Panel Discussions and Interviews
Friday 16th October 2020
Writing for Film in Contemporary Ghana . Kwabena Gyansah and Elizabeth Johnson. Friday, 16th October 2020. Time: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (V)
Writing, Networking, and the African Diaspora. Abena Serwah Osei-Bempong, Derek Nnuro and Tameka Cage Conley. Moderator: Ato Quayson. Friday, 16th October 2020. Time: 7:45 PM to 8:45 PM (V)
Saturday 17th October 2020
Wellness For Writers. Sarah Abassbhay (Holistic Physiotherapist) and Laurita de Diego Brako (Psychotherapist). Moderator: Louisa Afi Borlu (Physiotherapist). Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (V)
Highlights: Children's Readers from Dakpabli & Mpuntusem. Nana Awere Damoah and Kwesi Amoak. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (V)
Presenting the Nami Podcast: Listening Session. Tsiddi Can Tamakloe, Nana Yaa Serwaa Osei. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 10:05 AM to 11:05 AM (P; limited seating. Registration Required)
Representations of History, Culture and Politics in Contemporary Writing. Stephanie Wanga, Olutimehin Adegbeye, Kwabena Opoku Agyeman. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 10:05 AM to 11:05 AM (P+V; limited seating. Registration Required)
"Living to Write or Writing to Live?" Yeow Kai Chai, Akila Richards, Katleho Kano Shoro, Moderated by: Nana Asaase. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 10:05 AM to 11:05 AM (P+V; limited seating. Registration Required)
Solace in Sisterhood: Writing through Trauma Rose James, Emefa Gadze, Adinah Erb. Moderator Mamle Kabu. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM (V)
Travel Writing and Tourism in a time of Travel Restrictions. Pelu Awofeso, Edem Adzaho, Kofi Akpabli and Francis Doku. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM (P+V)
Some thoughts on the future of publishing in West Africa: Opportunities and Challenges Richard Ali, Eghosa Imasuen, Nana Awere Damoah, Amarachukwu Chimeka, Woeli Dekutsey. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 11:15 AM to 12:15 PM (P+V; limited seating. Registration Required)
The place of story-telling in modern Africa: Perspectives Wale Okediran and Francis Gbormittah. Moderator: Ivor Agyeman-Duah. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 12:20 PM to 1:20 PM (P; limited seating. Registration Required)
Learning about the slave trade through the Arts Yasmin Wilde, Anni Domingo and Prof. John Collins. Moderator: Kobina Ankomah Graham. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 12:20 PM to 1:20 PM (P; limited seating. Registration Required)
Blogging African Literature & Events James Murua (Kenya) with Elizabeth Johnson. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 1:25 PM to 2:25 PM (P+V; limited seating. Registration Required)
When a short story Works Sean Arnett, Chuma Nwokolo and Kobina Graham. Moderator: Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 1:25 PM to 2:25 PM (V)
Tampered Press Session: On nurturing spaces, writerly obsessions and the responsibilities of being a WriterAmoafoa Smart, Awo Twumwaah, Claudia Owusu, Chrissie Chinebuah. Moderator Ama Asantewaa. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM (V)
Traversing The Globe: A Diplomatic Conversation. Ambassador D K Osei and Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere. Moderator: Beatrice Anowah Brew. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 3:35 PM to 4:35 PM (V)
Reading Habits and the Practice of Critique. Ato Quayson, Joseph Oduro-Frimpong and Jeanne-Marie Jackson. Moderator: Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 4:40 PM to 5:40 PM (V)
Decolonising Culture through Libraries. Moustafa Ahmed, Edwige Dro. Moderator: Sylvia Arthur. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM (V)
"How translations work: Transmitting the letter and the spirit of the poem." Jan Wagner, Kofi Anyidoho, Dannabang Kuwabong. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM (V)
Man in the Mirror: Motivational Writing for a Time of Crisis. Ben Peter and Kwesi Amoak. Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 6:50 PM to 7:50 PM (P + V; limited seating, Registration required.)
Book Chat: Sex and Sexuality in Ghanaian Writing: Perspectives from 'Ashawo Diaries' Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia. Moderator: Empi Baryeh (P + V; limited seating, Adult Content, Registration required.) Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 6:50 PM to 7:50 PM
The quirky quick guide to having great sex. Tiffany Kagure Mugo with Nana Sekyiamah. (P + V; limited seating, Adult Content, Registration required.) Saturday, 17th October 2020. Time: 7:55 PM to 8:55 PM
Sunday 18th October 2020
Kenkey Brunch. Courtesy of Dakpabli Publishers Tiffany Kagure Mugo with Nana Sekyiamah Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (P; limited seating, Registration required.) Sunday, 18th October 2020. Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Awards: The Abena Korantemaa Oral History Prize Sankofa Girl, Makeeda PR, Writers Project of Ghana (P; limited seating, Registration required.) Sunday, 18th October 2020. Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Discussion: Sol Plaatje's Mhudi: History, Criticism, Celebration. Sabata-mpho Mokae, Brian Willan, Siza Nkosi, Shole Shole. (V) Sunday, 18th October 2020. Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Representations of Collective memory and inherited trauma in communities Nathan Richards, Adina Erb and Chuma Nwokolo Moderator: Louisa Egbunike. (V) Sunday, 18th October 2020. Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
#AdventuresLive2020: The Art of the Erotica Malaka Grant, Jessica Mandanda, Nana Darkoa Sakyiamah, Olutimehin Adegbeye. Moderators: Fatima Derby and Nana Akosua Hansen. (P + V; limited seating, Adult Content, Registration required.) Sunday, 18th October 2020. Time: 5:10 PM to 6:10 PM