On 29 October, we organised a creative writing workshop in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Kamerun in which we mentored young Cameroonian writers who write in English and French. This is the first in a series of workshops on writing, journalism,…
Creative Writing Workshop 29/10/2016
In line with its mission to create a space where high quality writing can be nurtured and published, Bakwa magazine has been involved in a series of off-line activities, notably, a short story competition, a creative writing workshop and…
The Insanity of Power
Sanya Osha Unconcerned with creating fully fledged characters, Sony Labou Tansi’s The Shameful State highlights the farcical and gruesome nature of extreme power. A Review of The Shameful State Sony Labou Tansi, trans. Dominic Thomas, Indiana University Press,…
Of Ignorance and Jenifa’s Diary
Uzoma Ihejirika What happens when a young, uneducated but determined woman journeys to Lagos where she hopes to find her pot of gold? Until recently I didn’t care about “Jenifa’s Diary”, the Nigerian TV comedy series. I’m using the word…
ZONE project: Afro-feminist photo series
Photo Credit: Pol Kurucz The ZONE initiative was launched in 2015 by the kolor art collective in Rio de janeiro, Brazil. The project is split into series called zones, each defined by a distinctive theme and style. The latest…
Atelier d’écriture de Bakwa Magazine
Click here for the English version 29.10.2016, 10h00 Goethe-Institut Bakwa magazine lance un appel à candidatures en vue de l’atelier d’écriture créative qui se déroulera le 29 octobre au Goethe-Institut. Ledit atelier, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre de…
Bakwa Magazine Creative Writing Workshop
Cliquez ici pour lire la version en français 29.10.2016, 10am Goethe-Institut Bakwa magazine invites applications for a creative writing workshop which will take place on October 29 at the Goethe-Institut. This workshop, which falls within the framework…
Tear My Bra, a Nollywood Exhibition for Africa POP at Rencontres d’Arles
Alithnayn Abdulkareem At its simplest, “Tear My Bra” carries no hindsight or foreshadowing. It doesn’t even attempt to reflect the Nigerian film environment. It just takes Nollywood, filmmaking in an African context, takes it a little bit apart and presents…
Q & A with Monique Kwachou on her writing process
Samyra Manka’a discusses with Monique Kwachou, highlighting displacement, the Caine Prize Workshop & other projects. Your first book is a collection of poems titled Writing Therapy. Why the move to prose? Well, there wasn’t an official ‘move’. Poetry still comes easier…
