We are delighted to announce that Peter Kimani will be at Waterstones on Tottenham Court Road in London this coming Wednesday, 14th March, at 7pm. Peter Kimani Dance of the Jakaranda Peter Kimani is on a rare tour in the… Read More ›
Announcements, News, & Upcoming
Event: Lake of Stars, London (10th March) & Glasgow (11th March)
We are delighted to announce that the internationally acclaimed music and arts festival, Lake of Stars, is bringing its trademark cross-genre blend of artists and musical styles from the tropical shores of Lake Malawi to London and Glasgow this month…. Read More ›
Event: Dance of the Jakaranda (13th March, SOAS, London)
We are delighted to announce that Peter Kimani will be discussing his newest novel at SOAS, London, on Tuesday 13th March, 7.15 – 9pm. Peter Kimani will discuss his latest book Dance of the Jakaranda, published by Saqibooks, with Dr… Read More ›
Event: Colours of the Alphabet, International Mother Language Day (SOAS, London, 21st Feb)
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Alastair Cole’s feature documentary film Colours of the Alphabet (2016, Zambia/UK/NZ), on language and childhood in Africa, will be screened at SOAS, London on Wednesday 21st February, 7-9pm. The screening will be followed… Read More ›
Event: Taiye Idahor’s Òkhùo (08 Feb, Tyburn Gallery, London)
Image caption: Taiye Idahor, Imuetiyan (2017), photo paper collage, pen drawing and colour pencil on paper, 112 x 80 cm We are delighted to announce that Tyburn Gallery in London is presenting Òkhùo, a solo exhibition by Taiye Idahor. Òkhùo, Taiye… Read More ›
Event: Celebrating Buchi Emecheta (03 Feb, SOAS, London)
We are happy to announce a day of conversations, readings, workshops and performances to mark the life and work of the British Nigerian writer, Buchi Emecheta. The event will take place at the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at SOAS, University… Read More ›
Event: Makala & director Q&A (01 Feb, Bertha DocHouse, London)
We are delighted to announce that Bertha DocHouse will be screening Cannes’ critic’s choice award winner Makala, from French director Emmanuel Gras, on the 1st February. “Emmanuel Gras’ camera embraces the subject’s every move with rapt intimacy and cinematic poetry.” – Variety… Read More ›
Event & CfP: The African Gender Institute, Cape Town
Event: Queer Feminist Film Festival (19th Jan, Cape Town) The African Gender Institute brings you an exciting event: the Queer Feminist Film Festival. We are proud to partner with Triangle Project, Bertha Movie House and OXFAM South Africa on this… Read More ›
Symposium: Small Magazines, Literary Networks and Self-Fashioning in Africa and its Diasporas. 19-20 Jan, University of Bristol.
Small Magazines, Literary Networks and Self-Fashioning in Africa and its Diasporas 19-20 January 2018 University of Bristol, UK Keynote speakers: Stacy Hardy (Chimurenga) and Moradewun Adejunmobi (UC Davis) With a workshop held by Africa in Words’ editors exploring small magazines… Read More ›
Event: LUCAS Annual Lecture with Professor Ato Quayson (06 Dec, University of Leeds)
LUCAS Annual Lecture We are delighted to announce details of the LUCAS Annual Lecture for this academic year: Conscripts of Colonial Modernity in Chinua Achebe’s Rural Novels Professor Ato Quayson (New York University)
Event: Black Book Swap 10 (London, Sat. Nov 18)
BLACK BOOK SWAP 10 Saturday 18 November 2017 – Omnibus Theatre, London SW4 0QW Black Book Swap, London’s premier event dedicated to the work of Black authors, returns on Saturday 18 November, from 12:30 – 4:45pm. Get your tickets for the tenth… Read More ›
Event: Bertha DocHouse presents: Thank You for the Rain
Bertha DocHouse (London) presents Thank You for the Rain From 17 November | Bertha DocHouse (based at Curzon, Bloomsbury)| Tix £9 (£7 conc.) From Friday, 17th November, Bertha DocHouse (dochouse.org – who recently brought us the debut feature from Swedish director Theresa Traoré… Read More ›
Event: African Writers, Readers and Historians Gather in London to Remember Makerere.
Africa in Words Guest: Robert Gates. SOAS African Literatures Conference: 55 years after the first Makerere African Writers Conference Saturday 28 October 2017 | 9.30am-7.30pm Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre | SOAS University of London bit.ly/SOASAfrLitsTix African writers-novelists, playwrights, poets and… Read More ›
Event: Bertha DocHouse Presents Ouaga Girls
AiW thanks to Bertha DocHouse for this info on their upcoming film release… Bertha DocHouse Presents Ouaga Girls 13th October 2017 | Bertha DocHouse | Tickets: £9 (£7 conc.) “With Ouaga Girls I wanted to capture … when dreams, desires and courage… Read More ›
Event: Africa Writes Bristol Pop-Up, 6-7 October 2017
Africa Writes, the UK’s biggest annual African literature and book festival brought to you by the Royal African Society, comes to Bristol for the first time, from Friday 6th October to Saturday 7th October 2017, presenting a vibrant programme of… Read More ›
Events – Launch of Saraba Magazine First Print Issue: “Transitions”
AiW thanks to Saraba Magazine for this info on their upcoming print issue… “Transitions,” our first print issue, will be released October 2, 2017. We have gathered writings—reportage, short stories, travel essays, poems—befitting of our foray into print. Our contributors are writers… Read More ›
Event/s: Fashion Africa with Brighton Museum & Art Gallery – Wikithon (23/09) & Textile Study Day (29/09)
Saturday 23 September: African Fashion: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon event 10:30-16:30, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, FREE (part of Brighton Digital Festival) Come and help update Wikipedia, to provide more articles and images on African fashion and textile design. Full training and support… Read More ›
Event: Coetzee & the Archive Conference, Thursday 5 – Friday 6 October 2017, Senate House, London.
Coetzee & the Archive 5-6 October 2017 School of Advanced Study, Senate House, University of London http://www.coetzeeandthearchive.co.uk/ Convenors: Marc Farrant (Goldsmiths) & Kai Easton (SOAS) (Note: the Coetzee reading and event has been rescheduled to Friday 6 October due to… Read More ›
Event: Travelling with Coetzee, 29 Sept – 1 Oct 2017, Oxford
Travelling with Coetzee, Other Arts, other Languages 29 September – 1 October 2017, Oxford Travelling with Coetzee: Other Arts, Other Languages is a two-day conference on the work of J.M. Coetzee to be held at the University of Oxford on 29-30 September. The conference aims… Read More ›
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