Interview Series

2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

Doing Unimaginable Things With Language: A Dialogue with Kasimma

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Storytelling, African Writers, featured, fiction, Gerald Kraak Award, Interview Series, Kasimma, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, Nigerian novelist, nigerian writer, Novelist, Uchenna Emelife

DOING UNIMAGINABLE THINGS WITH LANGUAGE A DIALOGUE WITH KASIMMA Kasimma is from Igboland—obodo ndị dike! She holds the 2022 Nikky

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2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize Dialogues 

The Fictional Character as a Teacher: A Dialogue with Howard Meh-Buh Maximus

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Poetry, african short stories, African Writers, Afritondo Short Story Prize, Award-winning Fiction, Award-winning Literature, Davina Philomena Kawuma, fiction, Howard Meh-Buh Maximus, Interview Magazine, Interview Series

THE FICTIONAL CHARACTER AS A TEACHER A DIALOGUE WITH HOWARD MEH-BUH MAXIMUS Howard Meh-Buh Maximus is a Cameroonian writer and

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2022 Isele Poetry Prize Dialogues 

A Kind of Haunting: A Dialogue with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

April 27, 2023April 28, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Isele Poetry Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Poetry, African Writers, Award-winning Literature, Award-winning poetry, contemporary poetry, Davina Philomena Kawuma, Interview Magazine, Interview Series, The Isele Poetry Prize, Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

A KIND OF HAUNTING A DIALOGUE WITH UCHECHUKWU PETER UMEZURIKE Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is an assistant professor in the Department

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2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing Dialogues 

Memory as a Motif in Fiction: A Dialogue with Joshua Chizoma

April 7, 2023April 13, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Stories, African Storytelling, Award-winning Art, featured, Interview Series, Joshua Chizoma, Literature, Nigeria, nigerian writer, Short Story Writers, shortlisted writers, Storytellers, The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, Uchenna Emelife

MEMORY AS A MOTIF IN FICTION A DIALOGUE WITH JOSHUA CHIZOMA Joshua Chizoma is a Nigerian writer. He was a

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2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing Dialogues 

Writing for the Eye: A Dialogue with Idza Luhumyo

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Stories, African Storytelling, Award-winning Art, Award-winning Fiction, Award-winning Literature, featured, Idza Luhumyo, Interview Series, Kenya, Kenyan writer, Literature, Short Story Writers, Storytellers, Uchenna Emelife

WRITING FOR THE EYE A DIALOGUE WITH IDZA LUHUMYO Idza Luhumyo is a Kenyan writer. Her work has been published

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

The Writer as an Ally: A Dialogue with Obinna Obioma

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, featured, fiction, Gerald Kraak Award, Interview Series, lgbt rights, LGBTQIA+, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, Nigerian Poet, nigerian writer, Obinna Obioma, Poetry, queer literature, Queer Narratives, queer stories, Uchenna Emelife

THE WRITER AS AN ALLY A DIALOGUE WITH OBINNA OBIOMA Obinna Obioma is a ghost, liberal, Virgo, tutor, and literary

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2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Dialogues 

Challenging Gender Polarization through Storytelling: A Dialogue with Joe Nyirenda

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature, Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Award-winning Literature, Charity Ngabirano, curation, featured, fiction, Gender Activism, Interview, Interview Series, Joe Nyirenda, Short Stories, Short Story Writers, women's rights, Zambia, Zambian writer

CHALLENGING GENDER POLARIZATION THROUGH STORYTELLING A DIALOGUE WITH JOE NYIRENDA Joe Nyirenda is a writer from Zambia. He discovered his

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

How A Child Tells Violence: A Dialogue with Hussani Abdulrahim

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, featured, fiction, Hussani Abdulrahim, Interview Series, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, Nigerian Poet, nigerian writer, Uchenna Emelife

HOW A CHILD TELLS VIOLENCE A DIALOGUE WITH HUSSANI ABDULRAHIM Hussani Abdulrahim is a writer from Nigeria. He is a

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2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

Remaining Conscious Amidst Surrender: A Dialogue with Sarah Isaacs

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa, African Fiction, African Literature, African Writers, Award-winning Fiction, Award-winning Literature, award-winning manuscript, award-winning novel, contemporary fiction, Davina Philomena Kawuma, Interview Magazine, Interview Series, Novels, Sarah Isaacs, shortlisted writers, South Africa

REMAINING CONSCIOUS AMIDST SURRENDER A DIALOGUE WITH SARAH ISAACS Sarah Isaacs is a writer and visual storyteller based in Cape

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2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa Dialogues 

Making Peace with Our Past: A Dialogue with Hamza Koudri

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa, African Fiction, African Literature, African Writers, Algeria, Award-winning Fiction, Award-winning Literature, contemporary fiction, Davina Philomena Kawuma, Hamza Koudri, Interview Magazine, Interview Series, Novels, shortlisted writers

MAKING PEACE WITH OUR PAST A DIALOGUE WITH HAMZA KOUDRI Hamza Koudri has an MA in English Literature and Civilization

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