Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue

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In a dialogue between writers of continental African and Caribbean descent, each of the contributors to this edition has a story to tell about how their eyes were opened to the unexpected nature of their sameness as well as the differences.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Snapshots taken along the way - Jane Bryce

    Writer and academic Jane Bryce on the space where Carbbean and African literatures exist in a cultural continuum. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  2. EPISODE 2

    A Fine Intuition - Billy Kahora

    Billy Kahora, a lecturer in creative writing at Bristol University, is hopeful that the decolonisation of the curriculum will lead to the study of significant African and Caribbean writers. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  3. EPISODE 3

    What is Africa to me? - Colin Grant

    Colin Grant on his limited understanding of Africa and African writing growing up in Luton in the 60s and 70s. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  4. EPISODE 4

    Who is ‘the other’ anyway? - Stewart Brown

    Stewart Brown on life as a white man teaching and publishing NOW, a literary magazine, in the Caribbean in the 1970s before returning to Birmingham. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  5. EPISODE 5

    Travelling Lines - Funso Aiyejina

    Nigerian playwright, cultural critic and poet Funso Aiyejina asks, after 33 years in the Caribbean, 'How Nigerian am I?' Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  6. EPISODE 6

    A West Indian in Africa - Philip Nanton

    Academic and writer Philip Nanton describes his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro as a small-island, sea-level Caribbean person. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  7. EPISODE 7

    Redemption is more than a song - Tendai Huchu

    Tendai Huchu remembers the guided tour that opened his eyes to Edinburgh's huge wealth built on the profits of slavery. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

  8. EPISODE 8

    Meeting the ogbanje - Claire Adam

    Novelist Claire Adam, who grew up in Port of Spain, Trinidad, reflects on African writers who have influenced her own work. Is english we speaking: African/Caribbean dialogue is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk

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In a dialogue between writers of continental African and Caribbean descent, each of the contributors to this edition has a story to tell about how their eyes were opened to the unexpected nature of their sameness as well as the differences.

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