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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Omenana Speculative Fiction Magazine is currently open for submissions. Calling for art, fiction, and non-fiction from artists and writers from Africa and the African Diaspora. Send your work before June 15th 2019! Fiction and art must be speculative (Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror or Magical… Read More ›
We are delighted to share with you that The Nalubaale Review Literary Magazine seeks your submissions on the theme of TRAVEL. You are invited to send your poems, short stories, essays, photos, haikus, articles, legends, local folktales (original language and translations… Read More ›
You are invited to join The Journal of Romance Studies Annual Symposium: ‘Romance Languages in a Global Context’ on Wednesday 26th June 2019, at 14:00-18:30 Senate House, London The Journal of Romance Studies annual symposium celebrates excellence in modern languages research… Read More ›
We are delighted to share that Agbowó literary and art magazine is now accepting submissions. The team is calling for visual art pieces, photographs, short stories, essays and poetry that explore to the theme “Limits”. The aim is to collect… Read More ›
Chapter Two of the Afro-futures exhibition, Still here tomorrow to high five you yesterday… opens with the launch of Dubship I – Black Starliner by artist, Ralph Borland. Join the launch on 5 April 2019 for music, talks and refreshments, in the BMW… Read More ›
Africa in Dialogue publishes unsolicited individual and book interviews. Submissions are open year-round. The team is drawn to creative, original and unpublished interviews no longer than 5000 words. They accept interviews between African interviewers and storytellers. The given definition of an African… Read More ›
Sethembile Msezane ‘Speaking Through Walls’ at Tyburn Gallery, London Ends 13 April 2019 We are delighted to share that Tyburn Gallery is presenting Speaking Through Walls, Sethembile Msezane’s first UK solo exhibition. Using interdisciplinary practice encompassing performance, photography, film, sculpture and… Read More ›
El Anatsui’s ‘Material Wonder’ At October Gallery, London Opens on Thursday, 28 February October Gallery, now in its 40th year, presents an exhibition of works celebrating the force and creative vision of El Anatsui, an artist who has had a tremendous impact… Read More ›
African Gaze: Hollywood; Bollywood and Nollywood film posters from Ghana From the Collection of Karun Thakar & the late Mark Shivas At SOAS, Brunei Gallery, London Showing until 23 March 2019 The late 1980s in Ghana saw the emergence of… Read More ›
The first Webinar (online seminar) of the Governance for Development in Africa Webinar Series will premiere on the 19th of February 2019 at 5pm GMT. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the Centre of African Studies at SOAS and SOAS Radio are delighted… Read More ›
The 4th Uganda International Writers Conference 2019 Kampala, Uganda May 15-17, 2019. The fourth edition of the conference has a particular focus on the theme: The Right to Write in a Global Context. Just like previous years, you can expect… Read More ›
Intercultural Encounters, Historicity and Cultural Communication for Development In honour of Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Arole Oodua, Ojaja II While diverse accounts of the origin of the Yoruba have been appropriated by historians and scholars in cultural studies such as… Read More ›
Conference on African Studies Theme: Recovering, digitizing and practicalizing Africa’s Indigenous Knowledge Kisii University, Kenya July 15 – 20, 2019 Following broadly defined and multi-purpose transdisciplinary approaches to areal studies, the African Studies Research Center, Kisii is holding its… Read More ›
We are delighted to share this call for submissions for Jalada’s 6th anthology ‘After+Life’. The afterlife has been a mysterious curiosity for as long as humans can remember. Myths, stories, or even entire religions have been born out of our… Read More ›
Irenosen Okojie’s Short Story Tool Box South Bank Centre, London 21st January 2019 Save the date! Book tickets now! Incisive, mysterious, surprising: the short story is addictive to writers. Discover your own approach in this six-week course with Nigerian-British author… Read More ›
The 8th Annual International Igbo Conference SOAS, University of London April 12-13, 2019 Theme: The Igbo Arts and Its Intersections: Politics, Spirituality and Justice The Annual Igbo Conference has carved out a unique space, serving as a bridge between the… Read More ›
