Djaili Amadou Amal wins Prix des Grands Monts 2022
Djaili Amadou Amal’s Les Impatientes won the Prix des Grands Monts 2022 in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, France on September 24, 2022. Prix […]
Lagos International Poetry Festival 2022 artists revealed
The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2022 will be hosted in venues in Lagos, Nigeria as well as online from October […]
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Khal Torabully on Sarah Maguire Prize 2022 shortlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Khal Torabully are on the shortlist for the Sarah Maguire Prize 2022 announced on September 22, […]
Scholastique Mukasonga on UK’s Baillie Gifford Prize 2022 longlist
Scholastique Mukasonga’s The Barefoot Woman is on the longlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2022 announced on September 22, 2022. […]
Scholastica Moraa wins Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022
Scholastica Moraa was declared the winner of the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2022 at a ceremony in Thika, Kenya […]
Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2022 finalists announced.
Edem Awumey, Yahia Belaskri, Driss Jaydane, Osvalde Lewat, and Tierno Monenembo are finalists of Prix des Cinq Continents de la […]
US National Book Awards 2022 longlists announced.
The finalists for the US National Book Awards 2022 were announced from September 14 – 16, 2022. Here are the […]
Ernis (Lontsi Clémence) wins Prix Voix d’Afriques
Comme une reine by Ernis (Lontsi Clémence) was declared the winner of Prix Voix d’Afriques 2022 on Wednesday, September 21, […]
Blaise Ndala is Prix du livre d’Ottawa 2022 finalist.
Blaise Ndala’s Dans le ventre du Congo is a finalist at Prix du livre d’Ottawa 2022. The announcement was made […]
Prix Femina 2022 premières selections revealed.
Mia Couto, Nathan Harris, and Brandon Taylor are on the premières selections of the Prix Femina 2022 announced on Thursday, […]
Meja Mwangi: Literary Methods and the Future of Kenyan Writing
The Kenyan Readathon was hosted at the Alliance Française Nairobi on September 10, 2022. Prolific author Meja Mwangi sent an […]
Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2022 to kick off on October 2
The Abuja Literary and Arts Festival 2022, with the theme “The (Struggling) Thriving Artist,” is set to run from October […]
Ignyte Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the Ignyte Awards 2022, brought to you by Fiyah Literary Magazine, were announced on Saturday, September 18, […]
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Foday Mannah, Gloria Blizzard, Juleus Ghunta, and Jailan Zayan are on the shortlist for the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing […]
South Africa’s Poetry Africa 2022 for October
Poetry Africa 2022 will be hosted in the South African cities of Johannesburg, Durban, and Pietermaritzburg from October 6-16, 2022. […]