The Black Book Festival London Saturday 14 March, 2020 11am-7pm The Black Book Festival is a celebration and showcase of African-Caribbean writing and global Black writing in general. This is an event that presents the work of old and new… Read More ›
You are invited to join the Webinar discussion with Children’s Africana Book Award Winner Meja Mwangi, author of The Mzungu Boy Wednesday 17th May at 6.00-7.15pm (CST); 12.00-1.15am (GMT) Join the online Global Read Webinar Series discussion on Wednesday, May… Read More ›
AiW Guest Jen Aggleton continues our adventures in African children’s literature. The Rainbow’s Heart is a picture book written and illustrated by Richard Latimer, based on the author’s experiences of travelling in Botswana in the late 1970s. Originally published in 1982, it has… Read More ›
AiW Guest: Alexandra Schultheis Moore This week, Alexandra Schultheis Moore continues our summer voyage into African children’s literature. First published in 2007 and recently re-issued by Telegram in the UK, Chris Abani’s novella, Song for Night, offers a compelling story as well… Read More ›
At the recent African Literature Association conference in Atlanta, Africa in Words had the opportunity to speak with Ernest N. Emenyonu, Professor and Chair of the Africana Studies department at the University of Michigan-Flint, about African Literature Today’s latest issue, “Children’s Literature… Read More ›
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 ›
