Short Stories

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 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Dialogues 

Displacement and Divisions Along Colour Lines: A Dialogue with Beverley Ann Abrahams

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature, Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Award-winning Literature, Beverley Ann Abrahams, Charity Ngabirano, curation, featured, fiction, Interview, Poet, Short Stories, Short Story Writers, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean writer

DISPLACEMENT AND DIVISIONS ALONG COLOUR LINES A DIALOGUE WITH BEVERLEY ANN ABRAHAMS Beverley Ann Abrahams is a Zimbabwean teacher of

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2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

Finding Humanity in the Monstrous: A Dialogue with Ntsika Kota

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Winner, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Writers, Aisha Kabiru Mohammed, Award-winning Fiction, Award-winning Literature, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Commonwealth Writers, Eswatini, featured, Interview Series, Ntsika Kota, Short Stories, winner

FINDING HUMANITY IN THE MONSTROUS A DIALOGUE WITH NTSIKA KOTA Born in Mbabane, Eswatini, Ntsika Kota is a chemist by

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2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

Keeping Climate Discourse in the Light: A Dialogue with Charlie Muhumuza

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, african speculative and fantasy fiction, African Writers, Aisha Kabiru Mohammed, Charlie Muhumuza, climate change activism, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Commonwealth Writers, featured, Interview Series, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Uganda

KEEPING CLIMATE DISCOURSE IN THE LIGHT A DIALOGUE WITH CHARLIE MUHUMUZA Charlie Muhumuza is a Ugandan writer and lawyer. His

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2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

Hate as a Manifestation of Ignorance: A Dialogue with Dera Duru

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Writers, Aisha Kabiru Mohammed, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Commonwealth Writers, Dera Duru, featured, Gender Activism, Interview Series, LGBTQIA+, Nigeria, queer literature, Short Stories

HATE AS A MANIFESTATION OF IGNORANCE A DIALOGUE WITH DERA DURU Dera Duru is a Nigerian writer and laboratory scientist.

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2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

Resistance in the Face of Misogyny: A Dialogue with Franklyn Usouwa

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Writers, Aisha Kabiru Mohammed, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Commonwealth Writers, featured, Franklyn Usouwa, Gender Activism, Interview Series, Nigeria, Short Stories, women's rights

RESISTANCE IN THE FACE OF MISOGYNY A DIALOGUE WITH FRANKLYN USOUWA Franklyn Usouwa is a Nigerian storyteller presently studying for

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2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

An Intimacy Between Strangers: A Dialogue with Mubanga Kalimamukwento

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, adda, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Writers, Aisha Kabiru Mohammed, Award-winning Fiction, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Commonwealth Writers, Dinaane Debut Fiction Award, featured, Granta, Interview Series, Jacana Media, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Short Stories, Zambia

AN INTIMACY BETWEEN STRANGERS A DIALOGUE WITH MUBANGA KALIMAMUKWENTO Mubanga is a Zambian storyteller. Her first novel, The Mourning Bird

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2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize Dialogues 

2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Conversations with Shortlisted Writers and Winner

September 11, 2022September 11, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, african speculative and fantasy fiction, African Writers, Aisha Kabiru Mohammed, Charlie Muhumuza, Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Commonwealth Writers, Dera Duru, Eswatini, featured, Franklyn Usouwa, Interview Series, lgbt rights, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Nigeria, Ntsika Kota, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Uganda, Zambia

2022 COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE CONVERSATIONS WITH SHORTLISTED WRITERS AND WINNER I will always cherish the words of the best-selling

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Dialogues Short Story Writer 

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword: A Dialogue with Surumani Manzi

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Charity Ngabirano, curation, featured, fiction, Interview, Poet, Short Stories, Short Story Writers, Surumani Manzi, The Lantern Meet of Poets, Uganda, Ugandan Writer

THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD A DIALOGUE WITH SURUMANI MANZI Born in the near aftermath of Uganda’s third

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2021 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Dialogues 

Resisting Social Hierarchies: A Dialogue with Jenny Robson

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2021 Kendeka Prize for African Literature, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Writers, Andrew Maina, Award-winning Fiction, Award-winning Literature, Botswana, Charity Ngabirano, featured, fiction, Interview Series, Jenny Robson, Short Stories

RESISTING SOCIAL HIERARCHIES A DIALOGUE WITH JENNY ROBSON Jenny Robson was born in South Africa in 1952, but has lived

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