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Friday May 19, 2006
Start Time: 7.30pm

The African Writers' Evening welcomes young writer Helen Oyeyemi (Nigeria) from her hideout in Cambridge. The author of The Icarus Girl will be joined by two young poets, Clara Bakosi (Nigeria) & Louis Antwi (Ghana), who have emerged from the annual Lynk Reach schools Slam project coordinated by Jacob Sam-La Rose. Hosted as always by Nii Ayikwei Parkes.

Address 1: 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2
entry: £4
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featured readers
May: Helen Oyeyemi, Louis Antwi & Clara Bakosi
Biographies:

Helen Oyeyemi:
Helen Oyeyemi was born in Nigeria in 1984 and moved to London when she was four. She wrote her first novel, The Icarus Girl while she was still at school studying for her A levels, and she is now a student of Social and Political Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.


Louis Antwi & Clara Bakosi: After their emergence in the Lynk Reach schools slam, in 2003 and 2004, the African Writers' Evening will be their first appearance at the renowned Poetry Cafe.



News:

African Writers' Evening listed in BBC recommended events list
Previous feature, Diana Evans, wins Orange New Writer Prize
Founder Nii Ayikwei Parkes fronts BBC's African Bookclub
Previous feature, Hisham Matar, published by Viking (Penguin)


Upcoming Features:

July: Hisham Matar
September: Wangui Wa Goro
November: Brian Chikwava

for previous features click on relevant months below

This event is now supported by the Arts Council.
Other London SLAM Central events supported by the Arts Council are: Outdooring and Spoken Soul

*SLAM stands for Society, Literature, Art and Music