It has been a lit first month of 2021! As we move through the changed circumstances, timelines and spaces of now, we catch up on our monthly round-up of ‘other words’ we haven’t had out already on the site –… Read More ›
Niq Mhlongo
The Treachery of Words: A Review of ‘Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu?’
AiW Guest: Thulani Angoma-Mzini In the anthology Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu (2019), award winning author Niq Mhlongo convenes a parliament of the who’s who of South African literati to dissect the term ‘black tax’. In South Africa the term… Read More ›
CfP: Struggles for Liberation in Contemporary Southern African Literatures and Cultural Spaces, Durban, Deadline: 1st July 2016
Call for Papers Struggles for Liberation in Contemporary Southern African Literatures and Cultural Spaces Symposium at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa 10-11 November 2016 Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Achille Mbembe Authors: Mandla Langa and Niq Mhlongo The year 2015… Read More ›
New African fiction, poetry and non-fiction for the coming months
As the seasons change and Spring begins to arrive here in the UK, it seems a good time look forward to some forthcoming African fiction, non-fiction and poetry releases due over the next few months. What are you looking forward… Read More ›
Reflections: Open Book (17-21 September, 2014)
AiW Guest Zukiswa Wanner Arrivals I receive my invitation to Open Book in March 2014. Just the way I like it. It’s a good six months before the Festival and I can mark my calendar accordingly. My itinerary, tickets and… Read More ›
Voices from South Africa – at the 2014 Edinburgh International Book Festival, 9-25 August 2014
Africa in Words is very excited to be back at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year, “the world’s largest public celebration of the written word, right in the heart of Edinburgh”. Tickets for all events are available now from the… Read More ›
