In this interminable era of social distancing, social media has emerged not only as a network for writers and creators to share content, but as a lifeline for readers to feel connected to each other. Fangirl dashboards have never been more alight with exclamation points and happy tear emojis as our favorite writers and performers […]
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Warscapes Magazine Seeks Video Entries: Open Call: The Corona Notebooks
Bhakti Shringarpure, Editor-in-Chief of Warscapes magazine and author of Cold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital, has issued a call for short video diaries that detail personal experiences, associated memories, human connections, and emotional reactions to the coronavirus pandemic. Shringarpure seeks out submissions that will cut through the anxiety-inducing headlines and overwhelming data that floods news […]
Tomi Adeyemi Brings Black Girl Magic and Nigerian Excellence to Maison Valentino
Last week, Italian fashion house Maison Valentino premiered its short film series entitled “In Conversation With” on YouTube featuring Nigerian-American author, Tomi Adeyemi, as the first guest. The film series is described by BellaNaija as “highlighting the works, insights, and inspirations of today’s top thinkers through a series of short films.” The short film is […]
Maaza Mengiste Receives $10,000 American Academy of Arts & Letters Award in Literature
Ethiopian-American author Maaza Mengiste is one of eight writers to receive the 2020 Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Each year, the Academy awards “literature prizes, totaling $350,000, to honor both established and emerging writers of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry.” Mengiste was recognized alongside Viet Thanh […]
African and Black Writers Featured in TIME’s 100 Women of the Year Project
TIME magazine designed the 100 Women of the Year project to retrospectively recognize influential women in their “Person of the Year” archive. This annual special issue was known as the “Man of the Year” issue until 1999, and until now only recognized 11 women. The magazine commissioned artists to design one hundred new covers celebrating […]
Award-Winning Novelist Marlon James Came to Madison: All the Scoop + Photos
The Madison Public Library hosted award-wining author Marlon James on February 13. In spite of the midwestern winter windchill, students, academics, and members of the public showed up and filled up the room to capacity. The toast of the night was James’ new book Black Leopard Red Wolf, a gripping fantasy story set in a […]
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