Afropean by Johny Pitts & A Stranger’s Pose by Emmanuel Iduma Saturday 6 July, 13:30 – 14:30 British Library Knowledge Centre, Main Auditorium Double book launch exploring identity and crossing borders in Europe & Africa through photography and prose. Chaired…
Meet the Publishers: YA Edition Saturday 6 July, 14:00 – 15:15 British Library Knowledge Centre, Bronte Room With Aimée Felone (Knights Of) , Jasmine Richards (Storymix), Sarah Odedina (Accord Literary / Pushkin Press), and Alice Curry (Latana Publishing). Working on…
Family Listening Session: Story Story, Story Come Saturday 6 July, 14.15 – 14.45 Location: Harry M Weinrebe Learning Centre at The British Library FREE / Drop in For ages 2 – 11 Story Story, Story Come – Re-Imagined Folktales from Africa anthology…
Poetry & Mathematics: Workshop for Young Adults Saturday 6 July, 14:15 – 15:45 British Library Knowledge Centre, Eliot Room Create poetry out of mathematical data, and find inspiration from unlikely places with Keisha Thompson. In this workshop, poet Keisha Thompson…
Stepping Into Our Own Saturday 6 July, 14:45 – 16:00 British Library Knowledge Centre, Main Auditorium With Koleka Putuma, Okechukwu Nzelu, Olumide Popoola, Chelle O.T. & Siana Bangura. What does it mean to be true to self? Centring queer writers’…
Family Workshop: A Lesson in Honesty – Jaadeh! Saturday 6 July, 15.00 – 16.00 Location: Harry M Weinrebe Learning Centre at The British Library FREE / Drop in For ages 6 – 11 Gather round in a circle and join us…
Reimagining the Gods Saturday 6 July, 15:30 – 16:45 British Library Knowledge Centre, Bronte Room With Inua Ellams, Sitawa Namwalie and Dr. Louisa Egbunike & Dr. Marion Wallace. An interactive discussion on ancient African deities in contemporary spoken, written and…
Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Saturday 6 July, 16:15 – 16:45 British Library Knowledge Centre, Main Auditorium Book launch with the author chaired by Zaahida Mariam Nabagereka. Launch of dazzling collection on belonging & identity between Manchester and Kampala…
Angolan Literature 101 Saturday 6 July, 16:15 – 17:30 British Library Knowledge Centre, Eliot Room With Kalaf Epalanga & Yovanka Paquete Perdigao. Curious about African Lusophone literature? Join us to uncover a wealth of stories from Angolan writers. Following the…
2019 Caine Prize Conversation Saturday 6 July, 17:00 – 18:15 British Library Knowledge Centre, Main Auditorium With Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria), Meron Hadero (Ethiopia), Cherrie Kandie (Kenya), Ngwah-Mbo Nana Nkweti (Cameroon), Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor (Nigeria). Chaired by Prof. Fareda Banda….