On September 19-25, 2010, a festival and conference promoting peace and conflict resolution will be held in Nairobi , Kenya . The two-day conference will be accompanied by seven days of artistic performances featuring traditional and popular music, oral narrative, and drama. Organized by the Drum Café, the event seeks to bring together practitioners and [...]

Saturday 10th October
2:30pm-4pm, British Library, Euston Road, London. NW1 2DB
Chika, Brian and Binyavanga – introduced by Ben Okri, chaired by Aminatta Forna
Sunday 11th October
12-1pm, Cheltenham Literature Festival, The Inkpot, GL50 1QA
Chika, Brian and Binyavanga chaired by Margaret Busby
Monday 12th October
Binyavanga 2nd Cheltenham event 16:30-17:30pm (taxi to station)
Tuesday 13th October
6pm, University of Kent
Chika, [...]

Itinerary for the Caine Prize 10th Anniversary Tour in UK

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