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Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2020 kicks off in Accra on October 16.

October 15, 2020

Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2020 runs both in-person and virtually in Accra, Ghana from October 16-18, then again on October 29, 2020. In 2017,…

African Literary Festival

Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, Pa Gya! Literary Festival announce dates.

February 18, 2020

Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, and Pa Gya! Literary Festival have announced the dates they will happen in three different African cities across Africa.…

Pa Gya! Literary festival 2018

Action packed Pa Gya! Literary Festival 2018 set for Accra, Ghana.

October 17, 2018

An action packed Pa Gya! Literary festival 2018 is set to happen in Accra, Ghana from October 19-21, 2018. The Pa Gya! Literary festival first…

Ama Ata Aidoo

Pa Gya! A Literary Festival In Accra for October 2017

October 16, 2017

The Pa Gya! Literary Festival is set to happen at the Goethe Institut in Accra, Ghana from October 20-22, 2017. It’s been a busy time…

Top: Lanre Apata, Billie McTernan, Mojisola Salaudeen. Bottom: Oluwatosin Atala, and Eyram A Agbe, Oyedele Alokan.

Gyara Journal: Meet the editors of the continent’s newest literary space.

May 1, 2018

Gyara is a new literary journal for you to submit your work. The new literary space is looking for creative non-fiction, book reviews, memoirs, essays…

Yaa Gyasi

Petina Gappah, Yaa Gyasi, Teju Cole for PEN USA literary awards 2017

January 20, 2017

PEN America announced the finalists for the 2017 PEN America Literary Awards in several categories where US$315,000 is awarded. Those in the running include Petina…

Book Digest: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Yaa Gyasi, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse

September 30, 2020

In our continuing Book Digest series, we share with you new books from Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Yaa Gyasi, and Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse. Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi,…

Esi Edugyan, Tayari Jones on Dublin International Literary Award 2020 shortlist.

Esi Edugyan, Tayari Jones on Dublin International Literary Award 2020 shortlist.

September 8, 2020

Esi Edugyan and Tayari Jones feature on the shortlist for the Dublin International Literary Award 2020 announced on September 3, 2020. The Dublin International Literary…

Edwidge Danticat, Yaa Gyasi are U.S.’ Vilcek Prize 2020 recipients.

Edwidge Danticat, Yaa Gyasi are Vilcek Prize 2020 recipients.

April 3, 2020

Edwidge Danticat and Yaa Gyasi were among the recipients of the Vilcek Prize 2020 announced on February 1, 2020. The Vilcek Foundation was established in…

Ali Hilal Ali reads Mmeza Fupa

Ali Hilal Ali reads “Mmeza Fupa” at Soma Cafe, Dar es Salaam.

August 7, 2019

Ali Hilal Ali had a reading of his novel Mmeza Fupa at the Soma Book Café in Dar es Salaam on July 27, 2019. Ali…

Sharjah International Book Fair 2018: Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing” now in Arabic.

Sharjah International Book Fair 2018: Yaa Gyasi’s “Homegoing” now in Arabic.

November 4, 2018

The Arabic edition of Yaa Gyasi debut novel Homegoing was presented at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2018 on November 4, 2018. The translation of…

Imbolo Mbue

Umutoni, Mbue, Shire, Gyasi, Okorafor make OkayAfrica’s 100 Women list.

March 14, 2017

Nnedi Okorafor, Louise Umutoni, Imbolo Mbue, Warsan Shire, Yaa Gyasi, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Okwiri Oduor made OkayAfrica’s 100 Women list. OkayAfrica is a popular…

Yaa Gyasi's novel Homegoing

A review of Yaa Gyasi’s novel Homegoing

October 13, 2016

Book: Homegoing Author: Yaa Gyasi Publishers: Penguin Books/Knopf Year of publication: 2016 Number of pages: 320 pages Genre: Fiction Buy your own copy of Homegoing…

Writivism Workshop 2016 participants announced at Ake Festival #AkeFest205

November 21, 2015

The young writers who will be taking part in the Writivism workshops in fiction, non-fiction and poetry were announced on Friday afternoon at the Ake…

Literary Festivals and Book Fairs in African and Black Literature in 2020.

January 12, 2021

The story of literary festivals and book fairs around African and Black Literature in 2020. Literary festivals and book fairs are a hugely important part…

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