Meet the Ebedi International Writers Residency Program for June 2016
Ayobami Adebayo, Kasimma Chinelo Okani and Temitope Shadiat Jimoh are the recipients of the June/July 2016 edition of the Ebedi […]
Miles Morland Writing Scholarship 2016 open for entries
The Miles Morland Writing Scholarship 2016 is now open for your entries until 30th October 2016. The Miles Morland Writing […]
Kenyan library awards Maktaba Awards 2016 call out
The Maktaba Awards 2016 (Kenyan Library of the Year Awards) seeks your entries; your deadline to enter your library is […]
Writivism Short Story Prize 2016 longlist announced
The Writivism Short Story Prize 2016 longlist has just been announced. The winner of the prize will be made at […]
Pumla Dineo Gqola, Nkosinathi Sithole win Sunday Times Literary Awards 2016
Pumla Dineo Gqola and Nkosinathi Sithole are the winners of the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2015 in a ceremony in […]
Nicholas Githuku launches new book Mau Mau Crucible
Kenyan historian Nicholas Githuku launched his new book Mau Mau Crucible: Statehood, National Identity, and Politics of Post Colonial Kenya […]
Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Penny Busetto dazzle at Etisalat Prize 2015 Nairobi tour
Etisalat Prize 2015 winner Fiston Mwanza Mujila and shortlistee Penny Busetto dazzled as they featured at a variety of Nairobi […]
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor teases The Dragonfly Sea at her Oeuvre
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor teased her new book The Dragonfly Sea at the endnote address of an Oeuvre in her honour […]
Text Book Centre Book Club makes its debut #tbcbookclub
The Text Book Centre Book Club made its debut at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on Saturday June 11th, […]
A lackluster Machakos regional bookfair 2016
The Machakos regional bookfair 2016 was hosted at the basketball court of the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on 8-11th June […]
Storymoja Festival 2016 for Ghana this year; not Kenya
The popular Storymoja Festival 2016 will not be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya this year. The event will be happening […]
Etisalat Prize 2015 tour: winner and shortlistees invade Nairobi
Etisalat Prize 2015 tour: The Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 is set to hold a series of literary events in […]
Poet Farouk Shousha wins Egypt’s Nile Prize for Literature 2016
Poet Farouk Shousha is the winner of this year’s Egypt’s Nile Prize for Literature. Egypt’s Highest Awards in the fields […]
Kagayi Peter launches poetry collection in Kampala
There was a festive mood in Kampala as poet Kagayi Peter launched his debut poetry collection The Headline That Morning […]
South African misses out on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2016
The winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2016 was announced and sadly for us rabid Africa watchers it went […]