Sokoto Book and Arts Festival 2022 for Nigeria in November.
The Sokoto Book and Arts Festival 2022, also known as Sobafest, will return to Sokoto, Nigeria from November 4 – […]
Makenzy Orcel on Prix Goncourt 2022 Deuxième Selection
Makenzy Orcel’s novel Une Somme Humaine is on the #Deuxième Selection of Prix Goncourt 2022 announced on October 4, 2022. […]
Scholastique Mukasonga on US National Book Awards 2022 shortlists
Scholastique Mukasonga joined other writers of African descent on the shortlist of the US National Book Awards 2022 announced on […]
Quramo Festival of Words 2022, QFEST 2022, starts on October 7.
The Quramo Festival of Words or QFest 2022 will be hosted in Lagos, Nigeria from October 7 – 9, 2022. […]
Mandla Langa wins University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing 2022
Mandla Langa’s The Lost Language of the Soul was declared the winner of the University of Johannesburg Prize for South […]
African Writers Awards 2022 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature were […]
Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 winners announced.
The winners of the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 were announced at a ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, […]
Opportunities for writers, poets and publishers for October ‘22.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga gets suspended sentence and fine.
Tsitsi Dangarembga was given a five-year suspended sentence and a fine at a Harare Court on September 29, 2022. Tsitsi […]
Book Digest: Binyavanga Wainaina, Monique Severin, Nike Campbell, Yessoh G.D
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Binyavanga Wainaina, Monique […]
Foday Mannah wins Mo Siewcharran Prize 2022
Foday Mannah was declared the winner of the Mo Siewcharran Prize 2022 in a ceremony in London, UK on September […]
Shortlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2022 announced
The shortlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Here are the writers of […]
Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2022 finalists announced.
Estelle-Sarah Bulle, Emmelie Prophète, Imbolo Mbue, Fann Attiki, and Osvalde Lewat are finalists of Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2022. The […]
Diadié Dembélé wins Prix littéraire de la vocation 2022
Diadié Dembélé’s Le Duel Des Grands-Mères was declared the winner of Prix de la Vocation 2022 on Wednesday, September 21, […]
Djaili Amadou Amal wins Prix des Grands Monts 2022
Djaili Amadou Amal’s Les Impatientes won the Prix des Grands Monts 2022 in Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, France on September 24, 2022. Prix […]