Tag: African Literature
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7-year-old publishes second book, novelists hosting podcasts, and more!
African Literature and Digital Culture (Los Angeles Review of Books) Immediately after pandemic lockdowns were announced in March, writer Zukiswa Wanner, with the help of blogger James Murua, launched Afrolit Sans Frontieres, the first online literary festival held entirely on Instagram. A Twitter kerfuffle immediately ensued: the British platform BookBound, partner of Wasafiri magazine, announced that they were organizing the first ever…
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African Fiction in China, Writing Retreats, and more…
How Two Friends Started A Top Writing Retreat In France (Forbes) Created and hosted by Tyley and Slack, two friends living in France who devised the retreat over a glass of wine, Slack is an experienced journalist and communications consultant, while Tyley is the author of Spaghetti Head, as well as a series of poetry and short stories.…
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Feminist Dystopias, African Fiction, Harry Potter, and more…
Why are feminist dystopias so hot right now? An author sheds light (EW) Alongside fellow recent feminist dystopias like Siobhan Adcock’s The Completionist and Leni Zumas’ Red Clocks, Vox reflects ongoing conversations around the mistreatment of women through a near-apocalyptic lens. In this case, Dalcher imagines a near-future U.S. in which women have been banned from speaking more than 100…
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Literature Changing Perceptions of Africa, Creative Writing Snobs, and more…
Let’s silence the creative writing course snobs (The Guardian) Writing, like anything – from athletics to nuclear physics – depends on a basic degree of talent, which can be cultivated through training. So let’s stop pretending that devoting a year or two to studying writing in the company of others is anything other than a…
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