Mukoma Wa Ngugi closed out the third day of Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival on Instagram Live on March 25, 2020. The Afrolit Sans…
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Maaza Mengiste stars at the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival.
Maaza Mengiste was the first novelist to feature on the third day of Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival on Instagram Live on March 25,…
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Hawa Jande Golakai at the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival.
Hawa Jande Golakai was the final participant on the second day of Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival on Facebook on March 24, 2020. The…
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Rémy Ngamije at Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival.
Rémy Ngamije started off the second day of Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival on Instagram Live on March 24, 2020. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers…
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Leye Adenle talks sex and writing at Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival.
Leye Adenle talked sex and writing as the second participant at the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival on March 23, 2020. The Afrolit Sans…
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Sierra Leonean academic and literary critic Prof Eldred Durosimi Jones has passed on.
Sierra Leonean academic and literary critic Prof Eldred Durosimi Jones passed away in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Prof Eldred Durosimi Jones,…
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COVID-19: AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 dinner postponed.
Due to Covid-19 concerns, the AKO Caine Prize dinner which was due to take place on Tuesday, June 23 has been postponed to a later…
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Richard Ali Mutu kicks off the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Literary Festival
Richard Ali Mutu has officially kicked off the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Literary Festival today at 12:00 GMT from Kinshasa. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers virtual literary…
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Meet the writers of the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival.
The Afrolit Sans Frontieres virtual literary festival, an initiative of writers of African origin, kicks off on the Internet from March 23 – 30, 2020.…
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Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival kicks off on March 23.
The Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival, an initiative of writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner, kicks off on the Internet from March…
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The African Literary Podcast sponsored by Prestige Books with Kinyanjui Kombani interview.
The African Literary Podcast’s episode twelfth sponsored by Nairobi-based Prestige Books features an interview with Kinyanjui Kombani. In Episode 12, we have an interview with…
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Namwali Serpell is Windham-Campbell Prize 2020 recipient.
Namwali Serpell was announced a recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize 2020, alongside seven other writers, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The Windham-Campbell Prize was established…
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A snapshot of the Swahili Literary Festival 2020.
The Swahili Literary Festival 2020 was held at the Swahilipot Hub, Mombasa from March 4-8, 2020. The Swahili Literary Festival, a brainchild of the Abdulrahman…
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Submissions sought for the ArabLit Story Prize 2020 as judges announced.
The ArabLit Story Prize 2020, which is seeking submissions, announced on March 15 that this year’s judges are Sawad Hussain, Hilal Chouman, and Donia Kamal.…
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Coronavirus: African Literature Association 2020 Conference cancelled.
The African Literature Association 2020 Conference has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. Coronavirus concerns have continued being at the centre of world activities in the…
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