Africa Writes 2017 Pop-Up: Bristol Friday 6 – Saturday 7 October 2017 Venues: The Cube Cinema, Dove St S, Avon, Bristol BS2 8JD Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Bristol, United Kingdom Download Programme The Royal African Society’s annual literature festival…
Cities and Watering Holes: An Evening of Spoken Word & Music Saturday 7 October, 20:00 – 23:30 Event Space, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Hosted by Numbi Arts & Ujima Radio, Part of NumbiFest Cross-Currents 2017 With Elmi…
Book Launch: And After Many Days by Jowhor Ile 14:30-15:30, Saturday 7 October 2017 Conference Space at Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Jowhor Ile in conversation with Emma Shercliff. During the rainy season of 1995, in the bustling…
Producing New Books and Readers: Literary Activism in 21st Century Africa 16:00 – 17:30, Saturday 7 October 2017 Conference Space at Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Speakers: Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Edwige Dro, Emmanuel Iduma & Henry Brefo Chair: Madhu Krishnan…
Creative Writing Workshop with Numbi Arts 11:00 – 14:00 Saturday 7 October, Mild West Room at Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY – Do you have a story to tell about your local neighbourhood? – Are you interested in…
Literary Activism and Arts Management Workshop Africa Writes Bristol 11.30 to 14:00, Saturday 7 October Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Have you set up or are you thinking of setting up an online magazine or producing an arts…
Hidden Histories and Forbidden Love: Chinelo Okparanta in conversation with Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed Saturday 7 October, 18:00 – 19:30 Event Space, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Chinelo Okparanta’s deeply searching and powerful debut novel is about the dangers of living…
Africa Through the Lens of Fiction and Film Friday 6 October, 18:00 The Cube Cinema, Dove St S, Avon, Bristol BS2 8JD £7 / £6 concs An evening of film and discussion, with delicious Nigerian food from Agape House Cafe. …
Storytelling Workshop: The Secret of the Purple Lake Saturday 7 October, 11:00 – 12:00 Conference Space, Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY With author Yaba Badoe. Create your own stories and discover a world of interweaving tales: from Ghana to…
Dare to Write Library Exhibition 11:00 – 17:00, Saturday 7 October Conference Space at Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY See the work created by Bristol school students in the Numbi Arts creative writing and zine-making workshops on the…