"Mwenkanonkano" | Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (Part 2)
We conclude our conversation with renowned Ugandan author, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi in which she reflects on migrant narratives in her col...
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20 of 22 episodes"Culture Interlocutor" | Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (Part 1)
What power do editors have in steering a writer’s career? What are the real value of winning literary prizes such as the Kwani! manuscript p...
"Psychogeography" | Caleb Femi
What is psychogeography? How does architecture affect our emotional, mental, and psychological wellbeing? Caleb Femi, a poet, educator, and...
"Bridging the Gap" | Ayesha Harruna Attah
Award-winning author, Ghanaian author, Ayesha Harruna Attah takes us on a sonic journey using the the music of Mayra Andrade, Les Nubian, Sa...
"Literary Romance" | Sareeta Domingo
British-Caribbean author, Sareeta Domingo use the music of ESKA, Prince, Erykah Badu, Neneh Cherry and more to unpick her third novel, If I...
"Negotiating Sexuality" | Tola Rotimi Abraham
Do writers of African descent have the freedom to write whimsical and quirky stories? How can readers support the works of under-discussed w...
"Things Fall Together" | Muthoni Muiruri
What is Bookstagram and how is it shaping readers' engagement with books? What are the strategies for maintaining a healthy reading habit am...
"Literature Infrastructure" | Ebissé Wakjira Rouw
Ebissé Wakjira Rouw, co-founder of the Dutch multimedia powerhouse, Dipsaus (Dipsaus.org) joins us in conversation by using the music of Lut...
"Ask A Caine Prize Judge" | Ebissé Wakjira Rouw
Ever wondered what goes on in the judging panels of literary prizes? We speak to Ebissé Wakjira Rouw, an Ethiopian-Dutch literary editor, pu...
"Resistance to Prescription" | Jowhor Ile
We conclude our one-to-one conversation with the shortlisted writers for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Today’s guest is Jowh...
"Move In Power"| Rémy Ngamije
Remy Ngamije's Short story, The Neighbourhood Watch , a narrative of five disenfranchised people on their quest for survival on the margins...
"Narrative Closure" | Erica Sugo Anyadike
AKO Caine Prize for African Writing shortlisted writer, Erica Sugo Anyadike, the Tanzanian multi-hyphenated creative powerhouse discuss her...
"Confronting Erasure" | Chike Frankie Edozien (Part 2)
In the concluding conversation on his memoir, Lives of Great Men , Chike Frankie Edozien offers greater depth into his career as a journalis...
"Confronting Erasure" | Chike Frankie Edozien (Part 1)
Journalist and Lambda award winning author, Chike Frankie Edozien, offers an intimate portrait of his life in his memoir, Lives of Great Men...
"In Search of History" | Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma provides deeper context to her critically acclaimed novel, House of Stone – a sophisticated, philosophical and darkly hum...
"Postcolonial Trauma" | Jumoke Verissimo
Celebrated writer and poet, Jumoke Verrisimo , discuss the complexities of fictionalising personal pain in fiction, idealisation of mothers...
"When Writing Begin to Sing" | Sarah Ladipo Manyika
In celebration of its 10th anniversary launch, Sarah Ladipo Manyika takes us through the musical landscape of her novel, In Dependence , a s...
"Do What You Gotta Do" | LIVE with 2019 Caine Prize Shortlisted Writers
A special live episode recording with the shortlisted writers for the Caine Prize for African Writing, 2019: Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria) ‘...
"Dark Angel" | Oyinkan Braithwaite
This week’s guest is Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister The Serial Killer, the critically acclaimed debut novel recently shortlisted f...
"See(ing) Yourself in Literature" | Saraiya Bah
Saraiya Bah, a British poet and cultural producer of Sierra Leonian descent situates Lauryn Hill’s work in Mariama Ba’s iconic novel, So Lon...