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National Museums Liverpool|SLAVERY REMEMBRANCE DAY 2018 Gina Belafonte

National Museums Liverpool announce the 2018 speaker for its Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture, a…

English Pen: Celebrating Nelson Mandela: His Letters, His Legacy Reviewed

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we…

Southbank Centre hosts Nelson Mandela: The Centenary Exhibition

This 18th of July will mark what would have been the 100th year of a…

Little Ones: Family Fun Old Vic presents MONSTROUS TALES IN ASSOCIATION WITH BOOKTRUST

“Stories were wild, wild animals and went off in directions you couldn’t expect’ Patrick Ness, A…

Makena Onjerika Caine Prize Winner Talks to Alt A

“……Nairobi is in my DNA”. “I wrote my first novel in six months. It occupied…

Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 Winner Makena Onjerika

Kenyan author Makena Onjerika wins the 2018 Caine prize for ‘Fanta Blackcurrant’ her book about…

Review: Africa Writes 2018 at The British Library

The British Library once again opened its doors for Africa Writes, this weekend 29 June…

Cultural Compounds: IS AFRICAN IDENTITY LOST IN TRANSLATION?

Cultural Compounds is a series of one day symposiums to explore how the cultural and…

3 Events to Catch This Weekend: #BFI Philomela’s Chorus #AfricaCentre Windrush Time Capsule #OctoberGallery Gallery Talk Rachid Koraïchi

BFI: Philomela’s Chorus + Q&A with Gaylene Gould, BFI Head of Cinemas and Events, and…

AfricaWritesUK 29 June to 1st July: 3 Events Not to Miss! Highlights 2018

COAT – Yomi Ṣode opens Africa Writes 2018 with a special performance of his previously sold-out show.…

Little Minds: THE BOLDS IN TROUBLE

With the school summer holiday fast approaching here is a book to entertain those “little…

ON STAGE: Ilé La Wà (We Are home) Writer Tolu Agbelusi Talks!

1.What inspired the production Ilé La Wà “We Are home”? “We Are Home” is the English translation…

EnglishPEN Celebrating Nelson Mandela: His Letters, His Legacy

Taking place at Union Chapel on Tuesday 17 July, the evening will be a celebratory…

5 Events Not to Miss this July: Spotlight Film “Sorry To Bother You”

USAFILM:  Sorry To Bother You is a 2018 American science fiction comedy film written and directed…

Media Promotion: Africa Writes 2018 Spotlight on Poetry – Warsan Shire, Yomi Sode and Octavia Poetry Collective

At this year’s Africa Writes festival poetry is center stage. We are in the middle…