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The danger behind a single story

January wrote 1 month ago: The above named title was coined from a recent interview Chimamanda Adichie granted ( I think it … more →

Tags: African writers, Chimamanda Adichie, Ghana, Lagos, Nigeria, Nigerian writers, Pulitzer Prize

Caine Prize 10th Anniversary Tour

vsadams wrote 1 month ago: reading last night, thanks to NCLA (Newcastle Centre For The Literary Arts) was brilliant.  Chika Un … more →

Tags: Cultural Excursions, Brian Chikwava, Chika Unigwe, E.C. Osondu, Fiction, literary readings, ncla, Newcastle University, Short Story

Mukoma wa Ngugi nominated for the Caine Prize

carmenmccain wrote 6 months ago: Mukoma wa Ngugi, September 2007 (c) Carmen McCain I found out yesterday that my buddy Mukoma wa Ngug … more →

Tags: African literature, KENYAN LITERATURE, Literary Awards, Literature, Mukoma wa Ngugi

Review: What Kind of Child, Ken Barris

richardkunzmann wrote 6 months ago: Ken Barris is a South African author to watch. His catalogue of literary awards attests to this: the … more →

Tags: African fiction, South Africa, South African writers, Review, book, writing, Cain Prize, Books, Ken Barris

Review: Waiting for an Angel, Helon Habila

richardkunzmann wrote 7 months ago: Love Poems, the first part of this book, won Habila the Caine Prize for African fiction. It is indee … more →

Tags: African fiction, Review, book, Helon Habila, Nigerian authors, Chinua Achebe, wole soyinka, ben okri, Cain Prize

Caine Prize for African Writing

Andrew Blackman wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been attending quite a few readings at the Southbank Centre lately, and always find that, … more →

Tags: Literature, Events, south bank, African writing, Short Stories

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Tags: Debate, Africa, SOUTHBANK, glastonbury, London, Pride, paglia

Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan2 comments

bookroomreviews wrote 1 year ago: Cover of Say You’re One of Them Say You’re One of Them is a powerful collection of short stori … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Say You're One of Them, Uwem Akpan, Fiction, genocide, Africa, Short Stories, poverty, Rwanda

Continuing the dominance

Buddy Baker wrote 1 year ago: Nigeria continues its dominance in the African literary world that began with Nobel Prize winner Wol … more →

Tags: Literature

5AM Dispatches

Guru wrote 1 year ago: Saturday is a great day. I get to make for lost time in my writing and other things in my life. As I … more →

Tags: Jogging, writing, Publishing, Literary Fiction

5AM Dispatches

Guru wrote 1 year ago: This is a new series of thoughts and ideas that flow through my mind as I do my daily 5am – 6a … more →

Tags: 5AM Dispatches, Jogging, writing, marathon, Running, Online Master's degree

Who is Monica Arac de Nyeko?3 comments

lesaniblog wrote 2 years ago: Winner of the 2007 Caine Prize for African writing, Monica Arac de Nyeko’s winning piece is a … more →

Tags: News, Uganda, Monica Arac de Nyeko, Homosexuality, African writing, Ugandan lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI)

Wasafiri: A Magazine of International Contemporary Writing

seawoman wrote 2 years ago: Subtitled “perspectives on African, Caribbean, Asian and black British Literature’ and ‘Magazi … more →

Tags: Anthologies & Journals, Scholarly Writing & Book Reviews, African writing, black british literature, UK scholarly writing, wasafiri


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