Ngugi Wa Thiong’o to headline action packed Ake Festival 2016
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o will be the headline guest at this year’s edition of Ake Festival 2016. Ngugi, who will sit […]
Sarah Ladipo Manyika makes Goldsmiths Prize 2016 shortlist
Sarah Ladipo Manyika is on the Goldsmiths Prize 2016 shortlist for her novel Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to […]
Three Nigerian writers for Ebedi International Residency 2016 September
Ehizogie Iyeoma, Ikechukwu Nwaogu and Servio Gbadamosi are the three Nigerian writers who just arrived in Iseyin, Oyo State for […]
A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2016
There was a blurry of activity in Kenya’s capital city as the Nairobi International Book Fair 2016 was hosted at […]
Kenya’s top libraries to be feted at Maktaba Awards 2016
The best libraries in Kenya will be feted at Maktaba Awards 2016 at a ceremony at the Kenya National Museum […]
Bassey Ikpi, Ngwatilo Mawiyoo for Poetry Africa festival 2016
Bassey Ikpi and Ngwatilo Mawiyoo join some of the best poets on the continent for 20th edition of Poetry Africa […]
Huza Press Prize for Fiction 2016 calls for your submissions Rwandans
Rwandans are called to make their fiction submissions for the Huza Press Prize for Fiction 2016. Huza Press a new […]
Ng’ang’a Mbugua and John Habwe win Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize 2016
Ng’ang’a Mbugua and John Habwe are the winners of the Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize 2016. The two writers who won […]
Yogi S.Y Tetteh wins Koffi Addo Prize for Non Fiction 2016
Accra, Ghana based yoga instructor S.Y Tetteh is the winner of the Koffi Addo Prize for Non Fiction 2016. The […]
African writers alert! Five days to submit to Pan Macmillan South Africa
Aspiring writers have five days, 26-30th September 2016, to submit to Pan Macmillan South Africa for their manuscript to be […]
Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016 longlist announced
Our good friends who run the Short Story Day Africa Prize have announced their longlist 2016. The twenty writers will […]
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o wins Korea’s Pak Kyong-ni Literature Award 2016
Ngugi Wa Thiongo is this year’s winner of Korea’s Pak Kyong-ni Literature Award. The award worth 100 million won (89,300 […]
Abidjan Lit makes its Cote D’Ivoire debut on Friday
Abidjan lit, or Abidjan reads, is a new initiative set to rock Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital as it makes its […]
Looking forward to the Nairobi International Book Fair 2016
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2016, the 19th annual one, starts today at the Sarit Centre and runs until the […]
Five kickass African novels that need to be made into movies
We need to see these five kickass African novels beloved by many become movies we can all watch at the […]