Jowhor Ile

Caine Prize 2020 – “There’s been a lot of kindness and even rediscovery of a sense of community”: Words on the Times with the shortlisted writers.

By Africa in Words Guest on 27 July , 2020 • ( 0 )

Ahead of the announcement of the AKO Caine Prize’s winner today at 5pm BST, we were able to catch up with Erica Sugo Anyadike, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jowhor Ile, Rémy Ngamije for their Words on the Times – an AiW Q&A set inspired… Read More ›

Caine Prize 2020: Review of Jowhor Ile’s “Fisherman’s Stew”

By Africa in Words Guest on 21 July , 2020 • ( 0 )

AiW Note: AiW’s annual review series of what is now the AKO Caine Prize is back. We’ve been talking about prize culture for a long time at Africa in Words; Kate Wallis’s post on our joining the Caine Prize “blogathon” back in… Read More ›

Event: Africa Writes Bristol Pop-Up, 6-7 October 2017

By Africa in Words on 1 October , 2017 • ( 0 )

Africa Writes, the UK’s biggest annual African literature and book festival brought to you by the Royal African Society, comes to Bristol for the first time, from Friday 6th October to Saturday 7th October 2017, presenting a vibrant programme of… Read More ›

Event: Aké Arts and Book Festival, 15-19 November 2016, Abeokuta

By Africa in Words on 26 October , 2016 • ( 0 )

AKE FESTIVAL IN 2016 NGUGI WA THIONG’O TO HEADLINE AKE FESTIVAL IN 2016 Abeokuta, Ogun State will stand still once again as it hosts an outstanding roster of writers, thinkers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, book lovers and art enthusiasts at the fourth… Read More ›