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 […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga announced PEN Pinter Prize 2021 winner
Tsitsi Dangarembga has been announced the recipient of the PEN Pinter Prize 2021 by the English PEN today, June 8, […]
Storymoja National Read Aloud Campaign attempts world record.
Storymoja Publishers will be attempting to break the world record in number of people reading aloud at the same time […]
African literary community responds to Nigeria’s #LekkiGenocide.
Members of the African Literary community have responded to the murder of protestors by military personnel in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria […]
Open Letter: #EndSARS: African Writers On Continued Protests in Nigeria.
African writers have sent out a statement on the continued situation in Nigeria. The following is the statement in full […]
Linton Kwesi Johnson shares PEN Pinter Prize 2020 with Amanuel Asrat.
Linton Kwesi Johnson shared the PEN Pinter Prize 2020 with Amanuel Asrat in a digital ceremony co-hosted by the British […]
Booker prize-longlisted author Tsitsi Dangarembga arrested #FreeTsitsiDangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga has been arrested by police in Harare, Zimbabwe today, July 31, 2020. Tsitsi Dangarembga started the week being […]
Black Writing Matters: Black Writers Guild UK, Black Agents & Editors’ Group.
Black Lives Matter: Black Writers Guild UK, Black Agents & Editors’ Group. In the wake of the shift in world […]
Writers join Black Artists for Freedom coalition on Juneteenth Day 2020.
African and Black writers joined the Black Artists for Freedom coalition on Juneteenth Day, June 19, 2020. Black Artists for […]
African Authors Sans Frontieres in Solidarity with African-Americans.
A statement from African Authors Sans Frontieres in Solidarity with African-Americans. As African writers without borders who are connected beyond […]