A snapshot of the Mozambique’s Festival Fim do Caminho 2017
Festival Fim do Caminho which is a festival of film and literature was hosted in Mozambique from November 17-27, 2017. […]
Thando Mgqolozana written film Inxeba gets Oscar nomination
Inxeba (The Wound), co-written by Thando Mgqolozana, is one of the nine films shortlisted for the 90th Academy Awards Foreign […]
Chimamanda Adichie wins Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award 2018
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is set to be the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award 2018 winner. Poets & Writers, […]
Nnedi Okorafor written “Black Panther” comic now in stores
Black Panther: Long Live The King (2017-2018) #1 written by Nnedi Okorafor and illustrated by Andre Araujo is now available […]
Wole Soyinka to receive Europe Theatre Prize 2017
Africa’s first Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka is the recipient of The Europe Theatre Prize 2017. The Europe Theatre Prize is […]
Koleka Putuma wins at Mbokodo Awards 2017
Koleka Putuma was recognised as a Rising Star at the South African Mbokodo Awards 2017. On the 9th of August […]
Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 judges announced
The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the five judges for the 2018 edition of the prize. The Caine […]
LONG READ: Short story writer Osemegbe Aito on speculative fiction
In the second of three interviews that we co-published with Black Letter Media we speak with Osemegbe Aito. Heaven is […]
Huzama Habayeb wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2017
Poet, short-story writer, and novelist Huzama Habayeb is the winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2017 for her […]
Cameroon writer and poet Patrice Nganang arrested
Academic, Writer and poet Patrice Nganang remains incarcerated days after being arrested by Cameroon security forces at the Douala airport […]
Sahar Al Mougy, Mohanned Al Dabi at International Prize for Arabic Fiction Writers Workshop
Six writers and their mentors are currently at the ninth annual writers’ workshop hosted by the International Prize for Arabic […]
Adichie, Ilube, Mbue, Noah make “100 Most Influential Africans of 2017” list
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tony Ilube, Imbolo Mbue, and Trevor Noah made the list of “100 Most Influential Africans of 2017” […]
Ayobami Adebayo is Future Awards Africa Prize 2017 winner
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀̀ is the Future Awards Africa Prize for Art & Culture 2017 winner. The award was given at a […]
Anasoma Writing Contest winners feted in Nairobi, Kenya
The winners of the Anasoma Writing Contest were given their prizes at a ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya on December 5, […]
Kimani, Adebayo, Okorafor, Noah make New York Times Notable Books of 2017
Peter Kimani, Ayobami Adebayo, Nnedi Okorafor, and Trevor Noah have made the New York Times Notable Books of 2017. The […]