AFRICA IN WORDS

A blog about reading and writing African. Every year, Khaloza Books will also post the best written work in its Annual Journal

Weekly African Book Review #21

Week 21: Upile Chisala @BeingUpile (Malawi) πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ό – ‘Soft Magic’. What a great find! Bite-sized poetry to empower and celebrate Black women πŸ–€ Thank you! Rating: πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™

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Weekly African Book Review #17, 18,19 & 20

Obsessed with @Nnedi Okorafor!! Rating: πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™ πŸ“™Simply put, the Shuri series is wicked cool!! PS: Shuri #8 came out this year!Encouraging more African authored comic πŸ“š’s- don’t

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Winner: Youth Writing Competition 2019 – Laura Mokoena

The Next 25 Years of South Africa’s Democracy In the next 25 years I will be 43I will be telling my children stories about those before meThose that are Heroes

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Weekly African Book Review #16

‘Binti’ (2015)- by Nnedi Okorafor ( πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬/ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ). Incredible African science fiction writer found! Binti is a ‘harmonizer’ from a remote people whose bravery and curiosity are infectious. We follow

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Weekly African Book Review #15 POETRY

‘Teaching my mother how to give birth’ (2011) by Warsan Shire. A provocative peek into womanhood – you will feel understood and deeply moved. Notes: On 2014 she was named

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Weekly African Book Review #12, 13 & 14 TRILOGY

Chinua Achebe 1930-2013 (Nigeria). Things Fall Apart-1958, No Longer at Ease-1960, Arrow of God-1964). Unparalleled storytelling on the impact of colonization through generations. First, an insight into pre-colonial Nigeria &

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Weekly African Book Review #11

Week 11: ‘The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela’ (2018) by Sisonke Msimang (South Africa). The first thoughts that popped into my head was: ‘she lived an unapologetic life’. A well balanced

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Weekly African Book Review #10

Week 10: ‘Unbowed’ (2006) by Wangari Maathai (Kenya πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ) . Inspiring book as told by the founder of the Green Belt Movement, & Nobel Prize Laureate (2004). A memoir of

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Weekly African Book Review #9

Week 9: ‘Purple Hibiscus’ (2003) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬). Her first novel – I must reveal I never read it until now! – it is the tale of domestic

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Africa in WordsΒ is a blog space created to capture and celebrate African voices and words. In the spirit of Pan Africanism, Khaloza Books encourages Africans to write their truth, share their experiences and document their stories onΒ Africa in WordsΒ blog.

We invite children (7+) and young adults (14+) to express themselves in the form of opinion pieces, poetry, short stories, comic strips, graphic novels, lyrics etc. the sky is the limit!

HOW TO CONTRIBUTE

Khaloza Books strives to publish at least one new article per month.

Contributions should be sent to info@khalozabooks.com and should not exceed 800 words.

Please add the following in your email submission:

  1. A paragraph about yourself; what topics interest you, favourite author, your qualifications/school or job title
  2. A recent picture of yourself
  3. We encourage all writers to express themselves in their preferred African language.
DISCLAIMER

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily represent the views of Khaloza Books.

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