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• Call for Applications: Film Africa Travel Grants 2019-2020

  By Africa in Words on 27 July , 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  We are delighted to share this call for applications for Film Africa Travel Grants, a pilot scheme delivered by the Royal African Society in partnership with the British Council. Since its inception in 2011, Film Africa has gone from strength… Read More ›

• Event: ‘Deep End’, Somerset House, London (02 August)

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

  

  ‘Deep End’ Somerset House Studios, Lancaster Rooms London Friday 02 August 1930-2300 Deep End is an evening of poetry, performances and live music exploring Black diasporic identity. Deep end describes a body of water where the depth is greatest. It can also speak… Read More ›

• Event: Zimbabwe International Book Fair (29 July – 2 August)

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

  

  Zimbabwe International Book Fair Harare 29 July – 2 August 2019 The dates for the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) have been set for 29 July – 2 August 2019. The event will take place in Harare Gardens, Harare. ZIBF is Africa’s premier book… Read More ›

• Event: International Festival of Poetry and Performative Arts, Maputo (25-27 July)

  By Africa in Words on 17 July , 2019 • ( 1 )

  

   The Mozambican-German Cultural Center (CCMA), Goethe-Zentrum Maputo and the Poetas D’Alma Collective will host the first edition of the International Festival of Poetry and Performative Arts in Maputo to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Poetry Night program, one of… Read More ›

• Call for papers: Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease at 60 (Deadline: 30 September)

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

  

  Chinua Achebe’s No Longer at Ease at 60 Northeast Modern Language Association Convention Massachusetts, USA 5-8 March 2020 As Chinua Achebe’s second novel, No Longer at Ease, first published in 1960, arrives at its 60th anniversary, scholars have an opportunity to… Read More ›

• Event: Chibundu Onuzo’s 1991 (13 September)

  By Africa in Words on 10 July , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  On Friday 13th September Chibundu Onuzo will be at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre in London as part of the Africa Utopia Festival 2019. Author of The Spider King’s Daughter Chibundu Onuzo returns with her autobiographical show featuring narrative, music, song… Read More ›

• Caine Prize 2019 Shortlist: A Review of Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “Skinned”

  By Africa in Words Guest on 9 July , 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  AiW Guest: Tolulope Akinwole AiW’s annual Caine Prize review series is back, adding to our conversations over the years about prizes and prize culture – see Kate Wallis’ kick off from back in 2013. In the coming days we are… Read More ›

• Caine Prize 2019 Shortlist: A Review of Tochukwo Okafor’s “All Our Lives”

  By Kristen on 7 July , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Note: The Caine Prize has recently removed Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor’s “All Our Lives” from the 2019 shortlist, following a decision that there had been “failure to attribute an original source.” Short Story Day Africa, who awarded its 2017 Prize… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: ‘Afrofuturistic Elements’, Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, U.S.A (Deadline: September 01)

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

  

  The 10th Annual African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, Interdisciplinary Conference at James Madison University, Virginia, USA, 20-21 February 2020 We are delighted to share this call for papers for the panel titled, “The African Notebook: Afrofuturistic Elements in College… Read More ›

• Call For Submissions: Ake Review 2019 (Deadline: 8 July)

  By Africa in Words on 3 July , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  We are delighted to share this call for submissions for the Ake Arts and Books Festival’s annual journal. Writers are invited to submit their works for publication in the 2019 edition of the Ake Review. The theme for this year’s festival… Read More ›

• Caine Prize 2019 Shortlist: A Review of Cherrie Kandie’s “Sew My Mouth”

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

  

  AiW Guest: Temitayo Olofinlua This is the third in AiW’s annual Caine Prize for African Writing review series, reviewing all five of the shortlisted stories of 2019’s offerings. We’ve long used the opportunity to talk through the writing recognised by… Read More ›

• Q&A: Margaret Busby on ‘New Daughters of Africa’

  By Africa in Words Guest on 29 June , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW Guests: Ellen Mitchell and Sophie Kulik Margaret Busby (OBE) is a Ghanaian born editor, publisher, writer and broadcaster based in London, and has been described as the “Doyenne of Black British Publishing”. Busby was Britain’s youngest and first black… Read More ›

• Caine Prize 2019 Shortlist: A Review of Meron Hadero’s “The Wall”

  By Ellen Addis on 28 June , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW’s annual Caine Prize review series is back with this, the second in our reviews of the five shortlisted stories for 2019. In the spirit of our broader and longer conversations about prize culture at Africa in Words – Kate Wallis… Read More ›

• Call for Applications: Morland Writing Scholarship 2019 (opens June 30)

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

  

  Morland Writing Scholarships 2019 We are delighted to share that the Miles Morland Foundation has announced that the 2019 Morland Writing Scholarships for African writers will open for entries this Sunday, 30th June. The deadline for submissions is Monday 30th September. For… Read More ›

• Caine Prize 2019 Shortlist: A Review of Ngwah-Mbo Nana Nkweti’s “It Takes A Village Some Say”

  By JoannaWoods on 24 June , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  AiW’s annual Caine Prize review series is back. We’ve been talking about prize culture for a long time at Africa in Words; Kate Wallis started off this series in 2013. In the coming days we are featuring reviews of the stories… Read More ›

• Call for papers: Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy (Deadline: December 2019)

  By Africa in Words on 22 June , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The new journal, Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy invites you to submit articles for consideration. The distinguishing mark of this journal is its interest in the formulation and presentation of African philosophy in a contemporary form that directs the field… Read More ›

• Q&A: The ‘Self-Confessed Rambler’: In Conversation with TJ Dema

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

  

  AiW Guests: Dani Payne and Isobel Clark TJ Dema is a poet and arts administrator, currently living in Bristol. As a spoken word poet, she reads her poetry all over the world. In 2018, she won the Sillerman Prize for… Read More ›

• Call for Applications: Lake of Stars Festival 2019, Malawi (Deadline: 30 June)

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

  

  After 15 years, Lake of Stars Festival returns this year in an exciting new format: Lake of Stars Discovery. The three-day celebration will take place in Kachere Kastle, 27-29 September. Located in the Nkhata Bay district, northern Malawi, Kachere Kastle is a… Read More ›

• Call for applications: Writing Fellowships 2020

  By Africa in Words on 15 June , 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for its Fifth Writing Semester, which will run from 3 February to 31 May 2020. Fellowships are open to any field of expertise. Previous fellows have included academics, novelists, scientists, poets,… Read More ›

• AFRICA WRITES – BRISTOL (28 June – 4 July)

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

  

  Celebrating contemporary literature and thought from Africa and the diaspora: The Royal African Society and Saseni! present AFRICA WRITES – BRISTOL From Friday 28 June to Thursday 4 July 2019 Africa Writes – Bristol will be celebrating contemporary literature from… Read More ›

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