Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva collection ‘Dress me in Disobedience’ launches
Dress me in Disobedience, the new poetry collection by Ugandan poet Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva launched on January 2, 2022. Beverley […]
Fête Du Livre de Kinshasa 2022 kicks off on February 4
Fête Du Livre de Kinshasa 2022, the eighth edition of the festival hosted annually in DR Congo, will this year […]
Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2021 winners announced.
The winners for the Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2021 were announced at a ceremony in Dar es Salaam, […]
Writers of African descent PEN America literary awards 2022 finalists.
The finalists for the PEN America literary awards 2022 were announced today, Thursday, January 27, 2022. Here are the writers […]
Writers of African descent on British Science Fiction Awards 2021 longlists.
Writers of African descent featured on the longlists for the British Science Fiction Awards 2021 announced on January 22, 2022. […]
Writers of African descent finalists on US’ National Book Critics Circle Awards 2021
There are many writers of African descent who are finalists at the US’ National Book Critics Circle Awards 2021 announced […]
African writers on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2022 longlist.
Nine writers from Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, and Morocco feature on the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction […]
Ake Festival 2022 for Abeokuta, Nigeria in November. #AkeFest22
The Ake Festival returns for its tenth edition to Abeokuta, Nigeria on November 22-27, 2022. The announcement was made on […]
T.L. Huchu, Kareem Rosser win at US’ Alex Awards 2022
T.L. Huchu and Kareem Rosser were declared winners at the Alex Awards 2022 on Monday, January 24, 2021. The Alex […]
Osvalde Lewat wins inaugural Grand Prix Pan Africain de Littérature
Osvalde Lewat’s Les Aquatiques was announced the winner of the inaugural Grand Prix Pan Africain de Littérature at a ceremony […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Notes on Grief’ reading in Lagos.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first event of 2022 was a reading of Notes on Grief at the Alliance Française/ Mike Adenuga […]
Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut: Fatma Shafii.
Yesterday, we announced a new initiative, Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut Kenya, to showcase writers from Kenya. Today we kick off […]
Clarie Gor, Kelechi Njoku are Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellows
Clarie Gor and Kelechi Njoku were revealed to be the inaugural A Long House Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellows on January […]
US NAACP Image Awards 2022 finalists announced.
The finalists for the US NAACP Image Awards 2022, featuring literary categories, were announced on January 18, 2021. The National […]
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse now on Audible’s “Afrolit Now” series.
Stories from Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse are now available on the Zukiswa Wanner-curated Audible Afrolit series. Afrolit […]