Brian Broome wins at US’ Kirkus Awards 2021
Brian Broome was revealed to be the nonfiction category winner at the Kirkus Awards 2021 in a virtual ceremony on […]
Priya Hein wins Mauritius’ Prix Jean Fanchette 2021
Priya Hein’s Riambel was declared the winner of Prix Jean Fanchette 2021 on Monday, October 25, 2021. The Jean Fanchette […]
Prof Wole Soyinka is guest author for Jalada Africa Translation Issue 02
Wole Soyinka is the featured author for the Jalada Translation Issue 02 with his short story Leah Comes to Mandela. […]
Caleb Femi, Nicole Sealey win at UK’s Forward Prizes for Poetry 2021
Caleb Femi and Nicole Sealey won in their categories at the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2021 in London, UK on […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga receives German Book Trade Peace Prize 2021 in Frankfurt.
Tsitsi Dangarembga received the German Book Trade Peace Prize 2021 at a ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, October 24, […]
La Grande Rentrée Littéraire De Kinshasa 2021 starts October 29.
La Grande Rentrée Littéraire De Kinshasa 2021 is set to run in Kinshasa, D.R. Congo from October 29 – 31, […]
Boris Boubacar Diop wins Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2022.
Boris Boubacar Diop was revealed to be the winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2022 on Tuesday, October […]
Book Digest: Nassuf Djailani, Bernardine Evaristo, Pheroze Nowrjee, Yewande Omotoso
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest feature with books from Nassuf Djailani, Bernardine […]
Louis-Philippe Dalembert, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr are Prix Goncourt 2021 finalists.
Louis-Philippe Dalembert and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr were revealed to be Prix Goncourt 2021 finalists today, October 26, 2021. The Prix […]
Ashley M. Jones is US Alabama Poet Laureate 2022 – 2026.
Ashley M. Jones is the designated poet laureate of the US state of Alabama from 2022 to 2026. The announcement […]
African, Caribbean publishers’ associations join International Publishers Association.
Publishers’ associations from Africa and the Caribbean joined the International Publishers Association at its international congress on October 15, 2021. […]
Benjamin Zephaniah, Tammye Huf win at UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2021
Benjamin Zephaniah and Tammye Huf won in their categories at the Diverse Book Awards 2021 announced on October 21, 2021. […]
Xavier Luffin, Dr. Günther Orth for James Murua Literary LiveStream on October 27
Xavier Lufin and Dr. Günther Orth are the guests of the James Murua Literary LiveStream on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 […]
Blaise Ndala wins Prix Kourouma 2021 in Geneva.
Blaise Ndala was revealed to be the winner of Prix Kourouma 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland on October 22, 2021. When […]
Writers of African descent finalists on Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2021.
Blaise Ndala, Marc Alexandre Oho Bambe, Bessora, and Emmelie Prophete are finalists of the Prix des Cinq Continents de la […]