Literature Gabfest 2017 for Kampala in September
Literature Gabfest, a new literary festival, will be hosted at the Studios on Seventh, Kampala from September 9-10, 2017. There’s […]
Zakes Mda to headline South Africa Book Fair 2017 in September
The headline act for the South African Book Fair 2017 set to happen from September 8-10 is legendary author Zakes […]
Nigeria Prize for Literature 2017 longlist announced
The longlist for the richest prize in African literature, the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2017, has been announced today. The […]
Controversy ensues as Writivism celebrates fifth year in Gulu, Uganda
Writivism which is celebrating five years hosted a reading in Gulu, Uganda after a workshop featuring young writers from Northern […]
Miles Morland Foundation hosts African Writers in Uganda
The Miles Morland Foundation hosted some of the hottest writers on the continent for a Creative writer’s workshop in Uganda […]
Babishai Haiku 2017 shortlist announced
The judges of the Babishai Haiku 2017 competition have announced the shortlist for this year’s competition. The Babishai Niwe Foundation […]
British literary journal Panorama picks Troy Onyango as fiction editor
British literary journal Panorama: The Journal of Intelligent Travel has picked Troy Onyango to be the fiction editor for its […]
The IBBY Africa Region Conference set for Kampala in August 2017
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Africa Region Conference will happen in Kampala, Uganda from 22nd -24th […]
Femrite Literary Week for Kampala in July #Femlitweek
Femrite Literary Week, a series of events with a literary focus, will be hosted in Kampala, Uganda from July 24-28, […]
Nick Makoha poetry collection ‘Kingdom of Gravity’ launches in Kampala
Nick Makoha’s launched his poetry collection Kingdom of Gravity at the Ntinda Complex in Kampala, Uganda on July 13, 2017. […]
Wangari the Storyteller features at Kenya National Library Kids Book Club
Wangari the Storyteller was the featured performer at Kenya National Library Kids Book Club on July 15, 2017. The Kenya […]
The Writivism prizes for fiction and nonfiction for 2017 announced
The shortlists for the Writivism Short Story Prize 2017 and the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2017 have been […]
Okey Ndibe on six city Nigerian book tour
Okey Ndibe, the writer of some of the most highly regarded books by an African in the last twenty years, […]
Thando Mgqolozana powered movie Inxeba makes African debut today
South African movie Inxeba known internationally as The Wound, which makes its African debut today was written by amongst others… […]
Nnedi Okorafor‘s ‘Who Fears Death’ for US TV network HBO
Nnedi Okorafor‘s Who Fears Death is set to be adapted for the small screen on US TV network HBO. Who […]