The Sillerman First Book Prize has started to become one of the best prizes for African poets to show their chops in world poetry. Past…
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Poetry On The Foothills of The Mountains of The Moon
This might just be for folks like me who want to get this whole poetry thing. Of for you who wants to get to up…
View More Poetry On The Foothills of The Mountains of The MoonStorymoja Festival 2015: Blog numbero uno
The Storymoja festival was in high gear at its new venue the Nairobi Arboretum. The activities were mainly targeted at the younger Kenyan population to…
View More Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numbero unoLauren Beukes and Mbali Vilakazi win South African Mbokodo Awards 2015
Lauren Beukes and Mbali Vilakazi were the big winners at this Friday’s Mbokodo Awards 2015 hosted at the Johannesburg City Hall. The Mbokodo awards are…
View More Lauren Beukes and Mbali Vilakazi win South African Mbokodo Awards 2015Adeeko Ibukun wins the Babishai Niwe Poetry Award 2015
The Babishai Niwe Poetry Award for 2015 where an African poet goes home with $1000 went to Adeeko Ibukun for his poem “A Room With…
View More Adeeko Ibukun wins the Babishai Niwe Poetry Award 2015Sahro Ahmed Koshin book “Sounds of Laughter” launches in Nairobi
Sahro Ahmed Koshin was born in Mogadishu before moving first to Lusaka, Zambia and then the Netherlands where she completed her undergraduate and masters education.…
View More Sahro Ahmed Koshin book “Sounds of Laughter” launches in NairobiChijioke Amu Nnadi for poetry reading in Minna
Nigerian poet Chijioke Amu Nnadi is something of legend in the poetry business. He is the winner of the 2002 ANA Poetry Prize (the fire…
View More Chijioke Amu Nnadi for poetry reading in MinnaBabishai Niwe Poetry Prize 2015 shortlist out
We have a shortlist. After the longlist which had many many Africans, the judges led by Mildred Barya of the Babishai Niwe Poetry, Africa’s only…
View More Babishai Niwe Poetry Prize 2015 shortlist outBN Poetry Award 2015 longlist unveiled
A few days ago I mentioned here that there is a poetry festival about to hit Kampala, Uganda in a few weeks. The festival, the…
View More BN Poetry Award 2015 longlist unveiledBabishai Poetry Festival 2015 for Uganda in August
This blog concerns itself on news in the game of prose from the African continent. This is because this blogger has a very bad relationship…
View More Babishai Poetry Festival 2015 for Uganda in AugustSaado Cali Warsame Poetry Peace Prize call out
2014 was a horrible day in Somalia as many people lost their lives in a nation that still battles to emerge from decades of strife.…
View More Saado Cali Warsame Poetry Peace Prize call outHarriet Anena’s A Nation in Labour launches at Writivism Festival 2015
Communications professional Harriet Anena launched her poetry collectionA Nation in Labour at the National Theatre in Kampala at the Writivism Festival 2015 on Saturday afternoon.…
View More Harriet Anena’s A Nation in Labour launches at Writivism Festival 2015Joint winners of Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 announced
The winners of this years Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 with £3000 on offer were announced yesterday. The joint winners are Safia Elhillo and…
View More Joint winners of Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 announcedBrunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 shortlistees announced
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is an annual poetry prize aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa with a prize…
View More Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 shortlistees announcedBeverley Nambozo anthology A Thousand Voices Rising now available in Nairobi
Beverley Nambozo is famous as the Ugandan who set up the BN Poetry Award. This prize which started in 2009 had humble ambitions; to celebrate…
View More Beverley Nambozo anthology A Thousand Voices Rising now available in Nairobi