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Friday November 17, 2006
Start Time: 7.30pm

The African Writers' Evening features Caine Prize winner Brian Chikwava this month. He will be joined by two other writers who will be confirmed shortly. Hosted as always by Nii Ayikwei Parkes.

Address: 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2
entry: £4
to reserve a seat: events [at] x-bout [dot] com

featured readers
November: Brian Chikwava & others (Ghazi Gheblawi was the other feature on the night. Listen to an excerpt here)
Biographies:

Brian Chikwava:

Born in Bulawayo, Brian Chikwava grew up in Harare, where he attended university and was a regular at the heralded artistes' hangout The Book Café where he honed his craft at poetry evenings, discussions and music showcases. Still active as both a writer and musician, Brian came to prominence when he won the 2004 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story Seventh Street Alchemy. He was a 2005 Charles Pick fellow at the University of East Anglia and is currently working on a novella and a music album.


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:

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