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shiraz
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From: Global Book Marketing [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 9:10 AM
To: Shiraz Durrani
Subject: Re: PALIAct item in "Update"
thanks, Shiraz,
please note and forward on to your contacts this for these two events in
october-
[1] visit http://www.africacentre.org.uk/africanvisions2005thinkafrica.htm
[2] below,
Best wishes,
Tony
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African Publishing and Writing
A one-day conference at the British Library, 17 October 2005
This conference will be an opportunity to discuss the state of African
publishing today, and developments over the last decade. It will consider
how and where new writing is being published, and connections between Africa
and Britain. The day will conclude with a discussion led by the members of
the jury of the Noma Award, one of Africa's most prestigious book prizes.
Questions to be discussed include:
* What are the barriers to publishing in Africa, and where are the
opportunities - in Africa and internationally?
* How and where is African-language publishing viable?
* What role can UK libraries play in acquiring and promoting African
literature?
* Have things got better or worse for women publishers and writers?
* What is the relationship between publishing and development in
Africa?
* How is the internet changing things?
The conference is part of the Africa '05 season. The venue is the British
Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. Writers,
publishers, academics and librarians, and anyone with an interest in African
publishing and writing, are warmly invited to attend.
For more information, and to register, contact the conference organiser:
Dr Marion Wallace, African curator, British Library, at
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(Please note that the conference is free, but advance booking is necessary.
Places are limited, so early registration is advisable.)
The conference is organised in association with the Africa Centre.
Think Africa, a two-day literature festival organised by the Africa Centre,
will be held at the British Library on 15 and 16 October. For more
information on the festival see
<http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/events/events.html#think>
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/events/events.html#think
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