‘To Sir, With Love’ author ER Braithwaite dies aged 104
Author whose autobiographical novel dramatising his time as a black teacher in east London in the 50s had a career that took in social work and diplom
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‘Why I love to write about social issues’
Can you tell us how you discovered poetry? Was it first poetry or spoken word that came to you? I discovered poetry in my teenage years, although I do
Four writers awarded the Morland writing scholarship
Four writers, Abdul Adan (Somalia) Ayesha Harruna Attah (Ghana), Lidudumalingani Mqombothi (South Africa) and Nigeria’s Nneoma Ike-Njoku have be
Four writers awarded the Morland writing scholarship
Four writers, Abdul Adan (Somalia) Ayesha Harruna Attah (Ghana), Lidudumalingani Mqombothi (South Africa) and Nigeria’s Nneoma Ike-Njoku have be
Nii Parkes to chair Caine Prize judges for 2017
Award winning Ghanaian novelist, poet and editor Nii Ayikwei Parkes has been named as chair of judges for the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing. Th