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Is there a connection between contemporary Caribbean and African literature?

February 15, 2016

By Alexis Teyie In October last year, Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings. He is the first Jamaican-born author to win “Britain’s most prestigious literary award.” Earlier in 2015, Zambian writer, Namwali Serpell, won the Caine Prize – described as Africa’s leading literary award – … More Is there a connection between contemporary Caribbean and African literature?

Required Reading: Reflections on Lawino’s Ocol 50 Years Later

February 8, 2016

By Gloria Kiconco When Lawino abuses Ocol, my ears burn and I hope her discerning eyes cannot see through the thin sheet of education I cover myself with. Her attacks in verse chronicle my one-sided romance with whiteness. Her buzzing anger is what I swallow whenever my head cranes to see which fair-skinned face has … More Required Reading: Reflections on Lawino’s Ocol 50 Years Later

Seven Outstanding 2015 Books of African Francophone Fiction

February 1, 2016

By Mamadou Diallo  African Francophone literature seems to me so much less vibrant these days and less favourable for emerging new voices than its Anglophone counterpart. In 2015, much like in 2014, most of the fiction works I read were published in English speaking Africa. However, I interrupted my unpatriotic escapades out of the Francophonie … More Seven Outstanding 2015 Books of African Francophone Fiction

Lignes directrices du Prix Writivism 2016

January 30, 2016

Le Prix Writivism est un concours annuel pour les écrivain(e)s en herbe africain(e)s administré par le Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE). Les participant(e)s doivent être des écrivain(e)s non-publié(e)s, et résider dans un pays africain. Nous considérons qu’un(e) écrivain(e)s est publié(e) si il ou elle a sorti un livre. Toutes les questions d’éligibilité seront résolues … More Lignes directrices du Prix Writivism 2016