Tag: Lola Shoneyin
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World Storytelling Day 2016 in Nairobi will be epic!
World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling celebrated every year on (or near) March 20th. This year the day with the theme “Strong Women” will have a special event in Nairobi called, Re-imagined! A Magical Day of Storytelling.The magical world of stories will be recreated in Nairobi for the…
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Nigerians in solidarity with Binyavanga Wainaina #Naija4Binyavanga
#naija4binyavanga thanks @lolashoneyin thanks @tonikan11 #getwellsoon #binyavangawainana A photo posted by Victor Ehikhamenor (@victorsozaboy) on Nov 28, 2015 at 9:33am PST The Freedom Park in Lagos, Nigeria was the venue that Nigerian writers celebrated Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina on Saturday afternoon. Binyavanga “Binj” Wainaina the Kenyan writer loved by many is very unwell and…
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Hargeysa International Book Fair 2015 in August
The Hargeysa International Book Fair will be happening this year in Hargeysa, Somaliland from 1-6 August and the theme is “Spaces.” The guest country will be Nigeria. The fair looks at all the spaces that are around us. These are all the spaces be they physical, spiritual, cultural, political, social, personal, space within the community, space…
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A snapshot of the Ake Festival 2014 in Nigeria
The Ake Arts & Books Festival was hosted in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria from 18-22 November. The festival organised by Lola Shoneyin and her team had a huge number of very cool artists attend a literary festival if this list is anything to go by. This is one of the festivals where I couldn’t find…
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Lola Shoneyin on unlocking the African story
Nigerian Lola Shoneyin is well known as the writer and poet whose biggest claim to literary fame is her 2009 book, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives which talks about polygamy. She has also written published poetry, short stories, and one children’s book called Mayowa and the Masquerade. She is also the director of…