June Events list

 

• Wednesday, June 16, 2010: Michael Marks Readings and Award Ceremony - I've been shortlisted for this cool award for my pamphlet ballast: a remix and the event is being held at the British Library's Conference Centre - It starts at 6.30pm (I'll be reading around from 7.00pm) and costs  £6 (£4 concessions) and tickets can be bought online from the British Library website or via telephone on 01937 546 546. I have one complimentary ticket to give away on a first-e-mail-first-served basis :)

• Thursday, June 17, 2010: Whose Muse is it Anyway? - I'm hosting this fantastic poetic take on 'Whose Line is it Anyway?' at the Free Word Centre in Farringdon: The blurb goes - an evening of funny improvisational performance poetry, hosted by former Booktrust writer in residence Nii Ayikwei Parkes featuring Dizraeli, Laura Dockrill, Doc Brown and Luke Wright. It starts at 7pm and it's only £5 to come! Click here for more details and to buy your ticket

• Monday, June 21, 2010: Summer Reads (Norwich) - the Writers Centre in Norwich has included Tail of the Blue Bird in their Summer Reads programme (more here) in which six books have been chosen as Summer Reads Book Club books. There is even a book club session in August for Tail of the Blue Bird, but before that I will be reading at a live event with Naomi Alderman and Mick Jackson. It starts at 6.30pm at the world famous Norfolk and Norwich Milliennium Library and it's ONLY £2 on the door: full details and tickets online. Follow Writers Centre Norwich on Facebook or Twitter.

February 2010 dates

These are my last UK events until June, so please stop by if you can:

• Tuesday, February 2 2010: POETRY @ Dogtail Cabaret at Proud Gallery (I'm on stage from 9.30pm) - details online at: http://uk.tilllate.com/en/event/9979135
• Wednesday, February 3, 2010: TALK @ 3.30pm, Booktrust Conference at The Lowry, Manchester - http://www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Booktrust-conference-2009
• Thursday, February 11, 2010: FICTION @ Wham! Bam! Story Slam @ 6.30-9pm, Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, EC1R 3GA - http://www.freewordonline.com/events/?event_id=51
• Tuesday, February 16, 2010: PAMPHLET LAUNCH @ 7-8pm, The Hop Exchange, Bankside, 24 Southwark Street, London SE1 1TY

Thanks,
Nii

November / December events

My last events of the year - unless something comes up suddenly. Please note that the last two are FREE...

Farrago Poetry UK Slam Championships
Date: Friday, 27th November 2009
Time: 7pm
Cost: £7 (£6 concs)

Reading from new poetry pamphlet, 'Ballast: a remix' at -
The Drill Hall,
16 Chenies St,
London WC1. (Goodge St Underground)

Line up includes Hollie McNish, Nii Parkes, Zena Edwards, AF Harrold, Fran Landesman, Idil Sukan and Dudley Sutton. Arrive 6.30pm to sign up for the slam. Tickets from The Drill Hall box office on 0207 307 5060. Please book in advance.

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Date: Monday, 7 December 2009
Time: 2-4pm
Cost: FREE ( rsvp by Friday 4 Dec to kadijageorge@gmail.com )

Discussion on Literature and Publishing at -
Citi Inn Hotel, Leeds
Tel: 0113 241 1000

Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author and publisher, along with invited guests: writer and publisher, Margaret Busby and author, Diran Adebayo will discuss the dual needs of writers and publishers to retain an independent voice, the best means to express that voice and the challenge of the fast changing use of technology now available to writers and publishers.

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Date: Monday, 14 December 2009
Time: 7 to 8.30 pm
Cost: FREE

Reading from my novel 'Tail of the Blue Bird' at -
The African Caribbean Community Library,
Battersea Library,
265 Lavender Hill,
London SW11 1JB

July Events 1

July 6: I'll be presenting AWE Heritage Series http://tr.im/n938 at the Southbank as part of the London Literature Festival (with Helon Habila & Cameron Duodo). It's a totally new initiative, elevating African literature from the clutches of cliched opinions so please, please come and support it.
July 7: My launch party at Cosmobar, Clerkenwell Road - from 7pm
July 16: I'll be performing some poetry at London Liming: http://tr.im/q80a - also as part of the London Literature festival
July 17: African Writers' Evening in its Covent Garden home (Poetry Cafe) featuring Laila Lalami (Morocco - who we're flying in from California) and Sulaiman Addonia (Ethiopia/Eritrea). I will also be unveiling the UK version of my sell out US pamphlet, Ballast - now named, Ballast - a remix.