Tochi Onyebuchi wraps up the first day of Afrolit San Frontières Season 3.
Tochi Onyebuchi wrapped up day one of Season 3 of Afrolit San Frontières on Africa Day, May 25, 2020. He was hosted by Mohale Mashigo.…
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Dilman Dila kicks off Afrolit San Frontières Season 3.
Dilman Dila was the first writer at Season 3 of Afrolit San Frontières from Kampala, Uganda on Africa Day, May 25, 2020. He was hosted…
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A snapshot of the Bakwa Literary Festival.
The Bakwa Literary Festival celebrated the best in Cameroonian writing from May 15-19, 2020. Bakwa is a Cameroonian publisher of literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and…
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Colson Whitehead, Bernardine Evaristo on UK’s Orwell Prize 2020 shortlist.
Colson Whitehead and Bernardine Evaristo are on the shortlist of the UK’s Orwell Prize 2020 announced on May 21, 2019. The Orwell Prizes, named in…
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The Road Binyavanga Built by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
I first met Binyavanga Wainaina on the road, long before I knew he was called The Binj and that his voice and laughter filled a…
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Afrolit Sans Frontieres Season 3 schedule unveiled.
The schedule for Season 3 of Afrolit Sans Frontieres, running from May 25 to June 1, 2020, has been revealed. Its theme is “Past. Present.…
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Kalahari Short Stories Competition seeks entries in French, English, and Kiswahili.
The Kalahari Short Stories Competition, organised by La Cene Littéraire, seeks entries in French, English and Kiswahili. It was officially opened today May 20, 2020.…
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AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 announced today, May 19, 2020, features Erica Sugo Anyadike, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jowhor Ile, Rémy…
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Bernardine Evaristo’s “Girl, Woman, Other” now available in Spanish.
Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker Award-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other is now available in Spanish from Alianza de Novelas. Bernardine Evaristo has been doing us proud for…
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Botho Lejowa is African Writers Trust Publishing Grant 2020 winner.
Botho Lejowa was announced the winner of the African Writers Trust Publishing Grant 2020 today, May 18, 2020. The African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship Programme,…
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African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 have been announced today, May 15, 2020. In 2016, the African Speculative Society introduced The…
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Bakwa Literary Festival to celebrate Cameroonian writing from May 15.
The newly unveiled Bakwa Literary Festival is set to celebrate the best in Cameroonian writing from May 15-19, 2020. Bakwa is a Cameroonian publisher of…
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Eliphas Nyamogo’s new anthology “End of the Dream” out now.
Eliphas Nyamogo’s anthology End Of The Dream: 7 Short Stories On Postcolonial World Order, published by the Goethe-Institut Munich, is out now. Eliphas Nyamogo made…
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Pemi Aguda wins UK’s Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award 2020.
Pemi Aguda was announced the winner of the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award 2020 today, May 12, 2020. Deborah Rogers (1938-2014) was a literary agent…
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K & L Prize 2020 longlist announced.
The longlist for the K & L Prize 2020 was announced on May 8, 2020. The K & L Prize, founded and sponsored by New…
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