International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2023 longlist announced.
The longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2023 was announced on January 24, 2023. The International Prize for […]
Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 longlist announced
Warsan Shire, Okwiri Oduor, Arinze Ifeakandu, and Derek Owusu are on the longlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize […]
Ghana Association of Writers Literary Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the Ghana Association of Writers Literary Awards 2022 were announced in a ceremony in Accra on January […]
Pen America Literary Awards 2023 longlists announced
The longlists for the Pen America Literary Awards 2023 were announced Friday, January 20, 2023. Here are the writers of […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga to judge Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize 2023
Tsitsi Dangarembga is set to judge the manuscript entries for the US$12,000 Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize 2023. Entries are […]
Fête Du Livre de Kinshasa 2023 to kick off on February 4
Fête Du Livre de Kinshasa 2023, the festival hosted annually in DR Congo, will this year run from February 4-11, […]
Mohamedou Ould Slahi Houbeini to curate African Book Festival Berlin 2023
Mohamedou Ould Slahi Houbeini, the new curator of the African Book Festival Berlin 2023 which runs from August 25-27, has […]
Anthony Joseph wins T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry 2022
Anthony Joseph was declared the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry 2022 in a ceremony in London, UK […]
Nuria Books announces its Top 100 Kenyan books of 2022.
Kenyan bookstore Nuria Books announced its Top 100 Kenyan Books of 2022 on Monday, January 9, 2023. In 2015, Abdullahi […]
US NAACP Image Awards 2023 finalists announced.
The finalists for the NAACP Image Awards 2023 were announced on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Here are those in the […]
Sawiris Cultural Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the Sawiris Cultural Awards 2022 were revealed in a ceremony in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, January 8, […]
Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2022 shortlist announced
The shortlisted manuscripts of the Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature have been announced today, Tuesday, January 10, 2022. The […]
Rashad Hosein wins NGC Bocas Youth Writer Award 2022
Rashad Hosein was declared the winner of the NGC Bocas Youth Writer Award 2022 at The Writer’s Centre, Port of […]
Micere Mugo feted at Human Rights Defenders Awards 2022.
Micere Mugo received her Human Rights Defenders Award 2022 at a ceremony at the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi on Friday, […]
Opportunities for writers, poets, and publishers for January 2023.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other […]
