Image credit: Ana Maria Tone (via Shutterstock) “Fredo, you’re my older brother and I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family again, ever.” – Michael Corleone The Godfather, Mario Puzo What constitutes a family has changed over time, not just in composition but also in definition. In our
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We would like to invite you to the Literary Translation Matters conference hosted by Bakwa on Saturday 26th October. The event will draw upon a wealth and diversity of local translation knowledge and expertise and is supported by the University of Bristol in the UK. The conference will be held at the Muna Foundation in
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Bakwa is pleased to announce the selected participants for its Literary Translation Workshop in partnership with the University of Bristol. The 13 selected participants were chosen from a pool of over 50 applications. The workshop, scheduled for 21-26 October 2019, will be co-facilitated by established literary translators Ros Schwartz, Georgina Collins, and Edwige Dro. Over the course
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Cliquez ici pour lire la version en français Are you based in Cameroon? Are you a literary translator or do you want to be one? Bakwa Magazine, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, is pleased to announce that applications are open for an exciting literary translation workshop aimed at building networks and sustainability for literary
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Click here to read the English version Vous vivez au Cameroun ? Vous êtes traducteur·ice littéraire ou souhaitez le devenir ? Bakwa Magazine, en collaboration avec l’Université de Bristol, a le plaisir de lancer un appel à candidatures pour un nouvel atelier de traduction littéraire visant à construire des réseaux et à viabiliser le métier
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Join us for the 3rd edition of the Bakwa Reading Series, which will take place on June 6, 2019, at 5:30 pm, at Kazi Hub in Yaounde. The Bakwa Reading Series is a public event which brings together a wide selection of writers, translators, editors and poets, and connects them to various local communities by hosting events in different
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We are pleased to announce the participants selected for the Bakwa Young Writers’ Workshop, which is organised in partnership with the University of Bristol and will take place in Yaounde from June 3-7. The workshops will be held in English and French, facilitated by Billy Kahora and Edwige Dro respectively. Below are the selected participants
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Date limite d’envoi des candidatures : 8 mai 2019 Click here to read the English version Vous vivez au Cameroun ? Vous avez entre 18 et 30* ans ? Vous êtes écrivain·e émergent·e ou souhaitez le devenir ? Bakwa Magazine, en collaboration avec l’Université de Bristol, a le plaisir de déclarer ouvert son appel à
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Application Deadline: 8 May 2019 Cliquez ici pour lire la version en français Are you in Cameroon? Are you between the ages of 18 and 30*? Are you an emerging writer or do you want to be one? Bakwa Magazine, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, is pleased to announce that applications are open for
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Despite a shared history, Cameroon and Nigeria rarely engage in projects of shared literary benefit.
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