Crossing Borders was made possible by collaboration between the British Council, Lancaster University and a range of partners in Africa. You can read about How the Crossing Borders scheme worked, the Project history and contact details. Visit Crossing Borders.
Crossing Borders was an exciting new initiative that used information technology to link young writers in Africa with experienced mentors in the UK. The project was funded by the British Council in London, designed and managed by the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University and was enabled by a network of British Council offices in Africa.
Participants in the project were drawn from Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Our mentors represented a wide range of cultural backgrounds and writing practice, creating a project that was rich in cultural exchange as well as practical strategies for writing development. Crossing Borders created a new, international community of writers who communicated through the development of new writing to share their knowledge and experience.
Radiophonics was a British Council project designed to stimulate new writing for English-language radio in Nigeria and Uganda. The project originated in the writing community with adult, professional writers, but has been extended into schools for students of 16+ years of age. Visit Radiophonics.
The first series of workshops was held from March – April 2008 in 4 of the geo-political zones in The first series of workshops was held from March – April 2008 in 4 of the geo-political zones in
The first series of workshops was held from March – April 2008 in 4 of the geo-political zones in Nigeria, Abuja, Enugu, Kano, and Lagos. 48 Nigerian writers participated and were able to produce short 10 minute pieces for radio. 9 of the 48 stories were featured for radio broadcast by 3 local radio partners from April – June 2009.
The second series of workshops was held in February 2009 for 28 English/Literature teachers who conducted step down workshops in their various schools for students on creative writing for radio. At the end of the step down workshops, a radio writing competition was launched for students. 16 entries were received from students and 3 will be selected for radio broadcast in July 2009. The second series of workshops was held in February 2009 for 28 English/Literature teachers who conducted step down workshops in their various schools for students on creative writing for radio. At the end of the step down workshops, a radio writing competition was launched for students. 16 entries were received from students and 3 will be selected for radio broadcast in July 2009.
The second series of workshops was held in February 2009 for 28 English/Literature teachers who conducted step down workshops in their various schools for students on creative writing for radio. At the end of the step down workshops, a radio writing competition was launched for students. 16 entries were received from students and 3 will be selected for radio broadcast in July 2009.