New Daughters of Africa

New Daughters of Africa Saturday 29 June, Malcolm X Community Centre, 141 City Rd, Bristol BS2 8YH 17:00 – 18: 30 FREE Sharmaine Lovegrove chairs a conversation with editor Margaret Busby and contributors Namwali Serpell, Leone Ross and Ros Martin…

Tjawangwa Dema: The Careless Seamstress

Tjawangwa Dema: The Careless Seamstress Malcolm X Community Centre, 141 City Rd, Bristol BS2 8YH 18:45 – 19:30 FREE Winner of the 2018 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, Bristol-based Motswana poet Tjawangwa Dema launches her new collection The…

We The Archive: An Evening of Poetry and Music

We The Archive: An Evening of Poetry and Music Saturday 29 June, Malcolm X Community Centre, 141 City Rd, Bristol BS2 8YH 20:00 – 23:00 £5 Poetry is memory.  Poetry is now. Poetry is knowledge. Poetry is us. Immerse yourself…

Owning the Narrative: Poetry Writing Workshop with Koleka Putuma

Owning the Narrative: Poetry Writing Workshop with Koleka Putuma Sunday 30 June, Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay Bristol, BS1 4QA 14:00 – 16:00 FREE: Registration required This workshop explores ideas and questions around narratives, their creation and consumption.  Examining ideas of…

Back Home by Liz Mytton

Back Home by Liz Mytton Monday 1 July, Wickham Theatre, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UP 19:00 – 22:00 £8 / £6 Bristol-based theatre company Amelia’s Garden produce a one-off staged reading of a powerful new drama by Bristol-based…

Supa Modo (12A)

Supa Modo (12A) Tuesday 2 July, The Cube, Dove Street South, Kingsdown, Bristol, BS2 8JD 19:15 – 21:30 £8 / £6 Directed by Likarion Wainaina, Germany / Kenya 2018, 74 minutes, Certificate: 12A Swahili, Kikuyu, English with English subtitles Jo,…

Namwali Serpell: The Old Drift

Namwali Serpell: The Old Drift Wednesday 3 July,  Waterstones, 11A, Union Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3XD 19:00 – 20:00 £8 / £6 Described by Salman Rushdie as a ‘dazzling debut’, award-winning writer Namwali Serpell reads from and discusses her new…

No Bindings Sandbox: Come Play!

No Bindings Sandbox: Come Play! Africa Writes 2019 Bristol, Various locations Creative Bristol-based publisher No Bindings are pitching up at Africa Writes Bristol to invite attendees to come and play with a new WhatsApp-based interaction we’re developing. Look out for…

Stories of the Windrush Children

Stories of the Windrush Children Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff with Kemi Alemoru and Sharmaine Lovegrove Thursday 4 July, Waterstones, 11A, Union Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3XD 19:00 – 20:00 £8 /£6 In a new collection of essays Mother Country, award-winning writer and editor…