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• Review of “Dog Meat Samosa”: Short stories by Stanley Gazemba

  By JoannaWoods on 5 December , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  In the first story in Stanley Gazemba’s collection Dog Meat Samosa (Regal House Publishing, 2019), Mukabwa is a subordinate member of staff, a disgruntled hospital cashier working in the morgue. As the narrator reveals, Mukabwa is nonetheless in a position… Read More ›

• Event: Sierra Leone National Book Fair (05-07 December)

  By Africa in Words on 4 December , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Sierra Leone National Book Fair 05- 07 December At the National Book Fair in Sierra Leone this year, there will be book exhibitions, book launches, reading sessions, panel discussions, poetry competitions, and much more. There will be opportunity to meet… Read More ›

• Call for Submissions: Inaugural Toyin Fálọlá Prize (2020)

  By Africa in Words on 30 November , 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  We are delighted to share that the inaugural Toyin Fálọlá Prize has been announced by the team at LUNARIS. Submissions will open 01 January 2020 and will close again on 15 April 2020. The Prize has been created in honour… Read More ›

• Exhibition: African Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection, SOAS (Ends 14 December)

  By Africa in Words on 27 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London is hosting an exquisite exhibition of ‘African Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection’, arguably one of the world’s largest private collections of African textiles. Featuring high quality material, that highlights the sophistication of historical… Read More ›

• Exhibition: Sokari Douglas Camp (London, Ends 03 December)

  By Africa in Words on 23 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We are delighted to share information about this exhibition: Sokari Douglas Camp’s work in welded steel is on show at Petronilla Silver in London. The sculptor Sokari Douglas Camp (CBE) works primarily in steel. Her subjects are rooted in Nigeria,… Read More ›

• Event: Abantu Book Festival (South Africa, 05-08 December)

  By Africa in Words on 20 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The fourth Abantu Book Festival 05 – 08 December At Eyethu Lifestyle Centre, Mofolo & Soweto Theatre in Jabulani South Africa The Abantu Book Festival was founded in 2016 by a team led by Thando Mgqolozana for all people/ abantu… Read More ›

• Events: Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town (18 & 23 November)

  By Africa in Words on 16 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  ZEITZ MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town is hosting a number of exciting exhibitions and events in November this year: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN KATE FOWLE AND KOYO KOUOH 18th November, 6pm Kate Fowle, Director of MoMA PS1, New… Read More ›

• Call for Submissions: Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020 (Deadline: 23 December)

  By Africa in Words on 13 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We are delighted to share this call for submissions for Afritondo’s inaugural short story prize! The team at Afritondo are looking for stories that explore the dynamics and boundaries of love. The story should be set wholly or partly in… Read More ›

• Event: We The People Film Festival #8 Nelson Mandela, Film Screening (SOAS, 25 November)

  By Africa in Words on 9 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We the People Film Festival # 8: Nelson Mandela Film Screening SOAS, London 25 November, 1900-2100 “The State against Mandela and the others” Directors: Nicolas Champeaux, Gilles Porte. Nelson Mandela seized centre stage during a historic trial in 1963 and… Read More ›

• Event: Life Through Extraordinary Mirrors, October Gallery (Closes 23 November)

  By Africa in Words on 6 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Life Through Extraordinary Mirrors Contemporary Art Exhibition At October Gallery, London Until 23 November 2019 Life Through Extraordinary Mirrors is an exhibition of contemporary art exploring the globalized twenty-first century. The exhibition includes the work of some of Africa’s foremost… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: Rhetorical (Re)invention of Africa in the 21st Century (Abstract Deadline: 31 March 2020)

  By Africa in Words on 2 November , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The African Association for Rhetoric in collaboration with the United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Announces its 9th biennial Conference, themed: ‘RHETORICAL (RE)INVENTION OF AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY’ July 22-24, 2020 In the milieu that saw most African nations… Read More ›

• Event: AKAA Art Fair 2019 (Paris, 09-11 November)

  By Africa in Words on 30 October , 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  The 4th Edition of ‘Also Known As Africa’ (AKAA) Art Fair from 9-11 November, 2019 in Paris  Also Known As Africa (AKAA), the only art fair in France dedicated to contemporary art and design from Africa, is back for the 4th… Read More ›

• Plagiarism, Intertextuality, and the Same Old Story: The Caine Prize Controversy is Not Original

  By Kristen Stern on 28 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  On September 3, 2019, the Caine Prize for African Writing announced that it was removing Tochukwu Okafor’s “All Our Lives” from the 2019 short list for the Prize for short fiction for “failure to attribute an original source.” The 2019… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: ‘Colonial and Postcolonial Print Mobilities’ workshop (Deadline: 16 January 2020)

  By Africa in Words on 26 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  ‘Colonial and Postcolonial Print Mobilities: Black Periodicals and Local Publications, 1880-present’ A Workshop at Newcastle University, 10-12 June 2020 The workshop at Newcastle University, UK will explore local and global networks of circulation for literary and political writing produced by black authors,… Read More ›

• Event: “Radio Soundings: South Africa and the Black Modern” (SOAS, 28 October)

  By Africa in Words on 24 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We are delighted to share that The SOAS Centre of African Studies, International African Institute and Centre for English Studies at SOAS invite you to the following seminar and book launch as part of the Southern Africa Seminar Series: “Radio… Read More ›

• Event: The African Concert Series, London (01 & 29 November)

  By Africa in Words on 23 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  In 2019 the award winning Nigerian-Romanian pianist Rebeca Omordia launched the first ever African Concert Series in London, featuring monthly events of music by African classical composers. Described by the BBC World Service as “the African Art Music makes a comeback”, the programme of… Read More ›

• Event: Afrika Eye Festival (Bristol, 4-10 November)

  By Africa in Words on 19 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The South West of England’s biggest celebration of African film, arts and culture 4 – 10 November Voices of Africa! Afrika Eye is an annual film and arts festival in Bristol, UK and is the South West’s biggest celebration of… Read More ›

• Event: Ake Arts & Book Festival, Lagos (24-27 October)

  By Africa in Words on 16 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The theme for the 7th Edition of the Ake Arts and Book Festival is Black Bodies | Grey Matter. Ideas and ideals abound on the shape and form of the African body, but these are rarely formulated by those to whom… Read More ›

• Q&A: Zaahida Nabagereka on Afrikult. & widening access to African literatures

  By Africa in Words Guest on 14 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guest: Abbi Bayliss Zaahida Nabagereka recently completed work on her doctoral thesis at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS) focusing on the politics of language and its impact on literature production in Uganda. Based… Read More ›

• Event: ‘Abina and the Important Men’, SOAS (21 October)

  By Africa in Words on 12 October , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Screening: ‘Abina and the Important Men’ 21 October, 1700-1900 SOAS, London Abina and the Important Men (2017) was directed by Soumyaa Kapil. It is a lightly animated film adaptation of the award-winning graphic history by Trevor R. Getz and Liz… Read More ›

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