Literature

Books: Diversity by June Sarpong

Broadcaster/author June Sarpong in an recent interview talked about being excluded from a photo shoot…

The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize Open until – 1st March 2019

The Prize is split into two separate categories – an award for the best published…

Today TEDx Oxford Zoe Adjonyoh part of “Building Bridges

Sharing her culinary journey through the lens of identity as a speaker at TEDxOxford as part…

SheCAN: Meet the Black Cultural Archives’s (BCA) New MD Arike Oke

From 4th March 2019, Arike will lead the BCA, the only national heritage centre dedicated…

Lettie Precious Among Writers Awarded The First Royal Court Theatre and Kudos Writing Fellowship

Royal Court Theatre and Kudos announced that writers Lettie Precious, Rabiah Hussain and Ross Willis had…

SheCAN: SouthBank Centre presents New Daughters of Africa

On Saturday 9th March 6pm be there for the launch of Margaret Busby’s major new…

Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards 2019 Open For Submissions

Launched 25th January 2019, excellence in the world’s English-language arts publishing scene will be celebrated through…

Things Fall Apart among 12 novels considered “Greatest Book Ever Written” alongside Alice Walker’s Beloved

The list of 12 novels compiled by Encyclopaedia Brittanica, as 12 books which have for …

Book Review: The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela

Let’s paint the picture, Mandela imprisoned in a cell which was only 2.4 metres by…

Royal African Society presents Africa in 2019: Prospects and Forecasts

RAS flagship events in London and Edinburgh, delivered in partnership with the British Council and Centre of African…

Unwritten: Caribbean Poems After the First World War

As a collaborative project, co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW, BBC Contains Strong Language and the British…

Nonso Anozie Game of Thrones and Artemis Fowl Actor at New Beacon Books

Nonso Anozie is a British actor of TV, stage and screen, Anozie is best known for his…

UCL: Bridging the Divide Between African Diaspora Studies and African Studies: A Critical Workshop

The United States has seen a growth of Black studies, Africana studies, and African Diaspora…

WEEKEND EDIT…. The Convert Young Vic, Zara McFarlane Jazz Cafe, New Beacon Books Xmas Market and more

New Beacon Books African & Caribbean Mini Market – Christmas Special Today 15th December, New Beacon…

New Beacon Books African & Caribbean Mini Market – Christmas Special

Today 15th December, New Beacon Books in Finsbury Park, North London presents their final Mini…

Southbank Centre: Roxane Gay in Conversation

In conversation on stage for the first time in the UK, Roxane Gay brings her…