African Literature

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 Poet 

Grief Is A Man: A Dialogue with Loic Ekinga

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Congo, Congolese Poet, curation, DRC, Elijah Bwojji, featured, fiction, Interview, Loic Ekinga, Poet, south africa, Uganda

GRIEF IS A MAN A DIALOGUE WITH LOIC EKINGA Loic Ekinga is a Congolese writer. He is the author of

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Dialogues Poet 

A Place Where Spring Is Possible: A Dialogue with Linathi Makanda

August 5, 2022August 8, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, african literary magazine, African Literature, African Poetry, african storytellers, African Storytelling, African Writers, Linathi Makanda, multi-disciplinary artist, Odyssey Books, Photography, Poet, south africa, South African poet

A PLACE WHERE SPRING IS POSSIBLE A DIALOGUE WITH LINATHI MAKANDA  Linathi Makanda is a multidisciplinary artist based in South

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Dialogues Poet 

Poetry is the Language of the Streets: A Dialogue with Kagayi Ngobi

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, curation, Elijah Bwojji, featured, fiction, Interview, Kagayi Ngobi, Poet, The Lantern Meet of Poets, Uganda, Ugandan Poet, Ugandan Writer

POETRY IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE STREETS A DIALOGUE WITH KAGAYI NGOBI Kagayi Ngobi is a lawyer, author, performance poet,

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Dialogues Non-Fiction Writer 

Elite Capture and the Retrograde of Social Justice: A Dialogue with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, african literary magazine, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Writers, contemporary african writers, creative non-fiction, diaspora, essays, featured, Ìdòwú O̩dẹ́yẹmí, life writing, Nigeria, nigerian writer, Non-fiction, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

ELITE CAPTURE AND THE RETROGRADE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE A DIALOGUE WITH OLÚFẸ́MI O. TÁÍWÒ Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò is the author

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