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Dialogues Short Story Writer 

An Involuntary and Necessary Art: A Dialogue with Chiamaka Okike

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Fiction, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Novella, African Storytelling, African Writers, Award-winning Fiction, Chiamaka Okike, diaspora, featured, Interview, literary interview, Nigeria, Nigerian literature, Nigerian storytelling, nigerian writer, Novella, queer literature, Queer Narratives, Short Stories

AN INVOLUNTARY AND NECESSARY ART A DIALOGUE WITH CHIAMAKA OKIKE Chiamaka Okike is a multi-disciplinary writer. She is the author of

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Dialogues Poet 

The Byproduct of a Congolese Tale: A Dialogue with Laurène

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Austria, Congo, Congolese Poet, curation, diaspora, DRC, featured, Interview, Laurène, Poet, Poetry

the byproduct of a congolese tale A DIALOGUE WITH LAURÈNE Laurène is a writer of Congolese heritage. From the age

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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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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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Dialogues 

The Art of Bringing People Together: A Dialogue with Titi Tijani

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african art, African Literature Curators, diaspora, Emmanuel Nwaneri, featured, Folkorama Festival, Guest Interviewer, Interview, Nigeria, Titi Tijani

THE ART OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER A DIALOGUE WITH TITI TIJANI Titi Tijani is a Community Development activist, an educator,

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Dialogues Visual Artists 

Offer Yourself Without Expecting Anything In Return: A Dialogue with Yisa Akinbolaji

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 africaindialogue 7 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african art, african artist, African Visual Artists, Award-winning Visual Art, diaspora, Emmanuel Nwaneri, featured, fine arts, Guest Interviewer, Interview, Nigeria, Painting, visual artists, Yisa Akinbolaji

OFFER YOURSELF WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN A DIALOGUE WITH YISA AKINBOLAJI Yisa Akinbolaji is a Winnipeg-based painter, artist and

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Dialogues Poet 

Vignettes in the Heart: A Dialogue with Sarah Lubala

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Botsotso Publishing, Congo, Congolese Poet, curation, DRC, Elijah Bwojji, featured, Interview, life writing, Poet, Sarah Lubala, South Africa, Uganda

VIGNETTES IN THE HEART A DIALOGUE WITH SARAH LUBALA Sarah Lubala is a Congolese-born, South Africa-based writer. Her family fled

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Dialogues Non-Fiction Writer 

We Cannot Police Our Way Out of Every Social Problem: A Dialogue with Temitope Oriola

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Nonfiction, African Writers, African writing, diaspora, Emmanuel Nwaneri, featured, Guest Interviewer, Human Rights, Interview, Nigeria, nigerian writers, nonfiction, Temitope Oriola

WE CANNOT POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF EVERY SOCIAL PROBLEM A DIALOGUE WITH TEMITOPE ORIOLA Temitope Oriola is professor of

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Dialogues Non-Fiction Writer 

Not the South Africa We Fought For: A Dialogue with Gertrude Fester

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Nonfiction, African Writers, African writing, featured, freedom fighter, Gertrude Fester, Guest Interviewer, Historical nonfiction, Human Rights, Interview, Literature, Lumumba Mthembu, nonfiction, South Africa

NOT THE SOUTH AFRICA WE FOUGHT FOR A DIALOGUE WITH GERTRUDE FESTER Professor Gertrude Fester was born in 1952. She

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