Sylva Nze Ifedigbo wins Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature 2022.
Sylva Nze Ifedigbo was declared the winner of the Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature 2023 on October 29, 2022. Su’eddie […]
Egyptian novelist and short story writer Bahaa Taher has passed away.
Egyptian novelist and short story writer Bahaa Taher passed away in Egypt from illness on October 27, 2022. Bahaa Taher […]
A snapshot of the Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2022.
The Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2022 was hosted in several venues around Kenya from October 8 – 14, 2022. The […]
Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 winners announced
The winners of the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 have been announced on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The Hurston/Wright Legacy […]
Book Digest: Kayo Mpoyi, Sue Nyathi, Leye Adenle, Dionne Irving
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Kayo Mpoyi, Sue […]
Diaty Diallo, Leila Mottley among Prix Médicis 2022 finalists
Diaty Diallo and Leila Mottley are on the finalists lists of the Prix Médicis 2022 announced on Tuesday, October 11, […]
Helen Oyeyemi on Goldsmith Prize 2022 shortlist.
Helen Oyeyemi’s novel Pieces is on the shortlist for the Goldsmith Prize 2022 announced on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. The […]
Toyin Falola Prize 2022 longlist announced.
The ten-writer longlist for the Toyin Falola Prize 2022 was announced on Monday, October 24, 2022. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize […]
Makenzy Orcel is finalist at Prix Goncourt 2022.
Makenzy Orcel’s novel Une Somme Humaine is a finalist of Prix Goncourt 2022 announced at the Beirut Books Festival, Beirut, […]
Gloria Mwaniga for Global Story of the Month on October 29.
Gloria Mwaniga is this month’s featured guest at the Global Story of the Month at the Alliance Française Nairobi on […]
South African Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the South African Literary Awards 2022, the 15th edition, were announced on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The […]
Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature 2022 shortlist announced.
Michael Afenfia, Uwem Akpan, and Sylva Nze Ifedigbo are on the shortlist for the Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature 2022 […]
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber wins Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s The House of Rust was declared the winner of the inaugural Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for […]
Morland Writing Scholarships 2022 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2022 was announced today, Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The Morland Writing Scholarships for […]
Nathan Harris, Brandon Taylor on Prix Femina 2022 Dexieme Selection.
Nathan Harris and Brandon Taylor are on the dexieme selections of the Prix Femina 2022 announced on Tuesday, October 4, […]
