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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Literature as a Place of Communion: A Dialogue with Isaac Kanyinji

June 27, 2025June 30, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Interview Series, Isaac Kanyinji, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian poet, Zambian writer

LITERATURE AS A PLACE OF COMMUNION A DIALOGUE WITH ISAAC KANYINJI Isaac Kanyinji is a Zambian poet and short story

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

The Sacred Ritual of Preserving the Fleeting and Fragile: A Dialogue with Dacious Kasoka

June 24, 2025June 25, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Dacious Kasoka, Interview Series, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian poet, Zambian writer

THE SACRED RITUAL OF PRESERVING THE FLEETING AND FRAGILE A DIALOGUE WITH DACIOUS KASOKA Dacious Kasoka is an economist, poet,

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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 

Growing in Community and Elevating Creativity: A Dialogue with Mwanabibi Sikamo

June 17, 2025June 18, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, creative non-fiction, essays, Interview Series, literary award, Mwanabibi Sikamo, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian writer

GROWING IN COMMUNITY AND ELEVATING CREATIVITY A DIALOGUE WITH MWANABIBI SIKAMO Mwanabibi Sikamo is a Zambian storyteller and award-winning filmmaker.

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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 

Running Towards Fear and the Freedom to be Wild: A Dialogue with Suwilanji Namusamba

June 10, 2025June 11, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, creative non-fiction, essays, Interview Series, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Suwilanji Namusamba, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian writer

RUNNING TOWARDS FEAR AND THE FREEDOM TO BE WILD A DIALOGUE WITH SUWILANJI NAMUSAMBA Suwilanji is an avid reader, foodie,

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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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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 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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