A snapshot of Cameroon’s Lire à Douala 2022
Lire à Douala 2022 was hosted in the Cameroonian city of Douala from April 3-7, 2022. The festival theme was […]
Osvalde Lewat wins Prix Kourouma 2022 in Geneva.
Osvalde Lewat’s Les Aquatiques was announced the winner of Prix Kourouma 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland on May 20, 2022. Ahmadou […]
Hekaya Arts Initiative Kiswahili Writing Competition Winners announced.
Florence Chanya Mwaita, Omar Kibulanga, and Elias B. Shelukindo are the winners of the Hekaya Arts Initiative Kiswahili Writing Competition, […]
British Book Awards 2022 winners announced in London.
The winners of the British Book Awards 2022, also known as The Nibbies, were announced in a ceremony in London, […]
Tiburce Koffi wins Grand Prix National Bernard Dadié de Littérature 2022.
Tiburce Koffi was declared the winner of the Grand Prix National Bernard Dadié de Littérature 2022 in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire […]
Mohamed Alnaas wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2022.
Mohamed Alnaas was declared the winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2022 on Sunday, May 22, 2022. The […]
P. Djèlí Clark, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki win at Nebula Awards 2022.
P. Djèlí Clark and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki won in the categories at the Nebula Awards 2022 in an announcement made […]
Ntsika Kota, Cecil Browne win at Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022.
Ntsika Kota and Cecil Browne have been declared winners in their regions at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022. The […]
Congolese poet and academic Philippe Masegabio Nzanzu has passed away.
Congolese poet and academic Philippe Masegabio Nzanzu passed away on May 16, 2022. Philippe Masegabio Nzanzu was born in 1944 […]
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, Celeste Mohamed among Firecracker Awards 2022 finalists
The finalists for the Firecracker Awards 2022, including Celeste Mohamed, Percival Everett, Caseen Gaines, and Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, were announced […]
Inaugural Kakamega Book Festival for May 21
The first edition of the Kakamega Book Festival, brought to you by the Kakamega Book Club, runs in the Western […]
Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022 shortlist announced
Kei Miller, Kojo Koram, and Natasha Brown are on the shortlists for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022 announcement […]
Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Panashe Chigumadzi among W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellows
The W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellows 2022, including Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Panashe Chigumadzi, were announced on […]
Nommo Awards 2022 shortlists announced by African Speculative Fiction Society.
The shortlists for the Nommo Awards 2022 were announced to the public by the African Speculative Fiction Society on May […]
Rentrée Littéraire du Mali 2022 ends with awards ceremony.
Nassuf Djailani,Aïcha Yatabary, Drissa Diakite, and Kadi Diarra won awards at the Rentrée Littéraire du Mali 2022 in Bamako, Mali […]