Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2022 finalists announced.
Edem Awumey, Yahia Belaskri, Driss Jaydane, Osvalde Lewat, and Tierno Monenembo are finalists of Prix des Cinq Continents de la […]
Island Prize 2022 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for inaugural Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa was announced on April 16, 2022. The Island […]
Island Prize for a Debut Novel 2022 longlist announced.
The longlist for inaugural Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa was announced on Monday, February 7, 2022. The […]
African writers on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2022 longlist.
Nine writers from Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, and Morocco feature on the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction […]
African writers among Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2021 finalists
Leïla Bahsaïn, Beyrouk, and Samir Kacimi are finalists at the Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2021 announced on Wednesday, September […]
Ahmed Taibaoui is Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2021 winner
Ahmed Taibaoui’s The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody was announced as the winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2021 […]
International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 was announced on March 29, 2021. The International Prize for […]
International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 longlist announced.
The longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 has been announced today, March 1, 2020. The International Prize […]
English PEN Translates Awards feature African writers.
Books by Agnès Agboton, Djamila Morani, Ibrahima Balde and Amets Arzallus Antia feature on the English PEN Translates awards announced […]
African, African American longlistees of the PEN America literary awards 2021.
The longlists for the PEN America literary awards 2021 were announced today, Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Here are the Africans […]
Fayssal Bensalah announced Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 winner at Ake Festival 2020.
Fayssal Bensalah has been announced the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 winner at Ake Festival 2020 today, October 25, 2020. The […]
Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 shortlist announced in Lagos.
The shortlist for the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 has been announced in Lagos today, October 13, 2020. The Toyin Fálọlá […]
Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 longlist announced in Lagos.
There are 24 writers on the longlist for the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 announced on September 14, 2020. The Toyin […]
Covid-19: Salon International Du Livre d’Alger set to move online.
Salon International Du Livre d’Alger, also known as the International Book Fair of Algiers, is set to move online in […]
Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 finalists announced.
The finalists for the Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 were announced on March 5, 2020. The Orange Book in […]