‘Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s’ Week-Long Collaborative Archives Workshop Nairobi, 17-23 October 2019 ‘Another World? East Africa and the Global 1960s’ is funded by the Leverhulme Trust and will run from 1 September 2018 to 31 August… Read More ›
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Q&A: Peter Kimani, author of Dance of the Jakaranda, talks with Maëline Le Lay
AiW Guest: Maëline Le Lay Peter Kimani is an award-winning author. He was 1 of 3 poets commissioned to compose and present a poem marking Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Born in 1971 in Kenya, he has won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize… Read More ›
Save the Date: International Publishers Association Africa Seminar (June 14-15, Nairobi)
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Petina Gappah are two of the many delegates set to attend the International Publishers Association Africa Seminar in Nairobi from June 14-15, 2019. The seminar will take place at Movenpick Hotel in Nairobi, and the theme… Read More ›
Call for Papers and Panels: ASAA Conference 2019 (Deadline: May ,15 & 30)
The 2019 ASAA Conference Nairobi October 24-26, 2019 The theme of African Studies Association of Africa’s (ASAA) 3rd Biennial Conference 2019 is African and Africana Knowledges: Past Representations, Current Discourses, Future Communities. The conference will be held for the first… Read More ›
Call for Abstracts: Conference on African Studies, Kenya (Deadline: 15 March 2019)
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 ›
Event: Sheng – Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular (21 January, SOAS, London)
Book Launch: Sheng – Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular Chege Githiora On 21 January 2019 1700-1900 GMT At SOAS, London Description The city of Nairobi is a rich context for the study of sociolinguistic phenomena. The coexistence of speakers of… Read More ›
Short List Announced: Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize 2018
THE MABATI-CORNELL KISWAHILI PRIZE FOR AFRICAN LITERATURE Short List Announcement The short list for Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature was announced today December 17, 2018 by the board chair, Abdilatif Abdalla. The prize, founded in 2014 by Dr…. Read More ›
Event: The First Swahili Literary Festival (Kenya, 01-03 March 2019)
The First Swahili Literary Festival Theme: ‘Celebrating Achievement’ Swahilipot Hub, Mombasa County, Kenya March 1st – 3rd 2019 Save the date! For a long time, Swahili Cultural Heritage has been preserved and promoted through collaborative efforts between different art… Read More ›
Q&A: Silas Miami, Co-screenwriter on Kenyan Oscar hopeful ‘Supa Modo’
Supa Modo, Kenya’s submission to the 2019 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category, tells a tale of terminal illness, community, and the power of pretending. When there is nothing more the doctors can do for her, Jo (Stycie… Read More ›
Event: Kistrech International Poetry Festival (03-10 October, Kenya)
The Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2018 is set to happen again this year, from October 3-10, and this time it is going to be held in various towns in Kenya. The Kistrech International Poetry Festival was founded by Dr Christopher… Read More ›
AiW at the 2018 Edinburgh International Books Festival – Freedom.
AiW are gearing up for Edinburgh International Books Festival – beginning tomorrow Aug 11 – and this year’s series of books events on the theme of freedom, through which the Festival “calls upon its authors, participants and audiences to consider… Read More ›
“Through the crooked jogs of history”: A Review of Peter Kimani’s Dance of the Jakaranda
AiW Guest Thando Njovane The year is 1963. The newly independent British colony of Kenia is renamed Kenya. Inside what used to be colonial officer Ian Edward McDonald’s “Monument of Love”, the Jakaranda Hotel, a young man, Rajan, is kissed… Read More ›
CfP: BARAZA: Swahili studies conference (Deadline for Abstracts: 15th September)
As part of Baraza: Swahili studies fourth annual day conference, taking place this year at SOAS on 27th October, you are invited to submit abstracts for short presentations addressing any aspect of the language, literature, translation, culture, philosophy or diaspora… Read More ›
Caine Prize 2018 Shortlist: A Review of Makena Onjerika’s “Fanta Blackcurrant”
AiW Guest: Beverly Akoyo Ochieng’ 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… Read More ›
Online Event: Meja Mwangi in discussion, Global Read Webinar Series (17th May)
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 ›
Event: The Karin Barber Pop-Up Lab: “Generation and Regeneration” (09-10 September, University of Birmingham)
The Karin Barber Pop-Up Lab: “Generation and Regeneration” Journal of African Cultural Studies At University of Birmingham 9th and 10th September 2018 Over the course of her career, Karin Barber inaugurated the field of African popular culture studies, and has… Read More ›
Event: Peter Kimani in conversation (Waterstones, London, 14th March)
We are delighted to announce that Peter Kimani will be at Waterstones on Tottenham Court Road in London this coming Wednesday, 14th March, at 7pm. Peter Kimani Dance of the Jakaranda Peter Kimani is on a rare tour in the… Read More ›
Event: Dance of the Jakaranda (13th March, SOAS, London)
We are delighted to announce that Peter Kimani will be discussing his newest novel at SOAS, London, on Tuesday 13th March, 7.15 – 9pm. Peter Kimani will discuss his latest book Dance of the Jakaranda, published by Saqibooks, with Dr… Read More ›
Call Out: New Writing & Artwork, RadioBook Rwanda, Deadline 25 January 2018
Huza Press (RW) invites submissions of short fiction and nonfiction by Rwandan writers and artwork by Rwandan and Kenyan artists for a new imprint created in collaboration with No Bindings (UK) and Kwani Trust (KE). This new book series brings… Read More ›
Event: Bertha DocHouse presents: Thank You for the Rain
Bertha DocHouse (London) presents Thank You for the Rain From 17 November | Bertha DocHouse (based at Curzon, Bloomsbury)| Tix £9 (£7 conc.) From Friday, 17th November, Bertha DocHouse (dochouse.org – who recently brought us the debut feature from Swedish director Theresa Traoré… Read More ›
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