African Fiction

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

2021–2022 Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa: Conversations with Shortlisted Writers and Winner

September 25, 2022September 25, 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, Doreen Anyango, Hamza Koudri, Interview Magazine, Interview Series, Joyce Odera Nwankwo, Marina Auer, Nigeria, Novels, Sarah Isaacs, shortlisted writers, South Africa, Uganda

2021-2022 ISLAND PRIZE FOR A DEBUT NOVEL FROM AFRICA CONVERSATIONS WITH SHORTLISTED WRITERS AND WINNER In his introduction to The

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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 

Humanising the Queer Experience: A Dialogue with Bryan Okwesili

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, Bryan Joe Okwesili, featured, fiction, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, nigerian writer, queer literature, Queer Narratives, queer stories, Uchenna Emelife, Writing

HUMANISING THE QUEER EXPERIENCE A DIALOGUE WITH BRYAN OKWESILI Bryan Okwesili is a queer Nigerian poet and storyteller. His works

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News 

Africa in Dialogue Announces New Interns for March to August 2022

March 11, 2022May 6, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Africa in Dialogue Internship Program, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literary editors, African Literature, African Poetry, African Storytelling, African Writers, Akona Metu, Announcements, Contributing Editor, Contributing Interviewer, creative non-fiction, editing, Elijah Bwojji, featured, Ìdòwú O̩dẹ́yẹmí, Interns, Internship Program, Lungelo Dlamini, News, Social Media, Tealee A. Brown, Tumi Riet, Uchenna Emelife, Wanjiku Gathinji, Wanjiru Wang'ondu, Zenas Ubere

AFRICA IN DIALOGUE ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNS FOR MARCH TO AUGUST 2022 We are excited to welcome a cohort of ten

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Africa in Dialogue Announces its 2022 Internship Program Application

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Internship Program, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literary editors, African Literature, African Poetry, African Storytelling, African Writers, Announcements, Contributing Editor, Contributing Interviewer, creative non-fiction, editing, Interns, Internship Program, News, Social Media

2022 Africa in Dialogue Internship program Africa in Dialogue is excited to present the 2022 call for its biannual Internship

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