Rencontres Internationales du Livre Francophone for Kigali.
The first edition of Rencontres Internationales du Livre Francophone will be hosted at the Francophone Cultural Center, Kigali, Rwanda from […]
Open Book Festival 2022 returns to Cape Town in March.
The Open Book Festival 2022 returns to Cape Town, South Africa from March 26-27, 2022. It is sponsored by the […]
US NAACP Image Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners for the NAACP Image Awards 2022, including literary categories, were announced at a ceremony televised on BET TV […]
Doek Literary Festival 2022 reveals partners
The Doek Literary Festival 2022, together with the University of East Anglia’s International Chair of Creative Writing, will run at […]
Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang is Time of the Writer 2022 keynote speaker
Dr Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang is the keynote speaker for the Time of the Writer which runs in Durban, South Africa […]
Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, Khadija Abdalla Bajaber for Nairobi events
There are several events for a person who loves the literary arts including some featuring Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, Khadija […]
Library of Africa and African Diaspora announces West African Writer fellowship residents.
The Accra-based Library of Africa and the African Diaspora announced the residents for the West African Writer fellowship on February […]
Petina Gappah is Heroe Book Fair 2022 keynote speaker
Petina Gappah will be the keynote speaker at the Heroe Book Fair 2022 which runs in Mombasa, Kenya from May […]
Ethale launches app for African books in Portuguese.
Mozambican publisher Ethale has launched an app for African books in Portuguese. Mozambican publisher Ethale is one of the most […]
Alain Mabanckou-powered Atlantide Literature Festival 2022 starts February 24.
The Atlantide Literature Festival executive directed by Alain Mabanckou kicks off in Nantes, France from February 24 – 27, 2022. […]
Isele Prizes 2022 longlists announced.
The longlists for the Isele Prizes 2022, the first edition, were announced on Monday, February 21, 2022. The Isele Prize […]
Oyedotun Damilola Muees amongst PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
Oyedotun Damilola Muees is one of the twelve winners of the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers […]
Transition: Primrose Mrwebi, Driss El Khouri, Valerie Boyd
South African Primrose Mrwebi, Moroccan Driss El Khouri, and South African Valerie Boyd have passed away in the last few […]
Moto Books and Arts Festival 2022 makes Nairobi debut.
The new Moto Books and Arts Festival will be running in Nairobi from April 21-24, 2022. The festival theme is […]
Bloke Modisane, Langston Hughes inspired play for Johannesburg.
Bloke and His American Bantu, inspired by Bloke Modisane and Langston Hughes, will run in Johannesburg from February 16-26, 2022. […]