African Literary Figures in Georgian & Edwardian London Saturday 30 June, British Library 14:15 – 15:30 Discover the remarkable stories of Phillis Wheatley & A.B.C. Merriman-Labor with Ade Solanke, Danell Jones, S.I. Martin & Emma Dabiri. Included in Weekend Pass…
Numbi Arts Presents: The Story of Us by Hanna Ali Saturday 30 June, British Library 15:30 – 17:00 Join us for a reading and an inter-generational conversation about contemporary Somali literature. We will be exploring the process of archiving new…
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Saturday 30 June, British Library 15:45 – 16:30 Exploring the metaphysics of identity and being, and the mysteries of self. Irenosen Okojie chairs this pre-launch of Emezi’s highly-anticipated debut. About the book Ada has always been…
Cameroonian Literature 101 Saturday 30 June, British Library 16:30 – 17:30 Come and explore a wealth of books from Cameroon. With Dzekashu MacViban of Bakwa Magazine in conversation with Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed. Included in Weekend Pass and Saturday Day Ticket. …
Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela Saturday 30 June, British Library 16:45 – 17:15 A new collection from the award-winning novelist. Intimate stories of longing and exile from Khartoum to London, the Gulf to Aberdeen. Included in Weekend Pass and Saturday…
Hargeysa International Book Fair Pop-Up Saturday 30 June, British Library 17:15 – 18:45 Launching the Hargeysa Breeze poetry collection from Somaliland with Mpalive Msiska, Martin Orwin and Jama Musse Jama. This anthology of poetry represents poetic responses by some of…
2018 Caine Prize Conversation Saturday 30 June, British Library 17:30 – 18:45 Meet the shortlisted writers Nonyelum Ekwempu, Stacy Hardy, Olufunke Ogundimu, Makena Onjerika, and Wole Talabi. Chaired by Doreen Baingana. Included in Weekend Pass and Saturday Day Ticket. Image…
New Writing from Uganda Sunday 1 July 11:15 – 12:15 Presenting exciting new work from young writers in the Odokonyero short fiction anthology and celebrating 5 years of Writivism. Included in Weekend Pass and Sunday Day Ticket.
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…