At the end of the third edition of #CORALiteraryseason, one message rang clear: Weep Not, Child is more than a novel. It is a lens, a lament, and a legacy. …
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Okediran re-elected Sec-Gen of Pan African Writers’ Association, PAWA
DR. Wale Okediran has been re-elected for another three-year term as Secretary General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA). His re-election was confirmed at the recently concluded …
The second edition of the annual #CORALiterarySeason (July) was an immersive, educative, and artistic encounter with African literature’s political and cultural power. Through the lens of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the …
What made the reading even more engaging was her idea to invite members of the audience to continue where she paused, passing the narrative baton around the room. This turned …
Aboulela was announced winner at English PEN’s summer party on Wednesday evening, where actors Khalid Abdalla and Amira Ghazalla read from her work. She will receive the award on 10 …
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How Achebe, Adichie served injustice to Niger-Delta minorities in their writing
by The ArtHubby The ArtHub“Now, you do not also hear that minorities of the Niger Delta died of hunger during the war… Yes, we died, a lot of our people died. You will not …
SHARJAH Art Foundation invites cultural producers, including art and culture scholars, translators, writers, editors, independent publishers and publishing houses, collectives and non-profit institutions, to submit project proposals for the …
Themed #NGUGISeason, the programme holding every Saturday in July, is dedicated to reflecting on the works and career trajectory of renowned Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o who died …
The stories of the four women in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel, Dream Count, address an essential feminist question — what must a woman recognise in another and in herself …
The event further highlighted Guernica’s enduring commitment to Nigerian literature and arts by referencing a non-exhaustive but impressive list of Nigerian works previously published by the magazine. This extensive archive …