ak_kamara

London-based writer. Fiction & non-fiction. Stories about diverse characters with universal human issues. Enjoys the limited responsibility of guest blogging.

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Suleiman Addonia recommends Women at Point Zero by @NawalElSaadawi1 @AfricaWritesUK #AfricaWrites2019

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Workshop on critically reviewing stories & poems #AfricaWrites @royafrisoc @AfricaWrotes2019 with @blackgirlrumble & @BooksAndRhymes

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Yolande Mukagasana encourages all to visit #Rawanda because now you'd almost never know there was a genocide. Solidarity between all involved is incredible #AfricaWrites2019

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Are we equipped to avoid another #genocide like #Rawanda's? Question to Yolande Mukagasan, author of #NotMyTimeToDie @ #AfricaWrites2019

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@AfricaWritesUK Done. Bring on tomorrow and next year's festival.

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"There are things you can do with a short story that no one would put up with in a novel!" @larimah @AfricaWritesUK @royafrisoc #AfricaWrites2019

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The further away you are from the centre of power, the harder you have to fight for self actualisation and have to compromise, says @larimah @AfricaWritesUK @royafrisoc #AfricaWrites2019

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Happiness can be found in your hut. Quote inspired by @Ngwah-Mho-Nana Nkweti, first #Cameroon ian shortlisted for #Cain Prize. @AfricaWritesUK @royafrisoc

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Ooo just seen some saucy books by a Nigerian female author @KiruTaye @AfricaWritesUK @royafrisoc #africawrites2019

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'Are your Gods #woke?!' @SitawaNamwalie & @InuaEllamsQuestion from Q&A section of Reimagining the Gods @AfricaWritesUK #AfricaWrites2019 by @royafrisoc

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I didn't wake up this morning thinking I'd learn the Lou version of @50cent 's Magic Stick. Is that what just happened @SitawaNamwalie @AfricaWritesUK 😉😂 #AfricaWrites2019

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Tatantalising performance by @InuaEllams. I was too engrossed in the reading to take a picture during the action #ImNotperfect 😂. #africawrites2019

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Reimagining the Gods @AfricaWritesUK #AfricaWrites2019 @royafrisoc

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@Booktrust are running a 3 year programme. Calling all those #BAME illustrators &authors go get your free training! #AfricaWrites2019

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German books (for e.g.) tend to be 1 third longer than English ones, so top tip from @JRichardsAuthor for writing your super successful young adult book - don't make it too long! #AfricaWrites2019 @royafrisoc

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Top tip for writing for young adults: they want stories from the point of view from a child roughly their age/ a bit older, says @sarahodedina #AfricaWrites2019

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#AfricaWrites2019

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😂🙄🤔@brixtonbard Alex Wheatle asked to show ID at the um Alex Wheatle event. #AfricaWrites2019. Let it be #aboveme

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