Today, we are delighted to share an AiW Words On… Q&A with Modupe Daramola, founder of Noisy Streetss, a dynamic start-up publisher, on a mission, “to tell the authentic stories of young Nigerians and Africans, publishing them both within the… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Ranka Primorac, University of Southampton, UK. “This indicates that the Magistrate would need to step back and step aside, to allow for a seeing besides him. Those would be the steps to learn.” Caroline Rooney, African Literature, Animism… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Tanaka Chidora. AiW note: Today’s post is the final in our 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Reviews series (in full, with more coverage, here). Tanaka Chidora reviews the winning story by Nadia Davids, ‘Bridling’, published in The Georgia Review,… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Beatrice Grace Munala. AiW note: Today’s post continues our 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Reviews series (in full with more here), as Beatrice Munala reviews Ghanaian writer Tryphena Yeboah’s shortlisted story, ‘The Dishwashing Women’, published in Narrative Magazine, in… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Ekari Phiri. AiW note: Ekari’s piece continues our 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Reviews series (the complete Caine Prize series is here), today, of Nigerian writer Samuel Kọ́láwọlé‘s shortlisted story, ‘Adjustment of Status’, published in New England Review, in… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Difrodah Mnyika. AiW note: this is the second in our 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Reviews series (full series here); today, our review is of Nigerian writer Uche Oknonkwo’s shortlisted story, ‘Animals’, published in ZYZZYVA, in 2024. NB: Our… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Spemba Elias Spemba. AiW note: this is the first in our 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Reviews series, of Nigerian writer ‘Pemi Aguda’s shortlisted story, ‘Breastmilk’, published in One Story, in 2021. NB: Our reviews may contain spoilers! Read… Read More ›
With AiW Guest: Nadia Davids. AiW note – on the 2024 edition of our, now annual, AiW Caine Prize series… Today is the last in our ‘Words On / Caine Prize’ 2024 Shortlist Q&As, and the final of our “twinned” Writer-Publisher… Read More ›
With AiW Guest: Gerald Maa, editor and director of The Georgia Review. Today, our final Writer-Publisher ‘Words on / Caine Prize’ Q&As, part of our now annual, AiW Caine Prize series, is with publisher Gerald Maa of The Georgia Review (GR), the… Read More ›
With AiW Guest: Samuel Kọ́láwọlé. AiW note – on our 2024, now annual, AiW Caine Prize series: Continuing our ‘Words On / Caine Prize’ 2024 Shortlist series, in this Q&A, we hear from writer, Samuel Kọ́láwọlé (Nigeria), whose shortlisted story,… Read More ›
With AiW Guest: Carolyn Kuebler, editor of New England Review. AiW note: Today, part of our now annual AiW Caine Prize series, is the first of our Writer-Publisher 2024 Caine Prize Shortlist Q&A duos, plugging in to our interests in prizes, publication… Read More ›
With AiW Guest: Uche Okonkwo. We’re continuing with a new series of ‘Words On’ Caine Prize Q&As, today featuring the first of our “twinned” sets with two writers whose stories were shortlisted for the 2024 Caine Prize, here with Uche… Read More ›
With AiW Guest: ‘Pemi Aguda. AiW note: We’re continuing with a new series of ‘Words On’ Caine Prize Q&As, today featuring the first of our “twinned” sets with two writers whose stories were shortlisted for the 2024 Caine Prize, here… Read More ›
With AiW Guest: Chika Unigwe. AiW note – on the 2024 edition of our, now annual, AiW Caine Prize series… This week, our series of ‘Words on Q&As’ kick off a collaborative series based around the shortlist for the 2024… Read More ›
With AiW Guests: Chris Abani, Kwame Dawes, Joanne Hichens, and Hilda Twongyeirwe.Edited by: Ashawnta Jackson and Jessica Powers for #readingAfrica 2024 (Catalyst Press). Jackson and Powers: Anthologies offer readers the opportunity to explore multiple writers — their voices, experiences, and… Read More ›
Just under a week to go, with the last chance saloon doors swinging, we are dipping in to our archives: this AiW #PastAndPresent post may look back but has our sights set firmly forward to the Digital Festival Day (04… Read More ›
Poetry Africa announces the South Africa Poetry Slam Champion on Instagram. AiW note: This post in the “Words on… Poetry Africa” Q&A series is brought to you in collaboration with the Poetry Africa festival 2023, and is with the Festival’s… Read More ›
AiW note: This marks the latest in our new “Words on… Poetry Africa” Q&A series, brought to you in collaboration with the Poetry Africa festival 2023, which is running this year across 3 cities (Johannesburg, Durban, Bloemfontein) from the 5th… Read More ›
AiW note: This is the second in our new “Words on…” Q&A series in collaboration with Poetry Africa 2023. Taking place from the 5th to the 17th October, this year across the three South African cities (Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein),… Read More ›
AiW note: We’re delighted to share a range of new “Words on…” Q&As in collaboration with Poetry Africa. The 5th October marked the start of this year’s, the 27th, Poetry Africa festival: Poetry Africa is an annual international poetry festival curated… Read More ›
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