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Engaging the Fringe at the Ake Festival #AkeFest2015

The theme at the Ake Festival 2015 this year was Engaging The Fringe. This meant that there were events that focused on genres and creative…

Awards Festivals Kenya Nigeria

Cat Hellisen wins Short Story Day Africa Prize 2015 #AkeFest2015

James Murua November 21, 2015 5 Comments Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 Alex Latimer Billy Kahora Cat Hellisen Fred Khumalo Mark Winkler Mary Watson Short Story Day Africa Prize Short Story Day Africa Prize 2015

Cat Hellisen is the winner of the Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction 2015. The winner has just been announced at the ongoing…

Festivals Ghana Nigeria

Book bloggers strut their stuff at #AkeFest2015

James Murua November 21, 2015 No Comments #AkeFest2015 Ainehi Edoro Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 bookshybooks Brittlepaper.com Emmanuel Iduma Kate Haines Kinna Likimani Kinnareads.com Saraba Magazine Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed

Book bloggers are a very important lot in the African literary ecosystem and on Thursday afternoon some of the most well-known ones strutted their stuff…

Education Festivals Nigeria Uganda

Writivism Workshop 2016 participants announced at Ake Festival #AkeFest205

James Murua November 21, 2015 1 Comment Adeola Opeyemi Aisha Nelson Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 Attillah Springer Awah Leonide Azah Billie Adwoa McTernan Brunelle Wanzire Charles King Dennis Omolo Diane Bajika Eboka Chukwudi Peter EC Osondu Edwige Dro. Richard Ali-Mutu Frances Ogamba Guy Muyembe Hassan Gary Musa Jane Kalu Jean-Fraterne Ruyange Jennifer Chinenye Emelife Joel Benjamin Ntwatwa Jonathan Kalala Kahindo Lukando Annie Karen Mukwasi Keziah Elaine Ayikoru Koné Raissa Kwabena Agyare Yeboah Mamadou Diallo Mamadou Lamine Diop Dame Margaret Muthee Matthi Kayaya Merdi Muintshe Mohamadou Fadel Diop Mohamed Diaby Mwinda Deborah Naamala Brighton Samson Ndi Charles Oroni Tendera Pemi Aguda Peter Nwabunwanne Akparanta Precious Maliwa Sandra Afriyie Nartey Sitawa Namwalie Sue ANIQUE Tossa Senerap Vivian Ogbonna Wanjiku Mungai Winnie Ivy Cherop Kirui Wivine Syaghuswa Writivism Writivism 2016 Wrtivism Workshops Yewande Omotoso Zahara Tunda

The young writers who will be taking part in the Writivism workshops in fiction, non-fiction and poetry were announced on Friday afternoon at the Ake…

Ayodele Morocco-Clarke , Siphiwo Mahala, Mona Eltahawy and Dilman Dila

Egypt Festivals Nigeria South Africa Uganda

Writing our way out of social inequality in Africa #AkeFest2015

James Murua November 21, 2015 No Comments #AkeFest2015 African Delights Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 Ayodele Morocco-Clarke Dilman Dila Headscarves and Hymens Mona Eltahawy Siphiwo Mahala When A Man Cries

Ayodele Morocco-Clarke moderated “Writing our way out of social inequality in Africa”, one of the first panels at the Ake Festival with writers Siphiwo Mahala,…

Festivals Nigeria