C.L.R. James inaugural lecture
Gary Younge is a fan of C.L.R. James as a writer and intellectual. Picture by Sean Pollock Speaker: Gary Younge Venue: Dalston C.L.R. James Library… Read more
Month: April 2012
Interview with Nick Makoha
Nick Makoha describes his poetry as “weird”. The Ugandan-born, London-based poet has been honing his craft for nearly 12 years. Makoha is one of 10… Read more
Writer-in-waiting (part 4)
Our writer-in-waiting has been on the Royal Court Theatre’s Critical Mass Programme, Invitation and Super Groups and has been informally attached to the Clean Break… Read more
Images of Black Women Film Festival (IBWFF)
The eighth IBWFF, which celebrate female filmmakers and the diversity of Diaspora cinema, will once again be hosted at the Tricycle Cinema. Among this year’s… Read more
Narrating the Caribbean nation
To celebrate the silver anniversary of Pepal Tree Press, there will be a two day conference exploring the past 25 years of Caribbean and Black… Read more
In search of my father (The spirit of Unbuntu)
Written by Don Kinch and directed by Cliff Moustache, this new work is a collaboration between Nu Century Arts and Nordic Black Theatre. Music is… Read more
Wasafiri new writing prize
The competition, which is open to anyone worldwide who hasn’t published a complete book, has three categories: poetry, fiction or life writing. The judging panel… Read more