The editors of ANGLICA: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES, an online peer-reviewed annual journal under the auspices of the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, invite submissions for our next volume. Volume 24/1 is devoted to all aspects… Read More ›
Call for papers, presentations, submissions and applications
CFP: Colloquium on Print Culture and Colonisation in Africa
Call for Papers Colloquium on ‘Print Culture and Colonisation in Africa’ 28-29 May 2015, Cape Town Jointly hosted by the University of Pretoria and University of Cape Town, in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University and with funding from the British Academy
Luxor African Film Festival – Call for Submissions (30 November 2014)
Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) Call for Film Submissions and Filmmaking Workshop Applications for its 4th Edition, March 2015 Submission deadline: 30 November 2014 The management of Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) whose 4th edition will take place from 17 to March 23,… Read More ›
Writers’ Boot Camp comes to Cape Town, 24 – 29 November 2014
Writers’ Boot Camp, Cape Town Submissions due by 31 October 2014 Writers’ Studio in conjunction with Cape Town Central Library present five days of writing workshops for emerging and established writers. Facilitated by acclaimed writers and teachers, and fueled by… Read More ›
Lawino Launch – the First Issue is Out! (August 2014)
Lawino is an electronic magazine started by writers, to promote writing from Africa, with particular focus on Uganda. It is named in honor of the most famous Ugandan writer, Okot p’Bitek, who wrote the poem ‘Song of Lawino, Song of… Read More ›
2014 Morland Writing Scholarships: Call for Entries (deadline 31 October 2014)
2014 Morland Writing Scholarships Submissions due by 31 October 2014 The Miles Morland Foundation is pleased to announce today the 2014 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers. Entries can now be received by the Foundation. We are delighted that the… Read More ›
Writing for Liberty Conference – Call for Papers (3 October 2014)
Writing for Liberty Conference Centre for Transcultural Writing and Research Lancaster University, 17-18 April 2015 Keynote speaker: Véronique Tadjo, University of the Witwatersrand Call for Papers Writing for Liberty is a two-day conference hosted by the Centre for Transcultural Writing… Read More ›
African Photography Initiatives: Call for Papers (15 May – 15 August 2014)
African Photography Initiatives Conference Validating Visual Heritage in Africa: Historical Photographs and the Role of the “Archive” Buea, Cameroon, 26 – 31 January 2015 African Photography Initiatives is pleased to announce that the conference Validating Visual Heritage in Africa: Historical Photographs and… Read More ›
*Call for submissions* Film Africa 2014 (deadline: 15 July 2014)
*Call for submissions* Film Africa 2014 Takes place: 31 October – 9 November 2014, London Submission deadline: 15 July 2014 Film Africa is delighted to announce that it is now accepting submissions for its 2014 festival edition. In line with our commitment to screening… Read More ›
Etisalat – Call for Entries (12 May – 8 August 2014)
Etisalat Nigeria invites entries for the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature. Entries close on the 8th of August 2014. On the 12th May, Etisalat Nigeria announced the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature “Call for Entries”, the second edition of the much… Read More ›
Call for Entries: Africa in Motion Short Film Competition 2014 (deadline 30 June 2014)
Africa in Motion Short Film Competition 2014 Dear Filmmakers, We are currently inviting African filmmakers to submit short films of no longer than 30 minutes for Africa in Motion’s prestigious annual short film competition, to which a substantial cash prize is… Read More ›
The Golden Baobab Prize – Call for Submissions (29 June 2014)
The Golden Baobab Prize, Ghana: Call for Submissions Submission date: 29th June 2014. Winners will be announced in November 2014. The 2014 Golden Baobab Prizes are making their final call for submissions. With about three weeks more to end the call,… Read More ›
The Global History of the Book (1780 to the present): Call for Papers (submission deadline 15 June 2014)
The Global History of the Book (1780 to the present): Workshop Ertegun House, University of Oxford, 4 – 5 December 2014 The Global History of the Book (1780 to the present) is a two-day interdisciplinary workshop organised by doctoral and… Read More ›
CFA: Early Career Scholars – Writing Workshop. 11th September 2014, ASAUK Conference, University of Sussex
The African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK) invite applications to attend a writing workshop for early career scholars to be held at the ASAUK Conference, University of Sussex 9-11th September 2014. Deadline for receipt of applications: 5pm, 6 June… Read More ›
Igbo Heritage: Production, Diffusion and Legacy (3rd Annual Igbo Conference)
2nd-3rd May 2014, SOAS, Brunei Lecture Theatre and Suite The third annual Igbo Conference will provide a platform to examine various aspects of the Igbo heritage, including but not limited to: Igbo Heritage and the Arts, Food, Diet and Lifestyle,… Read More ›
Reminder – CFP open for African Studies Association UK 2014 Conference (deadline 25 April)
The ASAUK biennial conference will be held at the University of Sussex this year and will run from 2pm on Tuesday Sept 9th to 3.30 pm on Thursday 11th September 2014. The Sussex Africa Centre is scheduled for its official launch… Read More ›
CFP: African Trajectories: Travel and the Archive
SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) Annual Conference African Trajectories: Travel and the Archive 2 July 2014 University of Birmingham CALL FOR PAPERS “Travel, in the younger sort, is part of education; in the elder,… Read More ›
CFP: Emerging Perspectives on Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo (deadline May 30)
Emerging Perspectives on Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo Edited by Rose A. Sackeyfio and Blessing Diala-Ogamba Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo has emerged as one of Nigeria’s leading female writers. Her distinguished career gained prominence in the early 21st century and continues to evolve… Read More ›
CFP: CELEBRATING CHINUA ACHEBE’S LEGACY – deadline April 16
We are organising a conference to commemorate Chinua Achebe’s work and influence, and to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Arrow of God, which many consider Achebe’s greatest novel. The conference will be held at the University of London… Read More ›