Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor speaks Displacement & Refuge at Goethe Nairobi
The Goethe in Nairobi has been hosting a series of events titled “Displacement & Refuge” where experts and authors speak […]
Goethe hosts Short Story Day Africa Workshops across Africa
The Short Story Day Africa workshops, called the 2016 Migrations Flow Workshop, will be hosted in cities across the continent […]
Mogadishu Book Fair 2016 announces dates, new logo #MBF2016
The Mogadishu Book Fair 2016 organisers have announced the dates for this year’s edition of their event. They have also […]
Mona Eltahawy features at Africa Month Celebrations today
Mona Eltahawy will tonight’s guest at the Joburg Theatre as South Africa continues to celebrate Africa Month. Her topic of […]
Sooo Many Stories to launch Kagayi Peter’s poetry collection
Sooo Many Stories, Uganda’s newest publishing house, is set to launch Kagayi Peter’s poetry collection in June. Sooo Many Stories, […]
Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival 2016 rocks Ibadan
The arts theatre at the University of Ibadan was filled with artist action as the Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival 2016 […]
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi gets American publisher
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has signed with U.S publisher Transit Books. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbiwas introduced to the African literary scene in […]
Yewande Omotoso, Jumoke Verissimo at Goethe Joburg Literary Crossroads
Yewande Omotoso and Jumoke Verissimo featured at the Johannesburg, South African edition of Literary Crossroads at Goethe Institut on May 17, 2016. […]
Mozambique’s Festival Fim do Caminho Literary Prize 2016 gets record entries
The Mozambique based Festival Fim do Caminho Literary Prize 2106 got entries in the dozens this year. The theme of […]
Oduor Jagero interview: on his new book Ghosts of 1894
Odour Jagero interview: Oduor Jagero burst onto the Kenyan literary scene in 2014 with his self-published debut novel True Citizen. The […]
Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival 2016 for Ibadan, Nigeria
The University of Ibadan promises a lot of literary and other action as the Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival 2016 rolls […]
Four Nigerian writers for Ebedi International Writers Residency
Four Nigerian writers Muriola Awosemo, Abdullahi Lawan Kangala, Okwudili Nebeolisa and David Ishaya Osu are the May/June 2016 recipients of […]
Ghana International Book Fair 2016 set for August
The Ghana International Book Fair 2016, the fourteen running of the fair, is scheduled for Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th […]
Nyanza Literary Festival seeks your Submissions
The Nyanza Literary Festival which is set to happen on the last weekend of August seeks your submissions. The Nyanza […]
Yewande Omotoso and Jumoke Verissimo star at Literary Crossroads tonight
Author Yewande Omotoso and writer Jumoke Verissimo will be the star attractions at tonight’s Literary Crossroads event at the Goethe Institut […]