If you’ve not heard about Africa39, you’re clearly not on top of your African literary news. So let me help you out. Africa39 is a book project sponsored by the Hay Festival and the Rainbow Book Club in Port Harcourt. The anthology features stories written by 39 writers below the age of 40 judged […]
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Event | Africa39 in New York City! | Readings by Tope Folarin, Ellah Allfrey, & Nana Hammond
Hay Festival and Afridiaspora.com have teamed up to serenade New Yorkers with readings from the Africa 39 Anthology. Last year, Hay Festival collaborated with the Rainbow Book Club in Port Harcourt in a one of a kind literary project. 39 of the most promising sub-saharan African writers under the age of 40 each wrote stories that […]
See the Lovely Photos From Africa 39 Events at the Port Harcourt Book Festival
One of the highlights of the recently concluded Port Harcourt Book festival is the convening of the Africa 39 gang. Africa 39 is an elite list of the 39 best writers under the age of 40 from African countries south of the sahara.. It’s a literary project co-sponsored by the Hay Festival and the Rainbow Book […]
Where Do I Stuff These Memories? | By Ukamaka Olisakwe | Port Harcourt Book Festival | A Journal
In early February of this year, many weeks after the first draft of my screenplay was accepted for production, I received the email from Hay Festival informing me that I have been selected as one of the best 39 under 40 authors from Africa South of the Sahara and Diaspora. I sat, stunned. For hours, […]
I hold a doctorate in English from Duke University and recently joined the Marquette University English faculty as an Assistant Professor. I love teaching African fiction and contemporary British novels. Brittle Paper is the virtual space/station where I play and experiment with ideas on how to reinvent African fiction and literary culture.
