Tag: Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi wrapped up the fourth day of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram from Manchester, UK on Thursday, April 23, 2020. She was hosted by Troy Onyango. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers Virtual Literary Festival, a new initiative by and for writers of African origin, was started in March as a result…
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Lola Shoneyin at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Lola Shoneyin rounded off the second day of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram from Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. She was hosted by Remy Ngamije. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a new initiative by and for writers of African origin, was started in March as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic international…
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Covid-19: Virtual literary events across Africa to look out for during the lockdown.
Here is a list of virtual literary events across Africa to keep you busy during the shutdowns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. 2020. What a year. As a result of a new deadly virus spreading across the world, literary festivals, book launches, and award ceremonies considered the bedrock of African literature have been…
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Maaza Mengiste, Zukiswa Wanner co-curate Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Maaza Mengiste and Zukiswa Wanner are the co-curators of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières starting April 20-27, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a new initiative from writers of African origin, was started as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic international lockdown in March. With curation by novelist and publisher Zukiswa Wanner, 16 writers from 10…
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Shadreck Chikoti at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 1
Shadreck Chikoti wrapped up day six of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram and Facebook from Lilongwe, Malawi on Saturday, March 28, 2020. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers Virtual Literary Festival is an initiative from writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner. Sixteen writers from 10 African countries are sharing their work from 15 different cities…
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Hawa Jande Golakai at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 1
Hawa Jande Golakai was the final participant on the second day of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Facebook from Monrovia, Liberia on March 24, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières is an initiative from writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner. Sixteen writers from 10 African countries are sharing their work from 15 different cities in English,…
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Rémy Ngamije at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 1
Rémy Ngamije started off the second day of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram Live on March 24, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières is an initiative from writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner. Sixteen writers from 10 African countries are sharing their work from 15 different cities in English, French, Lingala, and Portuguese to a…
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Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival kicks off on March 23.
The Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival, an initiative of writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner, kicks off on the Internet from March 23 – 30, 2020. In the last few weeks, the world has become unrecognisable as the Corona Virus pandemic reaches across the planet. Activity has ground to a halt in…