Jean D’Amerique wins Prix Fintro Prijs 2021.
Jean D’Amerique was awarded the Prix Fintro Prijs 2021 at a ceremony in Antwerp, Belgium on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. […]
Bernardine Evaristo is president-elect of UK’s Royal Society of Literature.
Bernardine Evaristo was revealed to be new President-elect of the Royal Society of Literature on November 30, 2021. The society […]
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s “The House of Rust” launches to full house in Mombasa.
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s debut novel The House of Rust launched to a full house at the Alliance Française, Mombasa on […]
Translations: Nadifa Mohammed, Wole Soyinka, Ayesha Harruna Attah, Max Lobe
Translations for books by Nadifa Mohammed, Wole Soyinka, Ayesha Harruna Attah, and Max Lobe, are currently available for your reading […]
Tottenham Literature Festival 2021 kicks off on November 29.
The Tottenham Literature Festival 2021 happens at the Bernie Grants Arts Centre, London, UK from November 29 – December 5, […]
Kereen Getten wins Bocas Lit Fest Children’s Book Prize 2021.
Kereen Getten’s When Life Gives You Mangoes was declared the winner of the Bocas Lit Fest Children’s Book Prize 2021 […]
Qazini Writers Competition 2021 winners feted in Nairobi.
The winners of the Qazini Writers Competition 2021 were announced in a ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday, November 25, […]
Book Digest: Bisi Adjapon, Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, Nsah Mala, Mbizo Chirasha, and Albert Dalela
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest feature with books from Bisi Adjapon, Khadija […]
Palestine Book Awards 2021 winners announced.
The winners of the Palestine Book Awards 2021 was announced on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The Palestine Book Awards were […]
Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 winners announced.
Ope Adejedi, Asiya Gaildon, Tinashe Mushakavanhu,and Refilwe Mafokeng were declared Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 winners on Thursday, November 25, 2021. […]
Prix Littéraire Fetkann Maryse Condé 2021 winners announced.
Emmelie Prophete, Lussunzi Vita Mbala, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Jean D’Amerique, Elizabeth Colomba and Aurélie Levy were revealed to be Prix […]
5 apps that make life simpler for writers
We look at apps that will simplify the working life of many writers working today. The sophisticated and powerful devices […]
Opportunities for writers, poets and publishers for November 2021.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other […]
Writers of African descent on UK’s Costa Book Awards 2021 shortlists.
Nadifa Mohamed, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Raymond Antrobus, and Kayo Chingonyi, are on the shortlists for the Costa Book Awards announced […]
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s “The House of Rust” to launch in Mombasa.
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s debut novel The House of Rust is set to launch at the Alliance Française, Mombasa on Thursday, […]