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….
New Daughters of Africa Saturday 6 July, 19:00 – 20:30 £15 / £12 / £10 / £9 for RAS Members Celebrating Black women’s writing in a landmark anthology Twenty-five years after Margaret Busby’s landmark anthology Daughters of Africa, this new companion volume…