Pemi Aguda is first Writivism Stellenbosch University writing residency recipient
Pemi Aguda is the first recipient of the new residency for African writers announced today by the Centre for African […]
Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes
The annual Caine Prize Workshop ended yesterday at the Chaminuka Lodge near Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included previous winners of […]
Ciku Kimeria teases new novel in Short Story Day interview
Ciku Kimeria has given an interview with Short Story Day Africa where she speaks about a variety of issues include […]
Sitawa Namwalie speaks on displacement at Goethe Nairobi
Syria is on fire. Between the Syrian government and the terror group ISIS, a human crisis has hit the world, […]
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o story stars in latest Jalada Anthology
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s story The Upright Revolution (or Why Humans Walk Upright) is the story at the centre of Jalada […]
Abuja Writers Forum convenes for March 2016 edition
The Abuja Writers Forum curated by Dr Emman Shehu convened on Saturday 26th March 2016 at the Nanet Suites in Nigeria’s […]
Ghana Voices Series for 2016 kicks off
The Writers Project of Ghana and Goethe Institute will kick off the first reading in the Ghana Voices Series for […]
Meet the Ebedi International Writers Residency fellows for March 2016
The Ebedi International Writers Residency fellows for March/April 2016 are Blessing Christopher, Farida Adamu, Mariam Sule and Funke Awofeso. These […]
Shakara Baby-chicks and Locomotive Tales: Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s Tram 83 By Ato Quayson
Fiston Mwanza Mujila was the winner of the most recent Etisalat Prize for Literature in a ceremony in Lagos […]
Literary Crossroads features Nigerian and Kenyan authors
Literary Crossroads is a new series of talks hosted at the Goethe in three African cities where writers meet colleagues from […]
Why the Writing Workshop – Zukiswa Wanner
Over a year ago, I started writing a column in the literary pages of the Saturday Nation. In that time, […]
Images and videos from Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 ceremony
It was a big night for poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila on Saturday, 19th March 2016 as he was announced […]
Africa’s biggest author association prize callout
The Association of Nigerian Authors has made a call out for its 2016 literary prize. The association which had Chinua […]
Morocco Book Awards 2016 tap new winners
The Morocco Book Awards were announced yesterday with winners in six categories going home with the plaudits. The Morocco Book […]
Petina Gappah makes Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award 2016 shortlist
Zimbabwe’s Petina Gappah has made it onto the shortlist of the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award 2016 that was […]