Tours

I am invited to take part in UK literature events and activities on an ongoing basis. I have also undertaken over 80 international writer’s tours and visits since 1997. These trips might include reading from my books, talks, keynote speeches, panel discussions, residencies and creative writing teaching.

International appearances only listed below.
CW = teaching creative writing workshops & courses

2012
Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg/ Germany
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen/ Germany

2011
ASNEL Conference/ University of Leibniz, Hannover, Germany
Talk: University of the Balearics, Mallorca/ Spain
CW Short course: University of Muenster/ Germany

2010
Centre for British Studies, Humboldt University, Berlin / Germany
Black Arts in Britain Seminar, University of Padua / Italy

2009

Yale University, Connecticut/ USA
University of Toronto/ Canada
British Council Tour:
Various venues, Riga & Jurmala/ Latvia
Various venues & University of Vilnius / Lithuania
Various venues, Oslo / Norway
Various venues & University of Helskinki / Finland
Various venues & University of Copenhagen / Denmark
Translocations Conference, Muenster University / Germany
New York State Writers’ Institute @ SUNY Albany / USA
George Mason University, Virginia / USA

2008

Sino-British Literary Translation Project, Mo Gan Shan | China
British Council/ Creative Writing, Dhaka | Bangladesh

2007

Creative Writing Tutor, Worldspirit: Loutro/Crete |Greece
European Union, Brussels | Belgium
BC Writers’ Residency, Virginia Arts Festival & Norfolk Sate Uni | USA

2006

Transcultural Britain, Otto-von-Guericke Uni, Magdeburg | Germany
British Council Tour: Kano, Abuja, Lagos | Nigeria
AfroEuropeans Conference, Uni Leon | Spain
Creative Writing Tutor, World Spirit/Loutro/Crete | Greece
Time of the Writer Festival, Durban | South Africa

2005

British Council/ Creative Writing | Saudi Arabia
Friedr/Alexa/University, Nurnberg |Germany
Chicago Humanities Festival | USA
Beyond Borders Festival of African Writing, Kampala | Uganda
British Council/Creative Writing Tutor, Casablanca & Rabat |Morocco
British Council Writer’s Residency, Georgetown University, Washington DC | USA

2004

British Council/Creative Writing, Alexandria / Egypt
British Council/Creative Writing, Tripoli / Libya
University of Modena / Italy

2003

British Council Tour, Delhi & Chennai | India
All English Literature Conference:Van | Turkey
Singapore Arts Festival | Singapore
Calabash International Literature Festival | Jamaica
The Emperor’s Babe Translation Launch, Helsinki | Finland
Frontiere’s Literature Festival, Paris | France
The Emperor’s Babe Translation Launch, Prague | Czech Republic
Write On! Festival | Croatia
Global Village Forum, Dusseldorf, Goethe Institute | Germany

2002

AEDEAN Conference, Santiago de Compostela | Spain
Harbourfront International Festival of Authors Toronto | Canada
British Literary Festival, Reykjavik | Iceland
Visiting Professor, Barnard College-Columbia University, New York / USA
New York State Writers’ Institute @ SUNY, New York State / USA
Sienna Heights University / Michigan / USA
Ball State University, Indiana / USA
Geneseo University, New York State / USA
University of Texas @ Austin / USA
Wanas Poetry Festival, Malmo | Sweden
British Council Tour : Zagreb, Zadar, Split | Czech Republic
British Council Tour | Croatia
Literature in March Festival, Vienna | Austria
British Council Walberberg Seminar | Germany

2001

2000

British Council Tour | Bosnia & Herzegovina
Keats-Shelley House, Rome | Italy
Literaturexpress Europa 2000,LiteraturWERKstat, Berlin
105 writers touring by train through 19 cities over 6 weeks
Portugal – Spain – France – Belgium – Germany – Poland – Kaliningrad – Lithuania – Latvia – Estonia – Russia – Belarus – Poland – Berlin
Writer-in-residence, University of Western Cape, Cape Town | South Africa

1999

1998

1997

Pan African Writers Association Conference | Ghana
British Council Tour: Turin, Milan, Bologna, Naples, Rome | Italy