African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship Programme 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the African Writers Trust Publishing Fellowship Programme 2020 was announced on February 26, 2020. The African Writers […]
Éric Ntumba is Prix Littéraire Makomi 2020 winner.
Éric Ntumba was announced the winner of the Prix Littéraire Makomi 2020 at the closing ceremony of the Fete Du […]
Resokestwe Manenzhe is Dinaane Debut Fiction Award 2020 winner.
Resokestwe Manenzhe was announced the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award 2020 winner in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 21, 2020. The […]
Ukamaka Olisakwe’s “Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right” out on June 18.
Ukamaka Olisakwe’s newest novel Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right, published by Indigo Press, is out on June 18, […]
Stella Nyanzi is free! Buy her new poetry collection “No Roses From My Mouth.”
Stella Nyanzi was freed by Ugandan courts on February 20, 2020. Her new poetry collection No Roses From My Mouth, […]
Bethuel Muthee, Ema Tinje, James Murua for “Nairobi | Maps of Exile” on Thursday, February 27.
Bethuel Muthee, Ema Tinje, and James Murua are the featured writers at “Nairobi | Maps of Exile” at the Coffee […]
The Heroe Book Fair, Nakuru’s first major book fair, is set for July 23-25, 2020.
The Heroe Book Fair 2020, the first major book fair in Nakuru, Kenya, will run at the Player’s Theatre from […]
Nicole Dennis-Benn on US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 shortlist.
Nicole Dennis-Benn’s novel Patsy is on the US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 shortlist announced on February 19, 2020. The […]
Maaza Mengiste, Namwali Serpell are Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2019 finalists.
Maaza Mengiste and Namwali Serpell are finalists at the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2019 announced on February 19, 2020. […]
Makena Onjerika-edited anthology “Digital Bedbugs” available for your reading pleasure.
Digital Bedbugs, a new anthology edited by Caine Prize winner Makena Onjerika, has been available for readers since January 15, […]
Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, Pa Gya! Literary Festival announce dates.
Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, and Pa Gya! Literary Festival have announced the dates they will happen in three […]
Romeo Oriogun’s poetry collection “Sacraments of Bodies” out on March 1.
Romeo Oriogun’s poetry collection Sacraments of Bodies, published by the University of Nebraska Press, is set to make its appearance […]
José Eduardo Agualusa is Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 headliner.
José Eduardo Agualusa was revealed as the headliner of Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 on Friday, February 14, 2020. In […]
Nuruddin Farah’s “From A Crooked Rib” 50th anniversary celebration in Nairobi.
A fiftieth-anniversary celebration of Nuruddin Farah’s famed debut novel From A Crooked Rib was hosted at the new Cheche Bookshop […]
Exclusive: Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s novel “We, The Scarred” cover revealed.
The cover for Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s novel We, The Scarred, formerly known as Mrs Shaw, has today been revealed by […]