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Dialogues Multi-disciplinary 

The Courage to Confront Painful Narratives: A Dialogue with Laone J. Mangwa

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, african literary magazine, African Literature Curators, African Nonfiction, Botswana, creative non-fiction, featured, fiction, Laone J. Mangwa, Motswana Poet, Personal Essays, Poet, Poetry, Short Stories, Southern Africa

THE COURAGE TO CONFRONT PAINFUL NARRATIVES A DIALOGUE WITH LAONE J. MANGWA Laone J. Mangwa (Also, LJ Mangwa) is a

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Worldbuilding and the Frenzy of Analysis: A Dialogue with Mwila Agatha Zaza

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 africaindialogue 1 Comment 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, diaspora, fiction, Finland, Helsinki, Interview Series, literary award, Mwila Agatha Zaza, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian writer

WORLDBUILDING AND THE FRENZY OF ANALYSIS A DIALOGUE WITH MWILA AGATHA ZAZA Mwila Agatha Zaza is a Zambian-Finnish author and

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Confronting Mortality and the Dynamic Inner World: A Dialogue with Mwinji Siame

June 13, 2025June 14, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, fiction, Interview Series, literary award, Mwinji Siame, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian writer

CONFRONTING MORTALITY AND THE DYNAMIC INNER WORLD A DIALOGUE WITH MWINJI SIAME Mwinji is a freelance writer and artist based

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

2025 Ubwali Hope Prize: Conversations with Shortlisted Writers

June 4, 2025June 5, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, creative non-fiction, Dacious Kasoka, essays, fiction, Interview Series, Isaac Kanyinji, literary award, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Mwanabibi Sikamo, Mwila Agatha Zaza, Mwinji Siame, Poetry, Suwilanji Namusamba, Zambia, Zambian literature

2025 ubwali hope PRIZE CONVERSATIONS WITH SHORTLISTED WRITERS It is winter in South Africa and if you want to know

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Dialogues Novelist 

The Storyteller is Moved by Empathy: A Dialogue with Michael Chièdoziém Chúkwúderà

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Novel, African Storytelling, African Writers, Award-winning poetry, featured, fiction, Guest Interviewer, Journalism, Michael Chièdoziém Chúkwúderà, Nigeria, Nigerian novelist, Nigerian storytelling, nigerian writer, Ugochukwu Anadị

THE STORYTELLER IS MOVED BY EMPATHY A DIALOGUE WITH MICHAEL CHIÈDOZIÉM CHÚKWÚDERÀ Michael Chièdoziém Chúkwúderà is an Igbo writer whose works

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Dialogues Novelist 

The Life and Logic of Imagination: A Dialogue with Khadija Marouazi

April 17, 2024April 22, 2024 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, Africa Writers, african authors, African Fiction, african literary magazine, African Literature, African Novel, african storytellers, African Storytelling, African Writers, Algeria, fiction, Khadija Marouazi, Morocco, Novelist, Saliha Haddad

THE LIFE AND LOGIC OF IMAGINATION A DIALOGUE WITH KHADIJA MAROUAZI Khadija Marouazi is a professor of literature at Ibn Tofaïl

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Dialogues Novelist 

Unearthing the Stories of Families and their Histories: A Dialogue with Tsitsi Mapepa

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Catalyst Press, fiction, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Interview, Kris Van der Bijl, Literary Fiction, Politics, Southern Africa, Tsitsi Mapepa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean novelist, Zimbabwean writer

UNEARTHING THE STORIES OF FAMILIES AND THEIR HISTORIES A DIALOGUE WITH TSITSI MAPEPA Tsitsi Mapepa is a Kiwi, Zimbabwean-born writer

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Dialogues Novelist 

The Novelization of Vera: A Dialogue with Goretti Kyomuhendo

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Writers, African Writers Trust, Award-winning Fiction, Award-winning Literature, Commonwealth Writers, Davina Philomena Kawuma, featured, FEMRITE, fiction, Goretti Kyomuhendo, Novelist, Uganda, Ugandan novelist, Ugandan Writer

THE NOVELIZATION OF VERA A DIALOGUE WITH GORETTI KYOMUHENDO Goretti Kyomuhendo is one of Uganda’s leading novelists and founding director

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

Doing Unimaginable Things With Language: A Dialogue with Kasimma

May 10, 2023June 7, 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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