5 Francophone writers to discover
Alain Mabanckou Alain Mabanckou was born in 1966 in the Congo. He currently lives in LA, where he teaches literature at UCLA. He is the author of six volumes of poetry and six novels. He is the winner of the…
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20 Of The Best African Novels To Read In Summer 2017
It’s coming to that time of the year, where the pace begins to slow down and our surroundings become open to the possibility of sunshine, ice cream and a relaxing book at your fingertips. Here’s a list of the perfect…
Africa Writes poets shortlisted for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize
Recently, Gaamangwe Joy Mogami at Africa in Dialogue has been in conversation with shortlisted poets for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize. Among these poets are three amazing writers which we have the privilege of having at Africa Writes…
Archives for Writers: Krio Heritage and Culture
This year, the RAS Education Programme is reaching out to adult communities as well as schools to develop creative writing in response to African culture and heritage. In line with one of this year’s Africa Writes themes, Archives for Writers,…
Nzinga Effect x Royal Africa Society: Have your say for Africa Writes 2017!
In partnership with The Nzinga Effect, a media platform that tells African women’s stories, we are inviting our community to record a short video telling us who is your favourite female African character in a book and why. All videos…
AFREADA x Africa Writes Presents: Tomorrow I’ll Be Twenty competition
With acclaimed Congolese writer Alain Mabanckou joining Africa Writes on July 2nd, we’ve teamed up with AFREADA to run a short story writing competition with the chance to win £100! We are inviting writers, anywhere and everywhere, to participate in a 500-word…
‘My Song for Burundi’ Poetry Workshop
18 March 2017 The second day of the Rwanda leg of the festival saw us climbing the long winding roads to Musanze in the north of the country. We were going to meet a group of students who had formed…
‘The publishing industry in Rwanda is now starting to thrive again’
17 March 2016 We joined partners Huza Press and Jalada Africa in Rwanda for the Kigali leg of the Jalada Mobile Literary and Arts Festival, supported by British Council #EastAfricaArts. The festival tours 5 countries in 28 days, and represents…
Africa Writes 2016: The Round-Up
Written by Kelechi Iwumene Africa Writes 2016: A whirlwind weekend for African literature that celebrated the festival’s fifth year at The British Library, 1-3 July. From Bisi Alimi’s drag alter ego, to the fiery wisdom of Nawal El Saadawi, to…
A Brief History of Africa Writes
A Brief History of Africa Writes – by Sheila Ruiz, Head of Programmes, Partnerships & Operations at The Royal African Society The idea was simple – to offer an annual platform to showcase established and emerging literary talent from across Africa…