Nnedi Okorafor makes Arthur C Clark Award 2016 Shortlist
Nnedi Okorafor is on the shortlist for the Arthur C Clark award 2016 for her novel The Book of Phoenix. […]
Africans miss out on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2016
Egyptian Mohamed Rabie and Moroccan Tareq Bakari missed out as the winner of the ninth International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) was […]
Stanley Gazemba makes Wilbur Smith Adventure Award shortlist
Stanely Gazemba is one of the writers who have made the shortlists for the inaugural Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. […]
Okot P’Bitek Prize for Poetry in Translation launched
The Okot P’Bitek Prize for Poetry in Translation for emerging African poets was recently announced. The one-off award will be […]
Henry Chakava to celebrate 70th birthday with book launch
Legendary Kenyan publisher Henry Chakava will celebrate his 70th birthday with the launch of his memoir Coming of Age: Strides […]
A low Key World Book and Copyright Day 2016
There was a bit a low key celebration of World Book and Copyright Day 2016 across the African continent from […]
The Gerald Kraak Award seeks your entries
The Gerald Kraak Award and anthology is the latest one with a focus on the topics of gender, human rights […]
Decolonising literature at Rutanang Book Fair 2016
Decolonising literature is the order of the day in South Africa and this is the theme of the Rutanang Book […]
African books reimagined at Goethe Nairobi
It was a special time on Thursday evening with five African books reimagined by respected performers at the Goethe Nairobi. […]
Alexandrina International Book Fair 2016 looking back
The Alexandrina International Book Fair 2016 was hosted in Egyptian town of Alexandria for ten days from March 21st to […]
African literary deliciousness in Nairobi, Joburg tonight
It’s all happening in Nairobi and Johannesburg as writers converge on their big towns for African literary deliciousness. Last night […]
José Eduardo Agualusa on Man Booker International 2016 shortlist
Angola’s José Eduardo Agualusa is one of the six writers on the just-announced Man Booker International 2016 shortlist. Agualusa who […]
Scholastique Mukasonga on International Dublin Literary Award 2016 shortlist
Scholastique Mukasonga has made the International Dublin Literary Award 2016 shortlist. Also on that list is A Brief History of […]
Egyptian novelist Ibrahim Abdelmeguid wins Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2016
Egyptian novelist Ibrahim Abdelmeguid got one of the biggest paydays in writing as he won a Sheikh Zayed Book Award […]
Yewande Omotoso new novel sneak peaked
Yewande Omotoso new novel The Women Next Door has been sneak peaked on her social media channels. Yewande Omotoso has […]