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October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Kinna

Happening Soon: Pa Gya and #Akefest18

April 6, 2018April 8, 2018 Kinna

Yewande Omotoso, Marie Ndiaye and nine others make International Dublin Literary Award 2018 Shortlist

April 5, 2018April 17, 2018 Kinna

On Andrés Barba’s Such Small Hands and José Saramago’s Cain

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 Kinna

“Song of Winnie” by Gwendolyn Brooks #PoetryMonth

April 3, 2018April 5, 2018 Kinna

From “Winnie” by Gwendolyn Brooks as we begin April is #PoetryMonth

March 26, 2018April 3, 2018 Kinna

12 Short Story Collections to Read in 2018

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 Kinna

“Black Joy” by Koleka Putuma

March 20, 2018March 22, 2018 Kinna

March 31st Deadline for 2018 Writivism Prizes and The 2018 Golden Baobab Prize

March 13, 2018March 20, 2018 Kinna

(Cover Reveal) She Called Me Woman: Nigeria’s Queer Women Speak

March 7, 2018March 13, 2018 Kinna

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, seven others awarded 2018 Windham-Campbell Prizes

January 25, 2018March 23, 2018 Kinna

2018 Africa Reading Challenge

January 21, 2018March 7, 2018 Kinna

Currently: I’m up too early

April 26, 2017 Kinna

“II ii – I have to think about what it means to be here…” by Dionne Brand

April 20, 2017 Kinna

“Self Portrait With No Flag” by Safia Elhillo

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 Kinna

“There Are No Honest Poems About Dead Women” by Audre Lorde

April 11, 2017 Kinna

“In Time of War” by Eli Tetteh

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 Kinna

2017 Africa Reading Challenge

March 8, 2017March 9, 2017 Kinna

For #InternationalWomensDay: “On Reading Jackie Kay” by Ama Ata Aidoo

November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 Kinna

Currently: Eagerly Anticipating #Akefest16 in Abeokuta

May 11, 2016 Kinna

African Writers and Storytellers Resident in Ghana: Apply for the Nana Kofi Addo and the Abena Korantemaa Prizes

March 20, 2016 Kinna

Fiston Mwanza Mujilla and Tram 83 win 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

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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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