The Making and Re-making of Zimbabwe Sunday 1 July, British Library 11:30 – 12:45 Discussing history, memory and inventive new ways of telling the nation’s story with writers Novuyo Rosa Tshuma and Panashe Chigumadzi. Chaired by Ranka Primorac. House of…
Progressive Pasts: The Afrofuturist Ideologies of Black Panther in Literature, Art and Fashion Sunday 1 July, British Library 12:00 – 13:30 An interactive workshop with Ifeanyi Awachie and Moha Lami Audu (FUNCTION) & Ziki Nelson (Kugali). Learn to read Afrofuturist…
Small Magazines, Literary Networks & Self-Fashioning in Africa and the Diaspora Sunday 1 July, British Library 12:30 – 13:45 With Christopher Ouma, Kate Wallis, Madhu Krishnan, Nancy Adimora, Dzekashu MacViban and Jama Musse Jama. Exploring magazines in contemporary African literary…
Loving Womxn: Deliberate and Afraid of Nothing Sunday 1 July 13:00 – 14:15 Queer womxn’s narratives in Africa and the diaspora with Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Trifonia Melibea Obono and Liv Little. Chaired by Eliza Anyangwe. This event brings together…
Books In Your Ears: On Literary Podcasts Sunday 1 July 14:00 – 15:15 With contributors from Not Another Book Podcast, BakwaCast, No Bindings, 2 Girls & A Pod and Africa in Words. A discussion looking at one of the most exciting trends in African…
Lives of Great Men by Chiké Frankie Edozien Sunday 1 July, British Library 14:30 – 15:00 Contemporary snapshots of those living and loving as gay African men, triumphing and finding joy in the face of adversity. Included in Weekend Pass and Sunday Day…
Africa in Translation Masterclass Sunday 1 July, British Library 14:30 – 16:30 | £15, £12 This 2-hour masterclass with Wangui wa Goro is designed for translators who are either interested, starting out, or experienced in the craft of translating literary texts out of and…
African Books to Inspire Sunday 1 July 15:15 – 16:30 Writers Akwaeke Emezi, Ayesha Harruna Attah, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma and Panashe Chigumadzi talk about the books that have inspired them. Included in Weekend Pass and Sunday Day Ticket.
Meet Octavia, the poetry collective for womxn of colour, founded by Rachel Long. Octavia was born in response to the lack of representation and inclusivity in literature and academia. Since 2015, Octavia have come together to read beyond the canon and…
AFREADA x Africa Writes Present: Warsan Shire Flash Fiction Competition The UK’s biggest annual African literature festival is just around the corner and, as the creatures of habit that we are, we’ve decided to return with the AFREADA x Africa…