30/11/2021
PRESS RELEASE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN AFRICAN LITERATURE AWARDED TO MICERE MUGO BY ROYAL AFRICAN SOCIETY 30 November 2021 – The Royal African Society, presented The Lifetime Achievement award in African Literature, to Micere Mugo, at the Royal African Society’s Annual Lecture. – Micere Mugo is a Kenyan playwright, author, activist, instructor, and poet. …
We are looking for a creative and dynamic Arts & Culture Membership coordinator. Help us develop the membership and reach people through imaginative, collaborative communication and programming with our partners. Deadline: 15 December 2021 Interview...
16/11/2021
On the 4th of November 2021 the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) published it’s fourth Reflecting Realities Report. The report “identifies and evaluates representation within picture books, fiction and non-fiction for ages 3–11 and ...
11/11/2021
As COP 26 launches next week, it is increasingly important that Africa’s position and interests are recognised and acted on. Both the Society’s Chairperson and Director have contributed to the debate on Africa’s position and role: &nbs...
29/10/2021
When Africa Writes comes to an eventful close this weekend, after a rich roster of previous events, it will unapologetically be with black women in mind, front and centre. The work of feminism, of women taking up space, in the centre of their own stories, of r...
20/10/2021
On 14 September 2021, Africa Confidential, International Crisis Group and the Royal African Society co-hosted a high-level conference on Climate, Conflict and Demography in Africa. An audience of over 1,000 people from the UK, North America, Europe and Africa ...
20/10/2021
On Friday 24 September 2021 as part of Africa Writes Young Voices Festival 2021, we hosted an education round-table event, for those interested in the Poetry in the Primary Classroom Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CPDL) training programme. &...
15/10/2021
We are delighted to announce the six inaugural fellows for the African Arguments Fellowship for Young Freelancers. For this pilot project, we received 500 applications from African freelance journalists under the age of 30 from across the continent. Following ...
14/10/2021
(John Kahekwa) RAS’s nominee, The Pole Pole Foundation supports gorillas and the local community in the eastern DRC. This time last year Prince William and David Attenborough launched the Earthshot Prize to help protect the planet and spur ...
30/9/2021