Thank you for attenting our birthday celebration 🥳🥳. It was a great evening ! . #Afrikultat5 #AfricanLiterarure #StoriesofHome #ThrowbackThursday

Today our #GoogleDoodle celebrates Nigerian author, Florence Onyebuchi Emecheta on what would have been her 75th birthday. Emecheta published 16 novels, including In The Ditch, Second-Class Citizen, and Slave Girl.

We all have authors who inspire us and fuel our passion for African literature. We decided to celebrate #AfricanWomenWriters who inspire us Afrikult. Discover them here: bit.ly/2Xy3Giq . . . #AfricanLiterature #Africa #AfricanWriters #Poetry #Feminist #MondayMotivation

Thank you to all of you who joined us last week as we celebrated Afrikult 5th birthday! It was such a delightful evening and we enjoyed every bit of it ! Happy 5th birthday again Afrikult 🍾 #Afrikultat5 . Photography by Asha Mohammed (@baahramewe) . . #ThrowbackThursday

Zahrah (bookshy) discussed books by #AfricanWomenWriters which inspired her: 📚Kintu - Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi 📚Wife and Other Stories - Karen King Aribisala 📚The Moor's Account - Laila Lalami 📚Speak Gigantular - Irenosen Okijie 📚Segu - Maryse Conde . #Afrikultat5

It's been one month since #AfricaWrites2019 and we're already feeling nostalgic... just had to share this photo of the awesome staff & volunteer team 💜 What great books have you been reading that you picked up at the festival? 📚

The literary world has again lost another great mind! Toni Morrison, your memory and legacy will live on. Thank you for having inspired us! Rest in Peace and Power! . . #AfricanAmericanWomenWriters #WomenWriters #Literature

#AfricaUtopia Afrikult #bookclub #Africanclassics about to start. So excited! 👏🏾🤓

Book your tickets for #BrokenEnglish, a fun and engaging play written by Jahmar Ngozi of Poetry House, currently at TristanBates Theatre until tomorrow! actorscentre.co.uk/theatre/broken…

IN THE SHADOW OF BIAFRA passed 12A professionalfilmcompany.tumblr.com/post/190405519…

“Writers are repositories of people’s memories.” — Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo Words from an interesting documentary about how writers captured and recorded the history and stories of the Biafran war. Well done to Louisa Uchum Egbunike, @Umanyano and all the incredible contributors.

Congrats to our co-founder & newly awarded Dr Zaahida Mariam Nabagereka (Dr Zaahida Nabagereka ) who completed her doctoral thesis this year. She will continue to foster the mission of Afrikult with support from Keren Lasme. . . . #AfricanLiterature #Art #Literature

Don't forget, our beautifully filmed dramatic reading of The Shadow King, written by @MaazaMengiste, performed by poet & actor YW. Screened outdoors Mon-Wed (5-7pm) in our square. Socially distanced. Tickets are free - bit.ly/TLF20Shadow #TLF20

Tottenham Literature Festival by Bernie Grant Arts Centre is BACK. Join #TLF20 for a live talk w/ Tolu Agbelusi J Lọlá Shónẹ́yìn and many others sharing thoughts, joys and imaginations on 16 Dec for Feminism, Activism & Literature at 8pm. Free tix on: bit.ly/TLF20Feminism

Wangari Maathai. . . . . .

Wangari Maathai

“When I was young I wanted to be a dancer. But dancing is not only physical, it’s also in the mind. I now dance with my mind and write with my body” We say goodbye to another literary titan. Nawal El Saadawi, the pioneering Egyptian doctor, feminist and writer, has died aged 89.

Afrikult 2023 Writivism Prizes bookshy A F R E A D A // stories from home Africa in Words Ellah Pedzisai Wakatama Edwige-Renée DRO

Afroanthology Series official call for submission is now available on Literandra. Click on the link below to find out more: literandra.com/afroanthology-…