Action packed Pa Gya! Literary Festival 2018 set for Accra, Ghana.
An action packed Pa Gya! Literary festival 2018 is set to happen in Accra, Ghana from October 19-21, 2018. The Pa Gya! Literary festival first…
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Ayodele Olofintuade’s ‘Lakiriboto Chronicles’ is really good.
Ayodele Olofintuade’s second book Lakiriboto Chronicles is now available for your reading pleasure. The book by the Nigerian writer, journalist and feminist is published by…
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Rutanang Book Fair 2018 wraps up October in South Africa.
The Rutanang Book Fair 2018 will be hosted at the Govan Mbeki Hall in Tlokwe, South Africa on 27 October. The event theme is “we…
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Sihle Khumalo’s “Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse” is here!
Sihle Khumalo’s fourth book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse is here. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. We were introduced to Sihle Khumalo’s…
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Dami Ajayi, Makadem make magic at Goethe-Institut Nairobi.
Nigerian poet Dami Ajayi and Kenyan musician Makadem made magic at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi on October 11, 2018. Their event which is part of the…
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Muhammad Abdelnabi is ArabLit Story Prize 2018 winner.
Muhammad Abdelnabi is the ArabLit Story Prize 2018 winner for his short story Our Story translated by Roger Moger. The announcement was made on October…
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Callout: Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 submissions (Zambia only).
The Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 submissions are being sought out in a new callout by the prize organisers. Only Zambia writers are eligible for…
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Callout: Sooo Many Stories seeks your children’s literature (Uganda only)
Ugandan publishing house Sooo Many Stories has made a callout for children’s literature. The callout is only for those who come from Uganda. Sooo Many…
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Kenyan academic and writer Chris Wanjala has passed on.
Kenyan academic, writer, and editor Chris Wanjala has passed on. Prof Wanjala who was the chairman of the Book Development Council of Kenya died on…
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: African Book Fairs and Literary Festivals. #FBF18
African Book Fairs and Literary Festivals #FBF2018 were a topic of discussion at the African pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 on October 11,…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2019 judge.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is a Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2019 judge. The Ugandan award winning novelist and short story writer will be selecting the winner…
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: Rights in African Languages. #FBF18
“Rights in African Languages: Promoting networks and exchanges to facilitating trade” was a topic of discussion at the African pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair…
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 opening day: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. #FBF18
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Aka Morchiladze and Nino Haratischwili were the literary speakers at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018 opening day. The Franfurt Book Fair. It…
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Dami Ajayi, Makadem for Artistic Encounters at Goethe-Institut Nairobi
Poet Dami Ajayi and musician Makadem are the featured artists at the Artistic Encounters at Goethe-Institut Nairobi on Thursday October 11, 2018. The two will…
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International Publishers Association seminar for Nairobi in 2019
The International Publishers Association Seminar on Sustainable Development for African Publishers 2019 is set to happen in Nairobi, Kenya. The International Publishers Association (IPA) is the…
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