Kisumu Bookfair 2019 hosted by the Kenya Publishers Association.
The Kisumu Bookfair 2019 was hosted in the Jomo Kenyatta Grounds, Kisumu from May 22-25, 2019. The theme for the […]
OluTimehin Adegbeye is Gerald Kraak Prize 2019 winner
OluTimehin Adegbeye is the winner of the Gerald Kraak Prize 2019 announced on May 23, 2019. Gerald Kraak was a […]
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize 2019 winner
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is the winner of the Erich-Maria-Remarque Peace Prize 2019. Every two years since 1991, the city of […]
Submissions sought by Puntland Women’s Writers Association, African Women’s Writers Workshop.
Submissions are sought for women writers by the Puntland Women’s Writers Association and the African Women’s Development Fund’s African Women’s […]
Dami Ajayi, Nick Makoha, Koleka Putuma are Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2018 finalists.
Dami Ajayi, Nick Makoha, and Koleka Putuma are the finalists of the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2018 announced […]
Djaïli Amadou Amal is Orange Book Award in Africa 2019 winner.
Djaïli Amadou Amal was announced as the Orange Book Award in Africa 2019 winner for her novel Munyal, Les Larmes […]
Sisonke Msimang’s “The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela” to launch in Johannesburg.
Sisonke Msimang’s The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela will be launching in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 24, 2019. Sisonke Msimang […]
Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study Writing Fellowships 2020 open.
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study invites applications for its Fifth Writing Semester, which will run from 3 February to […]
The Quramo Writers’ Prize 2019 wants your submissions.
Submissions for the Quramo Writers’ Prize 2019 are open to Africans living within and outside the continent. The Quramo Writers’ […]
Binyavanga Wainaina has passed on.
Kenyan writer and activist Binyavanga Wainaina passed on after a short illness on the night of May 21, 2019. Binyavanga […]
Maaza Mengiste‘s new novel “The Shadow King” out on September 24.
Maaza Mengiste‘s second novel The Shadow King, published by Norton, will be out on September 24, 2019. Maaza Mengiste is […]
Tomi Adeyemi novel wins at US Nebula Awards 2018.
Tomi Adeyemi’s debut novel Children of Blood And Bone won in the Young Adult category at Nebula Awards 2019 on […]
Submissions for second edition of Nalubaale Review sought.
Submissions are sought for the second edition of the Uganda-based Nalubaale Review literary magazine on the theme “Travel.” Nalubaale Review […]
Submissions sought for African Writers Residency in Burkina Faso.
Submissions are sought for a new African Writers Residency set up by The Goethe-Institut/ Bureau de liaison Ouagadougou in Burkina […]
Writivism Short Story Prize 2019, Koffi Addo Creative Nonfiction Prize 2019 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Writivism Short Story Prize 2019 and the Koffi Addo Creative Nonfiction Prize 2019 were announced today […]