147,496 Kenyan children take part in Storymoja Read Aloud initiative.
147,496 children in 836 schools across 40 counties participated, backed by 2,337 Reading Ambassadors took part in the Storymoja Read […]
Third annual Kenyan Readathon for September.
The Kenyan Readathon 2022, the third edition of the event, is set to run for the whole of September. In […]
Pan South African Language Board Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the Pan South African Language Board Awards 2022 were announced in a ceremony in Sandton, South Africa […]
Malorie Blackman awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2022
Malorie Blackman was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2022 by the English PEN on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The PEN […]
Caribbean Literature Day 2022 to be marked on July 12
Caribbean Literature Day 2022 is set to be marked on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. In 2020, the House of Nehesi […]
June is Read Caribbean Month!
The month of June is “Read Caribbean Month” which is dedicated to reading books written by Caribbean writers. The Caribbean, […]
Funso Aiyejina, Merle Hodge win Bocas Henry Swanzy Award 2022.
Funso Aiyejina and Merle Hodge were conferred the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters on April […]
Storymoja Read Aloud 2022 campaign kicks off.
The Storymoja Read Aloud 2022 campaign to break the world record for the largest number of people reading one text […]
Ugandan lawyer and writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija flees into exile.
Ugandan lawyer and writer Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has fled into exile. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is a Ugandan lawyer and writer of The […]
South African writer Athol Williams goes into exile.
South African writer Athol Williams, fearing for his life, has fled into exile. Athol Williams is a South African poet […]
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, […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga selects Kakwenza Rukirabashaija as PEN’s International Writer of Courage 2021.
Tsitsi Dangarembga selected Kakwenza Rukirabashaija as the PEN International Writer of Courage 2021 award. The revelation was made at a […]
Kenyan Readathon 2021 launches at the Kenya National Theatre
The Kenyan Readathon 2021, dedicated to Kenyan books, made its official showing at the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi on Thursday, […]
Puku Children’s Literature Foundation Wins UNESCO Award 2021
Puku Children’s Literature Foundation was awarded the 2021 UNESCO King Sejong International Literacy Prize for its work on “Using digital […]
Kenyan Readathon 2021 set to kick off on September 1.
The Kenyan Readathon 2021, dedicated to Kenyan books, is set to kick off on September 1. This announcement was made […]