NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2023 finalists announced.
Renée Watson, Carole Boston Weatherford, and Rita Williams-Garcia are finalists of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult […]
Participants of Berlin’s African Book Festival 2022 revealed.
The artists taking part in the African Book Festival 2022 at the Nåpoleon Komplex, Berlin, Germany from August 26-28 were […]
Celeste Mohammed wins CLMP Firecracker Literary Award for Fiction 2022
Celeste Mohammed’s novel Pleasantview was declared the winner of the CLMP Firecracker Literary Award for Fiction 2022 on June 23, […]
Sunday Times Literary Awards 2022 longlists announced
The longlists for the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2022, in partnership with Exclusive Books, were announced on Sunday, June 26, […]
Fiston Mwanza Mujila receives his Prix Les Afriques 2021 award
Fiston Mwanza Mujila whose novel Le Danse du Vilain won Le Prix Les Afriques 2021 received his award in a […]
Pan South African Language Board Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the Pan South African Language Board Awards 2022 were announced in a ceremony in Sandton, South Africa […]
Book Digest: Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, Jessemusse Cacinda, Okechukwu Nzelu
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, […]
Literary Magazines: Lolwe, Transition, PREE, Journal of the Writers Project of Ghana
Lolwe, Transition, PREE, and The Journal of the Writers Project of Ghana are literary magazines/journals currently available for your reading […]
Malorie Blackman awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2022
Malorie Blackman was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2022 by the English PEN on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The PEN […]
Afrolution Festival 2022 for Berlin from June 23-26
The Afrolution Festival 2022 happens in Berlin, Germany from June 23-26, 2022. The festival theme is “Planetary [Vulner]Abilities. African/-Diasporic Worldmaking.” […]
Is 2022 the last dance for the legendary Ake Arts & Book Festival?
The tenth edition of the Ake Festival happens in Abeokuta, Nigeria on November 22-26, 2022. While announcing the theme, the […]
Ntsika Kota wins global Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022.
Ntsika Kota has today been declared the winner of the global prize at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022. […]
Alliance Française Nairobi to host NYrobi Book Fest 22 on June 24-26.
The NYrobi Book Fest 2022 will be hosted for the second year at the Alliance Française de Nairobi on June […]
Africa Writes Exeter kicks off today
Africa Writes Exeter runs in the UK town of Exeter from June 17-19, 2022. The Africa Writes literary festival, an […]
Tolu Oloruntoba, Douglas Kearney win Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2022
Tolu Oloruntoba and Douglas Kearney were awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize 2022 on Wednesday, June 14, 2022. The Griffin Poetry […]