[authorafrica] Re: Thanks for this flurry of AuothorAfrica activity
- From: Anietie Isong <creamers2001@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: authorafrica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 13:36:20 -0700 (PDT)
Hi guys,
sorry been a bit quiet for sometime. Just trying to
tidy up my disertation.
U know, Nyankami, ur name sounds very Nigerian.
Forgive me.
Kudos valentine on ur submission for the Macmillan.
Well, I cldnt write any meaningful story for kids, so
i opted out of the award.
I was invited last week by some friends to attend a
reading of the Caine prize but i politely turned it
down. too busy to take that 2 hr journey to london
(from Leicester where I live).
Lets keep our fingers crossed. So pls forgive me if I
dont participate so often in the discussion. this is a
very stressful mnth for me.
Cheers,
Anietie Isong
--- Nyankami Atandi <m_atandi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Bruce, everyone,
>
> salutations from this corner of the world. I pray
> that you?re all fine. Bruce, please do pardon me for
> yet again revisiting this issue concerning the
> concept about which forum the listserve?s set up
> for. Noble as it is that questions regarding African
> writing?re being addressed, it?s my humble opinion
> that at the same time matters of other writers can
> be tackled, too, in parallel. Can?t the approach be
> considered as one of crossing the bridge as we come
> to it rather than an issue of ??trying to solve all
> the world's writing problems in one place!? ? if
> anything, what?s the timeframe for tackling the said
> African question after which others? can be looked
> at? And in doing so, is it going to also be the same
> policy of regionalization that?ll be in play?
> Deducing of this, does it mean that AuthorMe?s going
> to ?carve? the world into blocs which begs the
> question, the one to be addressed lastly before
> coming back to Africa again, won?t its time be
> decisively far off in the future
> while,
> in the meantime, respective writers there
> creatively wither away for lack of attention?
> Personally, I do believe that this outfit can be a
> potpourri of sorts that CAN effectively handle all
> that comes in stride; it?s just a question of
> expanding horizons.
>
> Referring to a statement by A. Isong about paying
> too much attention to the issue of the Caine Prize,
> just like I said, inasmuch as I believe in
> supporting those who wish to gun for any prize,
> though we?re perhaps still smarting from their
> rejection of our various grand works, well, my
> mental attitude?s that the world still ticks ? to
> slip?s not to fall, and even if one did fall, as
> long as there?re no limbs broken or the occurrence
> of a really serious injury, one can still stand up,
> dust themselves and raise to other occasions. If
> it?s anything to go by, and I stand to be corrected,
> we just suffered bruises on our egos. On this basis
> do I support and pat V. Umelo on the back for being
> [+]ve in outlook and actually going ahead and giving
> the Macmillan Award a try. Valentine, kudos. Your
> focus, in my opinion, is worth emulating. Probs
> relating to the Caine rejection can be handled in
> tandem with the rest.
>
> In fact, come to think of it, borrowing from our
> good friend V. Umelo?s wonderful style, can?t we
> consider submitting works for other Awards out
> there, which loops back to the global issue - that
> is, if it?s possible, if there?re indeed any other
> prizes worth vying for, why not do it, only that
> this time works from the Four Corners of the world
> in AuthorMe?s archives could also be considered
> which?ll thus give this site, well, the flavor it
> rightfully deserves?
>
> On the matter of arranging ways to meet for a
> possible chitchat on a variety of issues, I think it
> can be done, or at least tried. Back here, for
> nearly a fortnight among others I?ve been trying to
> get in touch with two esteemed friends of mine whom
> I haven?t seen for approx three years though. One
> won the 2001 Caine Award and the other was last
> year?s runner-up of the same. Their names?re
> Binyavanga Wainaina and Parsalelo Kantai
> respectively. The former?s the founder of the online
> www.kwani.org lit website. I was of the notion that
> maybe we could dovetail ideas concerning the said
> symposium. I?d really appreciate to know what your
> thoughts?re on this.
>
> Wishing you all a wonderful day.
>
> Nyankami.
> "Bruce Cook, AuthorMe.com" <cookcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:Greetings AuthorAfrica members.
>
> Thanks for starting us off with a flurry of
> communication. Let's keep this up!
>
> In response to questions so far.
>
> Yes, we are certainly to address questions outside
> of
> Africa. As you know, we are starting from the Author
> Africa Think Tank, and thus we adopted this name.
> However, perhaps it's best to begin with a focus on
> Africa so we can avoid trying to solve all the
> world's
> writing problems in one place!
>
> We began with the problem of rejection by the Caine
> Prize for African Writing, which addresses African
> writers inside and outside of Africa. For now, I
> believe we should focus on this problem, and address
> the international scene later.
>
> What can we do to promote our writings without
> support
> by the Caine Prize people?
>
> How can we most effectively submit writings for next
> year's prize?
>
> Can we arrange ways to meet together and discuss our
> writings?
>
> However, I believe comments from anyone interested
> in
> problems of African writers would be welcome.
>
> Actually, any of us can invite people to
> participate.
> (At the same time, please do not list the address
> publicly.)
>
> In any case, to change the listserve title would
> require that our hosts (who do this for free) set up
> a
> completely new listserve. So let's stay with the
> present structure, if that's OK.
>
> Second - this is simply a listserve for our
> discussion. There is no change in procedures for
> submitting stories to author-me,com.
>
> Thank you all for your participation.
>
> I look forwaard to a lively discussion!
>
> Bruce.
>
>
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