kenya). The Rich Heritages / Daisy Kabagarama (Uganda). Madalena Returned from Captivity / Lina Magaia (Mozambique). Lakshmi's Gift / Ananda Devi (Mauritius) -- Southern Africa. Excerpt from Nervous Conditions / Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe). Woman from America / Bessie Head (Botswana). Regina's Baby / Jean Marquard (South Africa). Bowl Like Hole / Zoe Wicomb (South Africa). Lace / Sheila Fugard (South Africa). Cardboard Mansions / Farida Karodia (South Africa) -- Northern Africa. She was the Weaker / Nawal El Saadawi (Egypt). Three Cloistered Girls / Assia Djebar (Algeria). My Father Writes to My Mother / Assia Djebar (Algeria).

God on Probation / Gisele Halimi (Tunisia). The Stone Bends / Leila Sebbar (Algeria). Death in Slow Motion / Andre Chedid (Egypt).