Centre for Fiction First Novel Prize 2022 longlist announced.
The longlist for The Centre for Fiction First Novel Prize 2022 was announced on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Here are […]
Lagos International Poetry Festival 2022 to start on October 27.
The Lagos International Poetry Festival 2022, with the theme “Babel… A New Language,” runs from October 27 – 31, 2022. […]
The longlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2022 announced
The longlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Here are the writers of […]
Opportunities for writers, poets and publishers for August ‘22.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other […]
Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 longlist announced.
The longlists of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 were announced on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, […]
Nadifa Mohamed wins Wales Book of the Year Award 2022.
Nadifa Mohamed’s The Fortune Men (Viking, Penguin Random House) was revealed to be the Wales Book of the Year Award […]
Book Digest: Safia Elhillo, Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi, Umar Abubakar Sidi
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Safia Elhillo, Omolola […]
African Poetry Book Fund receives $343,750 grant
The African Poetry Book Fund at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln received a $343,750 grant from the Poetry Foundation to study […]
Hausa International Book and Arts Festival 2022 for December.
The Hausa International Book and Arts Festival 2022 is set to return to Kaduna, Nigeria from December 2-4, 2022. The […]
Noviolet Bulawayo, Percival Everett on Booker Prize for Fiction 2022 longlist
Noviolet Bulawayo, Leila Mottley, and Percival Everett are on the longlist for The Booker Prize for Fiction 2022 announced today, […]
Invitation to Translate “Princes Sunflower and the Bee” into African Languages
Solano Publications have made a call out for translations for their book Princes Sunflower and the Bee into African Languages. […]
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé on Polari Prize 2022 longlist
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ‘s debut Young Adult novel Ace of Spades is on the longlist for the Polari Prize 2022 announced […]
Tara M. Stringfellow, Eloghosa Osunde on Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist.
Tara M. Stringfellow and Eloghosa Osunde are on the shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize announced on July 21, […]
Brittle Paper introduces free master classes with “The Writing Room.”
The Writing Room, a new initiative from Brittle Paper, featuring masterclasses from some of the most respected personalities in African […]
World Fantasy Awards 2022 finalists announced.
The finalists for the World Fantasy Awards 2022 were announced on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Here are the writers of […]