A short list of Vamba's literary journeys: African Writing Magazine (UK) A Profile: 50 Years after Things fall Apart: The New Inheritors 10th Time of the Writer Festival International Writers Festival Durban : 19 – 24 March 2007 18 writers from 10 countries: Doreen Baingana (Uganda), Michael Chapman (South Africa), Imraan Coovadia (South Africa), Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe), Tom Eaton (South Africa), Ntone Edjabe (Cameroon South Africa), Ronnie Govender (South Africa), Oscar Hemer (Sweden), Fred Khumalo (South Africa), Tom Lanoye (Belgium), Justin Nurse (South Africa), Vamba Sherif (Liberia/Netherlands), Aminata Sow Fall (Senegal), Ngugi Wa Thiong'o (Kenya), Miriam Tlali (South Africa), Chika Unigwe (Nigeria), Zukiswa Wanner (South Africa), Mary Watson (South Africa) Passa Porta Festival PASSA PORTA Festival Dates: 19/04/07 > 22/04/07 Place: Brussels Country: Belgium Organizer: Passa Porta, with the support of: Communauté Française, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Loterie Nationale, Ville de Bruxelles, Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommisie, Vlaams Fonds voor de Letteren The first edition of the European and multilingual festival “Passa Porta” will welcome many authors of diverse European nationalities. Three days of meetings, parties and reflection to discover the world as revealed by literature. Many interesting themes will be brought under the spotlight during the festival, including identity, integration, mobility and emigration. Programme 19/04: Openingwith Antonio Muñoz Molina, a famous Spanish author. 20/04 : Writing Billie with the Brussels jazz Orchestra, Carl Norac, Joke van Leeuwen, Caryl Phillips, Tutu Puoane, Vamba Sherif, Andre´ Velter and Paul Verhaeghen. 21/04 : Cinema Racista with Thomas Gunzig, Moses Isegawa, Tom Lanoye, Shahrnush Parsipur, Eugène Savitzkaya and Frank Westerman. 22/04 : Courez lire : a literary circuit with a hundred activities all around Brussels. Passa Porta: International house of literature Brussels Monday January 10, '05 - 8 p.m. Green light: Vamba Sherif Encounter with an African writer and his work Every month, and in collaboration with Green Light/KVS, Het Beschrijf gives the floor over to a different African writer. Sherif unveils his own history and the history of his country. He explores the place of African immigrants in The Netherlands, where he lives since 1993. Programme in Dutch with simultaneous translation into French Organisers: BeCAME, Green Light/KVS, Het Beschrijf Location: Passa Porta, Dansaertstraat 46, B-1000 Brussels A search by google or another engine will give more about the author's reading and speaking gigs