[authorafrica] Re: Thanks for this flurry of AuothorAfrica activity
- From: Nyankami Atandi <m_atandi@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: authorafrica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 03:37:18 -0700 (PDT)
Anietie, Chika,
salaams. I hope that you and the rest of the folks here?re all doing fine.
Anietie, Chika?s right and my first name, Nyankami, maternal, means ?one who
milks?, the middle one, paternal, means ?something bitter? while the surname,
Atandi, means ?someone fierce.? All the ?i?s in the three names?re pronounced
as the e in me. Among the Kisii, names?re unisex and were after events.
Actually the world over, if one was to go back, one?ll find that all names?ve
their roots after events.
My first was after my mother?s aunt. Back in the country, I?ve a maternal
namesake aunt. The middle one, I was named after my grandfather?s uncle and the
last, directly from my old man, stemmed from a cousin to my grandfather. Now,
we?re named after the departed in order to ensure the lineage survives the
vicissitudes of times.
Winona, my dear fiend, the movie ?The Life Of David Gale?, for now what I can
tell you?s that it?s a good watch ? if I gave any further details, that?d be
equivalent to removing the flavor of it.
Wishing all a pleasant day.
Nyankami.
chika onuoha <kaorama@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
No, Nyankami's name sounds sounds rather Kenyan. Don't
u remember again Nyakobi of WEEP NOT CHILD
--- Anietie Isong wrote:
> 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 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"
>
> > 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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