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Centering History and Education in Fiction: A Dialogue with Leila Aboulela

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African History, African Novel, African Writers, AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, Award-winning Fiction, diaspora, featured, historical fiction, historical novel, Leila Aboulela, Novelist, Saliha Haddad, Sudan, Sudanese history, Sudanese novelist, Sudanese writer

CENTERING HISTORY AND EDUCATION IN FICTION A DIALOGUE WITH LEILA ABOULELA Leila Aboulela is an award-winning novelist whose work has

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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 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 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

Succumbing to the Chaos of the Story: A Dialogue with Kanyinsola Olorunnisola

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Storytelling, African Writers, featured, fiction, Gerald Kraak Award, Kanyinsola Olorunnisola, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, nigerian writer, Uchenna Emelife

SUCCUMBING TO THE CHAOS OF THE STORY A DIALOGUE WITH KANYINSOLA OLORUNNISOLA Kanyinsola Olorunnisola is an experimental writer of Yoruba

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

Write What You Feel: A Dialogue with Ola W. Halim

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Storytelling, African Writers, featured, fiction, Gerald Kraak Award, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, nigerian writer, Ola W. Halim, queer literature, Queer Narratives, queer stories, Uchenna Emelife

Write What You Feel A DIALOGUE WITH OLA W. HALIM Ola W. Halim teaches English Studies and Literature-in-English and writes

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

Voicing the Fringe: A Dialogue with Ukamaka Olisakwe

February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poets, African Storytelling, featured, fiction, Gerald Kraak Award, Isele Magazine, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, Nigerian novelist, nigerian writer, Uchenna Emelife, Ukamaka Olisakwe

VOICING THE FRINGE A DIALOGUE WITH UKAMAKA OLISAKWE Ukamaka Olisakwe grew up in Kano, Nigeria, and now lives in Vermillion,

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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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Dialogues Novelist 

The Historical Roots of a Landscape: A Dialogue with Bridget Pitt

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Fiction, african literary magazine, African Literature, African Nonfiction, African Novel, African Poetry, african storytellers, African Storytelling, African Writers, Bridget Pitt, Commonwealth Writers, featured, fiction, historical fiction, historical novel, Kris Van der Bijl, Novelist, Novels, Prose

THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF A LANDSCAPE A DIALOGUE WITH BRIDGET PITT Bridget Pitt is a South African author and environmental activist

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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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