Morland Writing Scholarship Awards 2015 winners announced
The Miles Morland Foundation has just announced the winners of Morland Writing Scholarships for 2015. The winners each receive a […]
Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah joins Man Booker 2016 judging panel
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah will be joining the judging panel of the 2016 Man Booker Prize jury that was announced […]
Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 Shortlist announced
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw are the three shortlisted authors for the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015. […]
Omenana seeks your contributions
Omenana, a tri-monthly speculative fiction e-magazine, is open to submissions from writers from Africa and the African Diaspora. Stories and art […]
Babishai Niwe to celebrate Song of [email protected]
Song of Lawino is an epic poem written by Ugandan poet Okot p’Bitek published in 1966 in Luo and translated […]
Happiness is a Four Letter Word novel for film debut
Happiness is a Four Letter Word is the debut novel of South African novelist Cynthia Jele. The book came out […]
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye takes a final bow
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye was born in Southampton, England and moved to Kenya in 1954 to run the CMS bookshop at […]
Artists In Residency 2015 finalists announced!
The Artists In Residency (AIR) programme has provided artists across discipline (visual arts; literary arts; performing arts; music & film) […]
Malawi’s Alfred Msadala launches War Drums are Beating in Blantyre
Alfred Msadala, a poet, short story writer and critic from Malawi, launched War Drums Are Beating; discourses off the anthill […]
Nigerians in solidarity with Binyavanga Wainaina #Naija4Binyavanga
#naija4binyavanga thanks @lolashoneyin thanks @tonikan11 #getwellsoon #binyavangawainana A photo posted by Victor Ehikhamenor (@victorsozaboy) on Nov 28, 2015 at […]
Rallying for Binyavanga Wainaina #LoveForBinyavanga
Binyavanga Wainaina. This is a name synonymous with some of the best that has come out of Kenya in the […]
LitFest Harare 2015 to rock Zimbabwe
The fasted growing literary festival in Zimbabwe, LitFest Harare is set to run in Harare from 26 – 28 November […]
Videos from the Lagos Books and Arts Festival #LABAF2015
The Lagos Books and Arts Festival was hosted primarily at the Freedom Park in Lagos from 13th to 15th November. […]
Engaging the Fringe at the Ake Festival #AkeFest2015
The theme at the Ake Festival 2015 this year was Engaging The Fringe. This meant that there were events that […]
Morland Writing Scholarships 2015 shortlist announced
The Miles Morland Foundation has just announced the shortlist for the 2015 Morland Writing Scholarships. These applicants will be whittled […]