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Category: Events & Giveaways

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Kinna

Happening Soon: Pa Gya and #Akefest18

November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 Kinna

Currently: Eagerly Anticipating #Akefest16 in Abeokuta

November 19, 2015 Kinna

#AkeFest15 Day 2: School Visits, meeting folks and books!

November 17, 2015November 18, 2015 Kinna

Currently: Heading to the Ake Arts and Book Festival

May 26, 2015 Kinna

Currently : Getting ready for Abidjan, #AfDBAM2015 and #CSOForumAbidjan

May 7, 2015May 25, 2015 Kinna

Call for Applications: AWDF’s “Writing for Social Change” Workshop for African Women

April 26, 2015May 24, 2015 Kinna

Nana Malone and Phillippa Yaa de Villiers Will Read in Accra this Week

July 13, 2014 Kinna

Wole Soyinka At 80

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 Kinna

“We promise we shall build the new cities over your bodies” – Kofi Awoonor. It’s his birthday!

March 12, 2014 Kinna

Call for Applications: Creative Non-Fiction Workshop for African Women

March 9, 2014March 2, 2014 Kinna

Call for Applications: Editorial Skills Development Workshop

March 4, 2014 Kinna

‘Meet the Writers’, ‘Paroles de Femmes’ Exhibition and The Afro Soul Concert to Celebrate International Women’s Day

March 2, 2014March 1, 2014 Kinna

The Atlantic’s Twitter Book Club, 1book140, will pick an African book for its March Read

March 1, 2014March 1, 2014 Kinna

Call for Submissions: The 6th Regional Residency for African Women Writers

February 18, 2014 Kinna

Creative Writing Master Class with Yewande Omotoso, March 8th in Accra

January 12, 2014January 12, 2014 Kinna

A haiku by Kobayashi Issa as we start the New Year with January in Japan

November 26, 2013November 26, 2013 Kinna

Winners of the 8-book #GhanaLit Giveaway

November 24, 2013November 25, 2013 Kinna

It’s a Wrap! The 3rd Ghanaian Literature Week Concludes

November 20, 2013November 24, 2013 Kinna

An 8-Book Giveaway for Ghanaian Literature Week

November 18, 2013November 19, 2013 Kinna

A note on Ghanaian Literature Week

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Kinna

Lifelong reader. I read mostly fiction. I enjoy world literature. I’m partial to women writers, especially African women writers. Here, you'll find commentary on novels, short stories and poems. In Accra, Ghana. Contact me at kinnareads at gmail dot com. Host of Africa Reading Challenge.

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