As of 2019, Africa Writes festival adopted a biennial model with the aim of returning with a full summer festival weekend at the British Library in 2021. With this in mind we planned and programmed two very special events for…
Sensuous Knowledge Masterclass with Minna Salami Date: Tuesday 20 October Time: 17:00 – 19:00 (BST) Location: Zoom Tickets: £35 / £17 (concession tickets for Senior 60+, Student, Under 18 and Unemployed) Drawing from Africa-centric and Black feminist thought, Minna Salami…
Africa Writes have teamed up with Myriad Editions to bring you a moving excerpt from the newly published paperback edition of Margaret Busby’s New Daughters of Africa. This excerpt is written by author and essayist Zadie Smith. Zadie Smith wrote…
Africa Writes have teamed up with Jacaranda Books to bring you a delightful monthly read from the publisher’s Twenty in 2020 releases. In September we are spotlighting Deadly Sacrifice by Stella Oni. Here’s a short blurb: #TwentyIn2020 mystery begins as…