Author Archives
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2018 Africa Writes #P&P – ‘The archive of my life’: The UK pre-launch of Akwaeke Emezi’s autobiographical novel ‘Freshwater’
AiW note: Sana Goyal’s piece covering Africa Writes’ 2018 pre-launch of the UK edition of Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel, Freshwater, brings our range of #PastAndPresent posts over this first weekend in July 2020 – the weekend the in-person festival would… Read More ›
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2017 Africa Writes #P&P Highlights Reel: 2017 Caine Prize Conversation
AiW note: If AiW memory serves, since at least 2014, Africa Writes has hosted the Caine Prize shortlisted writers in conversation, prior to the announcement of the winner in July. At AiW, we’ve been reviewing the shortlisted stories and thinking… Read More ›
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2015 Africa Writes #P&P – Losing my Head Because: Ben Okri’s Meditations on Greatness
AiW note: Bwesigye Bwa Mesigire’s reflections on Ben Okri’s headline event for the 2015 Africa Writes Festival form part of our #PastAndPresent weekend of re-posts of coverage of the festival over the years (from 2013-2018). The full timetable of our… Read More ›
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2014 Africa Writes #P&P – What space is there for African travel writing? ‘Broadening the Gaze’
AiW note: Rebecca Jones was at the 2014 Africa Writes Festival in London. We republish her coverage of the African & Diaspora Travel Writing panel here as part of our Africa Writes #PastAndPresent weekender, anticipating the online conversations of the… Read More ›
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2013 Africa Writes #P&P – Q&A: Poet, writer and educator Warsan Shire
AiW Note: this republication of a 2013 in-depth (long) and rich (vibrantly so) conversation between poet and activist Warsan Shire and Katie Reid of AiW marks the first post in our second day of Africa Writes #Past&Present revisits over this… Read More ›
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2018 Africa Writes #P&P – Building an Archive – Voices from the Panel “Loving Womxn: Deliberate and Afraid of Nothing”
AiW note: this review of the panel ‘Loving Womxn’ at the 2018 Africa Writes Festival in London is part of our #Past&Present revisits of our coverage of the festival over the years, in the run-up to the digital conversations of… Read More ›
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2016 Africa Writes #P&P Highlight Reel – ‘On Being a Woman Writer: Nawal El Saadawi’
AiW Note: As part of our Africa Writes #PastAndPresent weekend, and in the absence of the in-person festival in 2020, this highlight reel marks the headline event at Africa Writes 2016, “On Being a Woman Writer: Nawal El Saadawi in… Read More ›
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2015 Africa Writes #P&P – Q&A with author and Africa Writes guest Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
AiW note: this conversation between Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and Emma Shercliff, prior to the Africa Writes’ 2015 Festival is the third post this weekend of some of our coverage over the years, in the run up to the digital conversations… Read More ›
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2014 Africa Writes #P&P – Ama Ata Aidoo in Conversation: Review.
AiW note: this review of the great Ama Ata Aidoo in conversation with Dr Wangui wa Goro at Africa Writes’ 2014 edition is the second of our cast backs to our attendance at the Festival over the years, in the… Read More ›
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2013 Africa Writes #P&P – Q&A: Novelist, poet and literary scholar Mukoma wa Ngugi
AiW Note: As part of our Africa Writes #PastAndPresent weekend, in the absence of the in-person festival in 2020, this Q&A is the first in our cast back over our coverage of Africa Writes over the years, and is republished… Read More ›
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Back to Africa Writes – AiW’s #PastAndPresent – Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July, 2020.
In the run-up to the digital conversations of a remote Africa Writes, the Royal Africa Society’s annual literature festival, 2020, we are running a selection of #PastAndPresent posts from our archive of coverage of the Festival over the years. We’ve… Read More ›
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Words on… Past & Present: re-presenting Jumoke Verissimo’s review of Elnathan John’s ‘Born on a Tuesday’ – The Truth Outside Context
AiW note: This re-post of Jumoke Verissimo’s review of Elnathan John’s Born on a Tuesday (Cassava Republic, 2016), was first published on AiW as part of the celebrations for the launch of Cassava Republic Press in the UK, back on this same… Read More ›
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Words on… Past & Present: re-presenting Temitayo Olofinlua’s review of Jumoke Verissimo’s ‘A Small Silence’ – In the Dark
AiW note: Reposting this, Temitayo Olofinlua’s review, sees it as the third post this week in a mini-series around Jumoke Verissimo’s haunting and lyrical debut novel published last year, A Small Silence (Cassava Republic). Earlier in the week, Verissimo offered us… Read More ›
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In other Words… AiW’s news and May wrap
As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, we catch up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar, collated from across our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Please be in touch with… Read More ›
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CFP: The Art and Politics of COVID-19: West Africa (Deadline: 27 June)
The Art and Politics of COVID-19: West Africa is an online-conference that will focus on artistic responses to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and the wider West African region. The conference will examine the political management of the… Read More ›
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Words from… the bedside…
In today’s digest, our Reviews team – Wesley, Tom, and Katie – share two each of what’s on – or just on top – of their current bedside reading piles…
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CFP: Special Issue: English Studies in Africa, ‘A Century of Modernism in African Literature and Literary Culture’ (Deadline: 01 June 2021)
We are delighted to share that there will be a special issue of English Studies in Africa in 2022 on ‘A Century of Modernism in African Literature and Literary Culture’. The deadline to submit papers for consideration is 01 June 2021…. Read More ›
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Call for Submissions: Wasafiri New Writing Prize (Deadline: 15 June)
One of the many impacts of COVID-19 has been on writers’ schedules and headspace. Wasafiri– a dynamic platform for mapping new landscapes in contemporary international writing – is acknowledging this by extending the deadline for their new writing prize. The… Read More ›
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In other Words… AiW news and April’s wrap
As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, our round-up of ‘other words’ – news on AiW’s radar, collated from across our platforms – has moved to a monthly edition for April. Please be in touch… Read More ›
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In other Words… AiW news and quarterly wrap (Jan-March 2020)
A round-up of other words – our top posts & quarterly news – on AiW’s radar, collated from across our platforms, January through March (with an added wish for safety and health for you and yours as we head on… Read More ›
