Growing Up with Austin: Notes on Post/colonial Pedagogies
The first book by Austin Clarke that I read was Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack.
Essays
Our commitment to honouring Austin Clarke’s memory includes publishing annual essays on Clarke’s legacy, broadly defined. We are actively soliciting personal remembrances, scholarly essays, and creative reflections on his work. Please email our editor-in-chief, Ryanne Kap, if you have an essay you’d like to pitch.
"Don't scratch too deep or I'll bleed": Archiving with Austin
Like many Canadians, the stories of my parents are bound up in the broader story of migration.
Listening to Austin
I first came to Canada when I was 19 years old.
On Inheritance: Hospitality or Decolonial Eating
What we might inherit is not always known in advance of the inheritance. When the inheritance is outside of the material or the tangible, sometimes noticing it is difficult.
On Austin Clarke’s Style
When a writer leaves us, we are left only with fragments to draw upon, pore over, and reassess to hold onto some aspect of his being.
The Afterlives of Austin Clarke
Introducing the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence
