Literature

NEWS: American novelist, essayist, editor, Toni Morrison Dies

The American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher and professor has died: she passed away age 88…

Competition: Enter The Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize

Calling young writers each year the Financial Times and The Bodley Head, one of Britain’s…

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ICA: Black Quantum Futurism take over ICA for two weeks

August sees the ICA present Temporal Deprogramming, a two-week programme from Philadelphia-based interdisciplinary artists Black…

Chigozie Obioma and Oyinkan Braithwaite make the 2019 Booker Prize Longlist

The longlist, or ‘Booker Dozen’, for the 2019 Booker Prize  has been announced, the 13…

Win Two Tickets Inua Ellams R.A.P Party

Founded by Barber Shop Chronicles writer Inua Ellams, and featuring London’s new young people’s laureate…

Videotalk: Yolande Mukagasana author of “Not My Time to Die”

It was at Africa Writes 2019 that Yolande Mukagasana spoke about her survivor testimony “Not My Time to Die”.  It is 25 years since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi,  and the new English edition is now available. The book is translated by King’s Academic Dr Zoe Norridge, it is an account of how  Yolande’s life […]

Africa Writes: Margaret Busby OBE awarded Lifetime Achievement in African Literature

At Africa Writes 2019 on July 6th the inaugural Lifetime Achievement in African Literature award…

Lesley Nneka Arimah wins 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing

Alt A was at the Caine Prize Dinner to see Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah…

Egypt and Somalia share African Poetry Prize

Egypt’s Nadra Mabrouk joins Somalia’s Jamila Osman today as joint winners of the attention-grabbing Brunel International…

SheCAN: Stories for South Asian Supergirls by Raj Kaur Khaira

Through the fascinating stories of 50 women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri…

Exclusive Partner Offer: Win A Copy of New Daughters of Africa | AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING BY WOMEN OF AFRICAN DESCENT Margaret Busby

As part of the Spring edition of Alt A Review that celebrates women we have…

SheCAN Red Carpet: Zawe Ashton at the BFI & Radio Times Television Festival 2019

Zawe Ashton is an English actress, playwright and director best known for roles in Channel…

Books: Character Breakdown by Zawe Ashton

Cult heroine Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities…

Today 21 March- BOOK LAUNCH @SOAS The New Pan-Africanism: Globalism & the Nation State in Africa

18:30 – 20:00 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS Nationalism and the nation state, globalization and…

Media Partner: Speakers, Panellists Revealed for 6th LSE Africa Summit 2019

In the build-up to announcing keynote speakers, organisers of the annual conference, which holds at…

Zawe Ashton My Life, On & Off Screen: BFI & Radio Times Television Festival

Join Zawe Ashton at the largest and most prestigious television festival in the UK, at…