Literature

The Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa Award Deadline 20 Feb 2020

Margaret Busby New Daughters of Africa scholarship will be at the total value of at least…

Meet Mary Otumahana Founder of The RecordShop the Pop-up Recording Studio

An important venture for  young, creative Londoners. The RecordShop a free pop-up studio in Tottenham was founded by the…

Royal African Society 2019 Annual Lecture by British-Nigeria Artist Yinka Shonibare CBE

Acclaimed British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA), delivers the Royal African Society’s 2019 Annual Lecture…

Full Guide to Tottenham Literature Festival

1 – 9 November A bold and new festival of words right here in Tottenham…

Today – Tottenham Literature Festival Performance Poet Lemn Sissay Opens with “Something Dark”

A rare chance to see a dramatic reading of the acclaimed one-man play by celebrated…

Bernie Grant Arts Centre – 1st Tottenham Literature Festival with big names Lemn Sissay, Candice Carty- Williams and more

Bernie Grant Arts Centre presents the first ever Tottenham Literature Festival (1-9th November), a new…

‘Brave New Words’ – New Anthology/Wasafiri 35th Anniversary includes Booker Prize Winner Evaristo

Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now (published by Myriad on 7 Nov), a collection…

Joint winners of 2019 Booker Prize – Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo with The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other

In a shock announcement, the judges of the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction awarded the…

Marlon James and Tressie McMillan Cottom named National Book Award Finalist

Marlon James is among the 25 finalists for the 2019 National Book Awards’. The categories…

Jackie Kay Selects 10 Writers of Color working in the UK – part of the International Literature Showcase

Scots Makar, poet and novelist Jackie Kay revealed her selection of ten of the most…

The Hidden History of Africa Before the Slave Trade 

This is a visually stunning presentation that addresses one key question: What history do Black…

Quick Chat with Author of The Spider King’s Daughter Chibundu Onuzo

Onuzo brings her autobiographical show 1991 featuring narrative, music, song and dance back to the…

News: Ed Book Fest _ Tribute to Literary Legend Toni Morrison lead by Jackie Kay with Margaret Busby

On Saturday 24th of August  The Edinburgh International Book Festival paid tribute to Toni Morrison who…

#Stormzy Scholarship #Cambridge for Black UK Students apply until 1st Sept

Following the launch of the Stormzy Scholarship in 2018, Cambridge have announced that Stormzy is…

Ghana: Catch Ade Solanke at Chale Wote Street Art Festival

Ade Solanke is the among the participating artists at CHALE WOTE 2019,  she will be…

National Museums Liverpool – Slavery Remembrance Lecture 2019:

National Museums Liverpool  announced Johny Pitts will be delivering the Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture, as part…