So many are asleep under the ground, When we dance at the festival Embracing the earth with our feet. Maybe the place on which we stand Is where they also stood with their dreams. They dreamed until they were tired And handed us the tail with which we shall dance. Excerpt from “Cycle”, Mazisi
Kokende Liboso Eza Kokoma Te: On Contiguous Narratives and Poetic Cosmologies Read More »
Bakwa Magazine is currently accepting applications for the position of editorial intern. Since its creation in 2011, Bakwa has published new and major writers from the African continent and the world in original languages and translations. Over the years, we have partnered with the University of Bristol, the Goethe-Institut, Phoneme Media, and Saraba Magazine among
Join us for a conversation between Nfor Njinyoh (editor, Bakwa Books), Mariette Tchamda (éditions Nuances) and Nchanji Njamnsi (translator) on language variations and translation as an art form. Taking as a start point Walter Benjamin in ‘The Translator’s Task’, when he describes the task of the translator as “to find the intention toward the language
A Glossary of Things We Need To Unlearn Read More »
Summary Bakwa is currently accepting applications from volunteers based in Yaounde interested in taking up employ as Operations Assistant. The operations assistant reports directly to the executive team and is expected to alleviate the executive team’s workload where possible. Specific responsibilities of the operations assistant may include, but are not limited to: providing administrative support:
Part-time Volunteer Sought for Operations Assistant Position Read More »
Image Credit: AtlasbyAtlas Studio, Shutterstock.com Guest Edited by Anwuli Ojogwu “My belief is that if we live another century or so … and have five hundred a year each of us and rooms of our own; if we have the habit of freedom and the courage to write exactly what we think… if we face
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BAKWA 11 Read More »
“You have a fullness you need to bring out” interrogates and reimagines how we consume text-based art, specifically what we read and how we read, by offering an immersive approach. Drawing from a curated archive of work from Bakwa Magazine and Bakwa Books, this exhibition gives new meaning to the written word by exploring the
You have a fullness you need to bring out Read More »
December 2021 will mark Bakwa Magazine’s tenth anniversary. From inception in 2011 to currently being at the forefront of African literary culture, our journey is a remarkable one. Created as a response to the dearth of critical and creative writing in English in Cameroon—which dearth turned into gaping void with the discontinuation of similar, preceding
Bakwa at 10: Celebrating a Decade of Disruption Read More »
BakwaCast is looking for a new podcast creator. BakwaCast is the podcasting arm of Bakwa, an organization that empowers creatives across various platforms. Over the past decade, Bakwa Magazine has published ten issues, commissioned writing from new and established writers, curated cross-continental projects and gone from online to print. We started BakwaCast to dive into
Call for Podcast Submissions Read More »
Join us for the Bakwa Literary Festival, an exciting virtual (Instagram Live) event celebrating books and authors from Cameroon online. The festival, which will take place from May 15-19 seeks to bring people together in these sad, troubling times and provide a much-needed live forum where writers and critics can engage with audiences. Conversations will range
Bakwa Literary Festival Read More »
Calling all writers, artists and creatives! Do you want to be part of an exciting new project exploring the relationship between digital media platforms, multimedia production and storytelling? Do you have an image you want to share with the world and a story you think it might tell? Do you have an idea for
Bakwa/Grapevine Workshop Call for Applications Read More »
