The ladies’ Fresh Paint 2 anthology is here
Fresh Paint II is the second anthology of poems and short stories by Kenyan women done as partnership between Goethe-Institut […]
Chijioke Amu Nnadi for poetry reading in Minna
Nigerian poet Chijioke Amu Nnadi is something of legend in the poetry business. He is the winner of the 2002 […]
Rwanda Anthology longlist announced
I have been keeping you abreast of an exciting new project coming out of Rwanda. Huza Press a publisher in […]
South African Book Fair 2015 is here
The South African Book Fair 2015 will be happening from tomorrow 31st July until August 2nd at the Turbine Hall, […]
Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma makes Man Booker Prize 2015
The judges of the Man Booker Prize 2015, one of the richest in the world at US$50,000, have announced those […]
Ghana International Book Fair 2015 for November
So when attending the Writivism Festival 2015, I recall making fun of the people from Ghana for not having a […]
How to get into Lauren Beukes’ next novel
The Open Book Festival, one of the fastest growing literary festivals on the planet, will be happening in 9-13 September […]
Babishai Niwe Poetry Prize 2015 shortlist out
We have a shortlist. After the longlist which had many many Africans, the judges led by Mildred Barya of the […]
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike’s story for Long Story Short
I’ve been following the Long Story Short Project where the work of African writing is brought alive with interest. The […]
Dr Mawuli Adjei for Writers Project of Ghana in July
Writers Project of Ghana is an organisation based in Ghana, duh, and the US which aims at promoting Ghanaian literature […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga for Story Club Malawi
Here something very cool for our friends in Malawi this weekend. The Story Club in Malawi will be hosting an […]
Young Kenyan writer debuts at Goethe Nairobi
We have the newest kid writer in town and his name is Joseph Bokea. Bokea wrote his debut novel Magic […]
Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015: Lets go people
The time has arrived ladies and gentlemen. The judges of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 were announced and now […]
The 8th Hargeysa International Book Fair is coming
The eighth running of Somaliland’s premier literary shindig, the Hargeysa International Book Fair, will be happening from 1st – 6th […]
Mentors start signing up for Rwanda anthology
A few weeks ago I mentioned that Rwandan writers were asked to submit stories for a new anthology. The deadline […]