June 17, 2008, is the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart by Heinemann. This publication provided the impetus for the foundation of the African Writers Series in 1962 with Chinua Achebe as the editorial adviser. Africa Writes Back: The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature captures the energy of literary publishing in a new and undefined field. Portraits of the leading characters and the many consultants and readers providing reports and advice to new and established writers make Africa Writes Back a stand-out book. James Currey’s voice and insights are an added bonus. CONTENTS Publishing and selling the African Writers Series The African Writers Series Portfolio &amp; George Hallett’s covers Main dates for the African Writers Series INTRODUCTION: The establishment of African Literature Publishing Chinua Achebe 1. WRITERS FROM WEST AFRICA Nigeria: The country where so much started Negritude from Senegal to Cameroun Magic &amp; realism from Ghana, The Gambia &amp; Sierra Leone 2. WRITERS FROM EASTERN AFRICA Towards the oral &amp; the popular in Kenya, Uganda &amp; Tanzania Publishing Ngugi 3. WRITERS FROM THE HORN &amp; NORTH-EASTERN AFRICA Emperors in Ethiopia Publishing Nuruddin Farah Arab authors in Egypt &amp; Sudan 4. WRITERS FROM SOUTH AFRICA Resistance in South Africa Publishing Alex la Guma Publishing Dennis Brutus Publishing Bessie Head Publishing Masizi Kunene 5. WRITERS FROM SOUTHERN AFRICAN Guns &amp; Guerrillas in Mozambique &amp;Angola Zambia Shall be Free Death &amp; detention in Malawi The struggle to become Zimbabwe Publishing Dambudzo Marechera CONCLUSION: Is there still a role for the African Writers Series?

Africa Writes Back: The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature

Literature & Fiction

Currey, James

History & Criticism

Ohio University Press

Africa Writes Back: The African Writers Series and the Launch of African Literature (African Writers (Unnumbered))

1959 was the year James Currey arrived in South Africa and found a nation in crisis. Hopes of change rose and foundered over the next five years. Letters and vivid conversations capture the excitement of daily life and political drama. An extra-parliamentary opposition had used non-violent means of protest since 1952, but on 21 March 1960 the police shot and killed 69 peaceful protesters in Sharpeville. It was a turning point. In March 1960, 35,000 Africans protested n Cape Town and the police responded with further savagery. Shortly after Randolph Vigne, Neville Rubin, Tim Holmes and James Currey founded The New African a radical review of politics and the arts. The intense comings and goings of a small magazine served as effective cover for acts of sabotage.In July 1964 Randolph Vigne appealed to Clare and James to help him escape. Clare had no hesitation; 'Randolph and Gillian are our friends', she said. James used his British passport, to buy a ticket on a Norwegian freighter so that Vigne could travel to Montreal. Two days later Clare and James flew out of Johannesburg. A book of publishing, politics, and protest.

From Sharpeville to Rivonia, 1959 to 1964: A personal view of resistance in South Africa, from the Letters of Clare & James Currey

History

Africa

Merlin Press

World Literature

James Currey Ltd.

Carnegie Writers, Inc. (CW) is pleased to present its 6th publication, Strangers: A collection in collaboration with Nashville Community Education. This creative anthology includes a diverse and unique literature selections of various genres from participants in the Adult Author Workshop.

Strangers: A Collection (Author Workshop Series)

Kramer, Julie

Key, Kelly

Publication, A Carnegie Writers

Bledsoe, Mildred

Grattan, Stephanie

Champion, Chelsea

JAMISON, Tom

Action & Adventure

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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