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Call for Submissions: Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, deadline 1 December 2016
Call for Submissions Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets deadline 1 December 2016 The African Poetry Book Series is made possible through the generosity of philanthropists Laura and Robert F. X. Sillerman, whose generous contributions have facilitated the establishment… Read More ›
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Event: Lagos International Poetry Festival, 26-30 October 2016, Lagos
Lagos International Poetry Festival 26-30 October 2016 Freedom Park and the Muson Center, Lagos The city of Lagos will play host to 35 poets from across the world at the sophomore edition of the Lagos Poetry Festival, scheduled to hold… Read More ›
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CfP: CAAR Malaga, 13-16 June 2017, deadline 1 November 2016
CAAR MALAGA JUNE 13-16 2017 Diasporic Encounters, Subjectivities in Transit: Race, Gender, Religion and Sexualities in the African Diasporas CALL FOR PAPERS From June 13-16, 2017, the Collegium for African American Research (CAAR) meets for its biannual conference in… Read More ›
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Events: African Literature at the London Literature Festival, 5 -16 October 2016, London
London Literature Festival Living in Future Times Wednesday 5 October 2016 – Sunday 16 October 2016 The world today increasingly resembles the realm of science fiction. From satellites which map our every movement to robots in the workplace, the stuff… Read More ›
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Call for applications: Film Reviewer for Africa in Words
Africa in Words is looking for a volunteer to join our team as a resident Film Reviewer. We have an average of 6500 readers each month from over 100 countries, with our largest readerships based in the UK, US, South… Read More ›
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Event: Beyond Nollywood, 18-20 November 2016, London
Beyond Nollywood Friday 18th – Sunday 20th November BFI Southbank, London Curated by Nadia Denton in association with African Odysseys and part of BFI BLACK STAR. A 3-day programme of international Nigerian Cinema showcasing a new crop of filmmakers who… Read More ›
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Call for Submissions: Luxor African Film Festival, 16-22 March 2017, Cairo, deadline: 15 December 2016
Luxor African Film Festival 16-22 March 2017, Cairo submissions deadline: 15 December 2016 Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) launches the call for its sixth edition due 2017 from the bureau of the Egyptian Culture Ministry The administration of Luxor African… Read More ›
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Call for Abstracts: WAGADU special issue: African and Diasporic Women’s Literature, deadline: 27 September 2016
WAGADU: A Journal of Transnational Women’s and Gender Studies CFP: African and Diasporic Women’s Literature: Transitions, Transformations and Transnationalism With the new wave of African and African Diasporic women writers, the transnational sphere has enlarged to encompass voices that were… Read More ›
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CfP: 3rd EALCS conference, 24-26 August 2017, Dar es Salaam, deadline: 31 November 2016
The 3rd Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (EALCS) Conference University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 24th -26th August, 2017 Theme: Cartographies of War and Peace in Eastern Africa Call for Papers, deadline: 31 November 2016 The… Read More ›
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CfP: “Ukutshona kukaMendi”/ “Ukuzika kukaMendi”: The Mendi Centenary Conference, 28-30 March 2017, Cape Town, deadline: 30 September 2016
“Ukutshona kukaMendi”/ “Ukuzika kukaMendi”: The Mendi Centenary Conference, 28-30 March 2017, Cape Town Deadline: 30 September 2016 This conference, hosted by the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town, commemorates the sinking of the SS Mendi that… Read More ›
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Call for Abstracts: ALA conference 2017 – Africa and the World, deadline 15 November 2016
Call for Abstracts African Literature Association Conference 2017 Africa and the World: Literature, Politics, and Global Geographies The theme chosen for the June 14-17, 2017 conference at Yale seeks to engage with and interrogate recent shifts in critical and theoretical… Read More ›
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Call for Submissions: My Africa, My City, deadline: 30th September 2016
Call for Submissions My Africa, My City Afridiaspora webzine Deadline: 30th September 2016 Afridiaspora, a pan-African literary webzine focused on showcasing beautiful African stories written by African writers at home and in the diaspora is pleased to announce a call… Read More ›
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Event: Print Culture and Publishing in Africa Colloquium, 13 September 2016, Oxford
Print Culture and Publishing in Africa 13 Sep 2016 Oxford Brookes University Print Culture and Publishing in Africa is a one-day colloquium taking place at Oxford Brookes University on Tuesday 13th September 2016 from 9.00am-6.00pm at Headington Hill Hall, Headington… Read More ›
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Event: Open Book Festival, 7-11 September 2016, Cape Town
The Book Lounge and the Fugard Theatre invite you to Open Book Festival 7 – 11 September 2016 HERE ARE SOME OF THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO WILL BE JOINING US! Some of you may have noticed names popping up… Read More ›
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Event: A’friquency – The New Sound of Africa, 9 September 2016, London
A’FRIQUENCY: The New Sound of Africa – London Launch w/ Efya, Silvastone, DJ Edu, New Age Musik, DJ Neptizzle, Adam Tiran On Friday September 9th, pan-African international event series A’friquency lands in London for an all-star launch party showcasing the… Read More ›
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Call for Applications: Artists in Residency, Africa Centre, deadline: 30 September 2016
Since its inception in 2011, the Africa Centre’s Artist in Residency Programme (AIR) has successfully awarded 39 African artists the chance to take up residencies across the globe. Through continued partnerships with residency programmes in Australia, Brazil, India, Spain, China and the United… Read More ›
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Event: #Babishai2016 Poetry Festival, 24 to 26 August 2016, Kampala
The #Babishai2016 Poetry Festival, 24 to 26 August 2016 at Maria’s Place in Ntinda, opposite Froebel stage, near Victory City Church
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Call for Submissions: Beneath this Skin, Ake Review, deadline: 29 August 2016
Aké Review Call for Submissions Beneath this Skin Deadline 29 August 2016 In anticipation of its 2016 edition, the Ake Arts and Book Festival is delighted to announce a call for entries for Ake Review, our annual journal…. Read More ›
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Event: Imperial Exile, Lecture and Book Launch, 20 August 2016, London
Lecture and Book Launch Imperial Exile 20 August 2016, 1.30 – 5.00 pm Venue: Ethiopian Community In Britain – 2A Lithos Road, London, NW3 6EF, United Kingdom This year is the 80th anniversary of the arrival in Bath of Emperor Haile… Read More ›
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CfP: Student movements and (post-)colonial emancipations, 9 December 2016, Paris, Deadline: 20 September 2016
Call for Papers Student movements and (post-)colonial emancipations : transnational itineraries, dialogues and programmes 9 December 2016, Université Paris Diderot Deadline for abstracts: 20 September 2016 This one-day conference investigates the role of student movements in individual and collective emancipations, from… Read More ›
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