Peter Kimani’s “Dance of the Jakaranda” to make Nairobi splash.
Kenyan writer and poet Peter Kimani is set to make a Nairobi splash with his novel Dance of the Jakaranda. He will be having a…
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Egyptian Mohammad Abdelnabi on ArabLit Story Prize 2018 shortlist.
Egyptian writer Mohammad Abdelnabi is the only African on the ArabLit Story Prize 2018 shortlist announced on September 15, 2018. The ArabLit Story Prize is…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi receives her Windham-Campbell Prize 2018.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi received her Windham-Campbell Prize 2018 cheque at Yale University, USA on September 12, 2018. The Windham-Campbell Prize, established in 2013 with a…
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Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Meryem Alaoui make Prix Femina 2018 longlist.
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Meryem Alaoui are the two African writers on the Prix Femina 2018 longlist. The Prix Femina was created in 1904, and each…
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Lola Shoneyin on Gaborone Book Fair 2018 line-up.
The inaugural Gaborone Book Fair 2018 line-up has been unveiled with the festival set to rock Botswana from September 21-22. The guests include the Nigerian…
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Olumide Popoola, Ngartia rock the crowd at Goethe Nairobi.
Olumide Popoola and Ngartia were stars on the stage at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi’s Artistic Encounters on Thursday September 13, 2018. The event was moderated by…
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The University of Johannesburg Prize 2017 shortlist announced.
The University of Johannesburg Prize 2017 shortlist was announced on September 11, 2018. Those in the running for the prize include Fred Khumalo, Lesego Rampolokeng,…
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Malawian poet, academic and diplomat David Rubadiri has passed on.
Poet, academic and diplomat David Rubadiri has passed on. The Malawian’s family announced that he had moved to the ancestral plane on September 15, 2018.…
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Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is Mbokodo Awards 2018 winner.
Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is a Mbokodo Awards 2018 winner. The South African novelist won in the literature category of the Southern African prize celebrating women…
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The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2019 seeks your stories.
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2019 seeks your stories. The submission window opened on September 1 and will close November 1, 2018. The Commonwealth Short…
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Olumide Popoola, Ngartia for Goethe’s Artistic Encounters.
Writer and speaker Olumide Popoola and performance poet Ngartia are the featured artists at Goethe-Institut Nairobi’s Artistic Encounters on Thursday September 13, 2018. The event…
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A snapshot of the Kaduna Books & Arts Festival 2018. #Kabafest2018
The Kaduna Books & Arts Festival 2018, popularly known as Kabafest (#Kabafest2018), was hosted at the Silversand Hotel in Kaduna, Nigeria from September 5-8, 2018.…
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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 shortlist announced in Lagos.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 shortlist was announced by its advisory board on September 9, 2018. The texts in the running for the continent’s…
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Kinyanjui Kombani is CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2018 winner.
Kinyanjui Kombani is the CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2018 winner for his work Finding Colombia. Kinyanjui received a cash prize of…
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Call for submissions: The Nalubaale Review.
Nalubaale Review is a new online literary magazine based in Uganda that will be published twice a year on themed issues. Content will be poems,…
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