2015 Short Story Day Africa Prize Shortlist announced
Short Story Day Africa has just announced the short list for the R10 000 Short Story Day Africa Prize for […]
Writivism 2016 Workshop Facilitators announced
The facilitators who will be running the 2016 writing workshops in cities around the continent have been announced. They will […]
600 posts as we welcome in the new JamesMurua.com
JamesMurua.com has a new look and feel to it after 599 posts and two years and three months.
This blog has been running for the last two years and something on love and passion. The project has been welcomed by many and I am happy to have played a small part in the African literary tradition.
Kampala Writer’s Conference 2015: Wairimu Mwangi’s photos
So from 6-11 October folks from all over the place were in Kampala for the Kampala Writer’s Conference 2015. This […]
Association of Nigerian Authors/Yusuf Ali workshop participants announced
For the last three years, the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has run the ANA/Yusuf Ali Reading Campaign with generous […]
South African Literary Awards 2015 nominees announced
Celebrating 10 years of growth and exhilarating success, the South African Literary Awards (SALA) will honour over 10 South African […]
Gillian Slovo and Helon Habila to judge Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2016
Gillian Slovo and Helon Habila are two of those who will be judging the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2016. In […]
Marlon James is the Man Booker Prize winner 2015
They announced the winner for the Man Booker Prize 2015 and the winner is Jamaican novelist Marlon James for his […]
Expound Magazine seeks out your submissions
EXPOUND is an online magazine that aims to celebrate new literature published by Nigerian Wale Owoade who is also its […]
No ladies and gentlemen, Ngugi Didn’t win the Nobel Prize 2015
They have just announced the Nobel Prize for Literature and the winner this year is…. once again, despite unfounded rumours, […]
Sevhage Literary Festival 2015 for Makurdi, Nigeria
Another day, another African literary festival. This time round the host is Makurdi the capital of the state Benue in […]
Catapult Publishing seeks your submissions
Catapult Publishing publishes critically acclaimed literary fiction and narrative nonfiction books under the direction of our editor in chief, Pat […]
African Writers Trust (AWT) workshop participants announced
The African Writers Trust (AWT) has announced the writers who have qualified for the third Editorial and Publishing Training workshop […]
Ake Festival/Air France Prize For Prose & Photography
So thus November will be one of those African literary festival heavy months and the biggest events will be happening […]
Chigozie Obioma takes FT/Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Fiction Award 2015
Its official ladies. Nigerian writer Chigozie Obioma’s novel The Fishermen is the winner of the inaugural FT/OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Fiction […]