Grill N Read announce new Readers Awards 2017 (Nigeria only)
The Speech House International, initiators of Grill-And-Read programme, announced a call for nominations for the inaugural G&R Annual Readers’ Awards […]
Victor Ehikhamenor and Koleka Putuma for Kenya in March
Nigerian visual artist, writer, and photographer Victor Ehikhamenor and South African theatre director, writer, and performance poet Koleka Putuma will […]
LONG READ: Man Of God by Sydney Majoko
In the continuation of our new series Friday Reads that we started with Paradise Within By Noo Saro-Wiwa we introduce […]
Throwback Thursday: Kenyan writer and doctor Margaret Ogola
In the first of our Throwback Thursday segment here at JamesMurua.com, we shed a light on Kenyan writer and Dr […]
Three African writers flag off Ebedi Residency 2017 program
Three writers, from Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria have arrived Iseyin, Oyo State, Nigeria as the first set of the 2017 […]
Tributes flood in for legendary Nigerian author Buchi Emecheta
Buchi Emecheta the author of numerous novels passed away in London, UK on January 25th 2017. Tributes from all over […]
Kenyan set books for schools for the year unveiled
The books to be read by students in Kenyans were unveiled by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development on 16th […]
Petina Gappah, Yaa Gyasi, Teju Cole for PEN USA literary awards 2017
PEN America announced the finalists for the 2017 PEN America Literary Awards in several categories where US$315,000 is awarded. Those […]
African literary festivals you can attend in 2017
Here is a list of African literary festivals you can attend in 2017. 2016 promised and delivered to literary feast […]
South African literary icon Peter Abrahams has passed away
Peter Abrahams who was famous in many countries for his 1946 book Mine Boy has passed away. The South African […]
Jalada Africa announces Jalada Mobile Literary & Arts Festival 2017
Jalada Africa, a Pan-African collective, is pleased to announce the inaugural Jalada Mobile Literary & Arts Festival 2017. The festival […]
Lesego Rampolokeng, Zukiswa Wanner feature at Sol Plaatje University Summer School
Lesego Rampolokeng, Zukiswa Wanner, and Moagi Modise were the featured guest lecturers at Sol Plaatje Summer Writing School that happened […]
Six Africans make International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2017
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2017 have announced their longlist for this year’s best book in Arab writing this […]
Storymoja Festival 2017 returns to Nairobi on 10 year anniversary
The Storymoja Festival 2017 returns to its ancestral home in Nairobi after a safari to Accra in 2016 as it […]
Goethe-Institut in collaboration with Saraba Magazine and Bakwa Magazine
The Goethe Institut in Lagos and Yaounde in collaboration with Saraba Magazine and Bakwa Magazine invites applications for participation in […]