Tag: TJ Dema
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Africa Writes Bristol 2019 festival to celebrate African writing.
Africa Writes Bristol 2019 is set to celebrate contemporary literature and thought from Africa and the diaspora from June 30 – July 4, 2019. Africa Writes Bristol 2019, co-produced by TJ Dema and Kate Wallis, is an offshoot of the popular London, UK based Africa Writes festival that has been running since 2014. It is…
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Tjawangwa “TJ” Dema poetry collection “The Careless Seamstress” for March 1.
Tjawangwa “TJ” Dema debut poetry collection The Careless Seamstress is coming out on March 1, 2019. The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry is awarded annually to an African poet who has not yet published a collection of poetry. Previous winners of the award are Clifton Gachagua for Madman at Kilifi (2014), Ladan Osman…
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A snapshot of Poetry Africa 2018.
Poetry Africa 2018 was hosted at venues in Durban, South Africa from October 15-20, 2018. Here is a snapshot of events that went down on the South African coastal town. Poetry Africa, organised by the Centre for Creative Arts, is an international poetry festival held annually in Durban, South Africa. It has hosted some of…
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Women’s Poetry Festival 2018 hosted in Blantyre, Malawi
The Women’s Poetry Festival 2018, organised by PEN Malawi, was hosted in Blantyre from March 19-21, 2018. The festival was preceded by a workshop and followed by poetry performances. This blog was generated from a report by PEN Malawi President Alfred Msadala. We thank you for giving us access to the report Mr President. Blantyre,…