Toni Kan’s “Nights of the Creaking Bed” makes UK debut.
Toni Kan’s critically acclaimed and award-winning short story collection Nights of the Creaking Bed makes its UK debut today April […]
Chris Adwar, Kagayi Ngobi’s day at Goethe Kenya’s Artistic Encounters.
Chris Adwar and Kagayi Ngobi were the featured guests at Goethe Kenya’s Artistic Encounters on April 24, 2019. In Artistic […]
Acan Innocent Immaculate’s “The Pearl Trotters in Black, Yellow, Red” launches.
Acan Innocent Immaculate’s children’s book The Pearl Trotters in Black, Yellow, Red launched in Mbarara and Kampala, Uganda on April […]
Fortescue Helepi no longer on Sunday Times Literary Awards 2019 judging panel.
Fortescue Helepi is no longer on the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2019 judging panel after he was dropped by the […]
Grand Prix des Associations Littéraires 2018 winners announced in Yaounde.
The winners of the Grand Prix des Associations Littéraires 2018 were announced at a ceremony in Yaoundé, Cameroon on April […]
Oyinkan Braithwaite makes UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 shortlist.
Oyinkan Braithwaite has made the shortlist for the UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 announced on April 29, 2019. The […]
Lily Mabura’s “Remembrance” published by Longhorn Publishers.
Lily Mabura’s new novel Remembrance was published by Longhorn Publishers on March 27, 2019. Lily Mabura is a writer who […]
Cassava Shorts to issue Chika Unigwe, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, and Toni Kan titles.
Nigeria’s newest imprint Cassava Shorts is set to issue titles by Chika Unigwe, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, and Toni Kan. There’s […]
Nuruddin Farah’s “North of Dawn” to launch in Cape Town on April 24.
Nuruddin Farah’s North of Dawn is launching in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. Nuruddin Farah, one […]
Submissions sought for A. Igoni Barrett judged Graywolf Press Africa Prize 2019.
A. Igoni Barrett will reprise his role as a judge for the Graywolf Press Africa Prize 2019. Submissions for the […]
South Africa’s Sunday Times Literary Awards 2019 longlist announced.
The longlist for the South African Sunday Times Literary Awards 2019 were announced on April 21, 2019. The Sunday Times […]
Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa 2019 call for submissions.
The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, administrated by the Lumina Foundation, has announced a call for submissions for […]
David Diop is Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2019 winner.
David Diop is the winner of the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2019 for his book Frere D’ame (Brother of Soul). Ahmadou […]
Kagayi Peter, Chris Adwar for Goethe’s Artistic Encounters on April 24.
Kagayi Peter and Chris Adwar will be the featured artists at the Artistic Encounters series at the Goethe Institut in […]
International Publishers Association Prix Voltaire 2019 shortlist features two African publishers.
The International Publishers Association Prix Voltaire 2019 shortlist announced on April 16, 2019, features two African publishers in Khaled Lufti […]