Writing Africa Podcast

Writing Africa Podcast

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Writing Africa Podcast episodes

  • Episode 36: Recapping March, Interviewing Carol Boyce-Davis

    For the Writing Africa Podcast Episode 36, we say goodbye to Kenyan publisher Henry Chakava as we speak about awards, books, and events around African letters. We also have an exclusive interview with legendary
    academic Carol Boyce Davies. Remember that you can support the work we do archiving African and Black literature via PayPal, Mobile Money, or Patreon starting at $3 a month. For more information please click here.

    38 min
  • Episode 35: Recapping August, Interviewing Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu

    We say goodbye to Trinidad and Tobago author Michael Anthony, talk about the NBO LitFest, as well as the awards that have been given in August. We also debut novelist Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu. Remember that you can support the work we do archiving African and Black literature via PayPal, Mobile Money, or Patreon starting at $3 a month. For more information please click here.

    43 min
  • Episode 34: Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut: Chief Nyamweya

    We chat with graphic novelist Chief Nyamweya on how he got into writing graphic novels and the Trust novel which incorporates blockchain in the storytelling. Get your copy of the book ⁠by clicking here⁠.

    Remember that you can support the work we do archiving African and Black literature via PayPal, Mobile Money, or Patreon starting at $3 a month. For more information please click here.

    33 min
  • Episode 32: Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II and other updates

    Transition

    Egyptian Novelist Hamdy Abu Golayyel has

    passed away Egyptian Novelist Hamdy Abu Golayyel passed away on Sunday, June
    11, 2023.

    Exhibition

    Litafrika: Artistic Encounters II exhibition for Zurich organised by Swiss partners Litar Foundation and

    Strauhof Zurich. Curator Zukiswa Wanner gives a tour here;

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c1_lcyLnuk&t=95s&pp=ygUJbGl0YWZyaWth

    Festivals

    Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2023 for September, Ake Festival 2023 for November, and Feira do Livro de Maputo 2023

    kicks off on July 27.

    Awards

    Ananda Devi wins Grand Prix de l’Héroïne Madame Figaro 2023, Gracia Mwamba and Feranmi Ariyo win Evaristo Prize for

    African Poetry 2023, Reem Gaafar wins Island Prize 2023, and Paterson Joseph wins UK’s RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2023.

    9 min
  • Episode 31: Goodbye Ama Ata Aidoo, interviewing Abdulrazak Gurnah

    Welcome to episode 29 of the Writing Africa

    Podcast. It’s a blockbuster one as we say goodbye to author, poet, playwright,
    and academic Ama Ata Aidoo and South African writer, political analyst,
    journalist, and broadcaster Eusebius McKaiser.

    We will be chatting about the prize the

    Kendeka Prize, Arablit Short Story Prize, and the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary
    Festival (BCLF) Short Fiction Story Contest as well as we recommend that you
    read Caribbean books this Read Caribbean Month.

    We have an interview this week. We caught

    up with Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022. Apologies
    for the quality of the interview sound. The interview was conducted in a corner
    at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Thank you so much Frankfurter Buchmesse for making
    the interview happen.

    31 min
  • Episode 30: We are now the Writing Africa Podcast

    For the first time in a decade, we have a new identity in Writing Africa and we explain a bit about why this was so. We also talk about the winners of the Dylan
    Thomas Prize, Nebula Awards, Pulitzer Prize Prix Orange du Livre en Afrique as well as those shortlisted for the Island Prize. We also talk about some festivals like the 72 heures du livre Conakry which ran in April and the forthcoming Mogadishu Book Fair, Calabash Festival, and the Ake Festival.

    9 min
  • Episode 29: Kenya Writes with Goethe Institut; Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

    Welcome to episode 27 of the Writing Africa Podcast. Today’s guests of Khadija Abdalla Bajaber won the Greywolf Africa Prize in 2018 and went on to write House of Rust. In this episode, we chat with the Mombasa-born and bred writer about winning the Graywolf Prize and how it changed her life, her writing influences, and loads more.

    This podcast has been supported by Goethe-Institute Kenya as part of the "Kenya Writes" series.

    Enjoy.

    21 min
  • Episode 28: Zimbabwe-American writer and publisher Munashe Kaseke

    Welcome to episode 26 of the Writing Africa Podcast. Today’s guest is Zimbabwe-born, USA-based Munashe Kaseke, the writer of the debut short story collection Send Her Back and Other Stories as well as the founder of independent publisher Mukana Press.

    In our episode, she speaks about her writing, her journey as a publisher, and how she hopes to navigate the markets both in the USA and on the continent.

    Enjoy.

    30 min
  • Episode 27: Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut: Patrick Ochieng.

    The Kenya Writes guest for today is Kisumu-based lawyer and author Patrick Ochieng who was shortlisted for the 2010 Golden Baobab Prize and the NALIF Writing Competition in 2017. He has been published in Kikwetu, Munyori, Brittle Paper, and other literary publications. He lives in Kisumu, Kenya, with his family. His debut book for children is Playing a Dangerous Game, published by Norton Young Readers.

    We talk about his entry into the writing business, why he writes for children, what inspired his book Playing a Dangerous Game, and some of his forthcoming projects. 

    This podcast has been supported by Goethe-Institute Kenya as part of the "Kenya Writes" series.

    Enjoy.

    33 min

About Writing Africa Podcast

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Archiving the African and Black literary scene. The podcast is run by Nairobi, Kenya lover of books James Murua.