Charting New Platforms, Ideas and Forms: The Place of Literary Magazines in African Literature Sunday 5 July 13.30 – 14.30, FREE With Kinsi Abdulleh, Editor of SCARF; Kadija George, Editor of Sable; Billy Kahora, Editor of Kwani?and Associate Editor of Chimurenga Chronic and Ndinda Kioko,…
Friday 3 July, 14.00 – 15.30, Free
Observing the White Gaze Sunday 5 July 14.45 – 15.45, FREE How does a shifting nexus of race and economics shape the writing and publication opportunities open to African writers and the perspective of African readers? How is the growth…
Meet the Publishers, Friday 3 July, 16.00 – 17.30, Free Join our panel of publishing experts as they tell you what they look for when considering new work, share the dos and don’ts of pitching and other insider tips.
African Books To Inspire. Friday 3 July. 18.30 – 20.30. £10 /£8/ £5. An evening of books and inspiration, chaired by Hannah Pool.
Africa Writes Book Fair Friday 3 – Sunday 5 July, 12:00 – 17:00 British Library (foyer) Fiction and non-fiction; classics and contemporary; adult and children’s literature; poetry and prose. The Africa Writes book fair offers a wide range of African literature,…
Do you want to feature on the #Africawrites blog? You can if you share your book of inspiration with us! In the lead up to our live African Books to Inspire evening, hosted by journalist Hannah Pool, we want to…
Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart. Wole Woyinka. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. These are the familiar writers and book titles that feature on African literature lists. It’s hardly surprising since they are among the greats – and we are of course big fans…
Session for 18-24 year olds , Saturday 4 July, 16:00 – 18:00 , FREE
Sunday by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor Sunday 5 July 16.00 – 17.00, FREE A staged reading of Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s bold and haunting inter-generational drama. When Mary comes out to her mother and grandmother, tragic events long buried in the past threaten to…