Ondjaki was awarded the Vergílio Ferreira Award 2023 in Évora, Portugal on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Vergílio Ferreira was a Portuguese writer, essayist, professor and a key figure in Portuguese-language literature. He was awarded the Camões Prize, which seeks to distinguish the great names of Portuguese-language literature, in 1992. He passed away in 1996 and […]
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with new books from João Melo, Sharma Taylor, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, and Bisi Adjapon. Angola is Wherever I Plant My Field by João Melo Publisher: Iskanchi PressPublication Date: January 30, 2023Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Iskanchi Press João Melo João […]
The longlist for the Dublin International Literary Award 2023 has been announced in Dublin, Ireland today, Monday, January 30, 2023. The Dublin International Literary Award is presented annually for a novel written in English or translated into English to promote excellence in world literature since. The prize worth €100,000 is sponsored by the Dublin City […]
The ten finalists for Brazil’s Premio Oceanos 2022 were announced on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Oceanos-Prêmio de Literatura em Língua Portuguesa is a Brazilian literary award handed out annually since it was established in 2003. In the first years, only works by Brazilian writers were eligible for the Portugal Telecom-sponsored award until 2007 when Portuguese-language […]
Ondjaki and Philipp Khabo Koepsell are the guests of the James Murua Literary LiveStream on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 18:00 GMT/ 19:00 WAT/ 20:00 CAT/ 21:00 EAT. You can join the stream, brought to you in cooperation with Frankfurter Buchmesse with financial support from the German Federal Foreign Office, on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter. […]
Ondjaki spoke about writing in Portuguese at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Luanda, Angola on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for writers of African origin, was founded by author and publisher Zukiswa Wanner as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic international lockdowns. The festival format is two sessions […]
José Eduardo Agualusa wrapped up Lusophone day at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 3 from Lisbon, Portugal on May 30, 2020. He was hosted by Kalaf Epalanga. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for writers of African origin, started as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic international lockdown. It has had two iterations with Season […]
Eliphas Nyamogo’s anthology End Of The Dream: 7 Short Stories On Postcolonial World Order, published by the Goethe-Institut Munich, is out now. Eliphas Nyamogo made his name as the head of library at the Goethe-Institut Nairobi where he was at the centre of the literary events happening in the city. He ended his stint in […]
Here are the writers who will feature at Season 3 of Afrolit Sans Frontières running from May 25 – June 1, 2020. The festival theme is Future. Present. Past. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a new initiative for writers of African origin, was started as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic international lockdown in March. There have […]
Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières was hosted by African writers from cities all over the world over the Internet from April 20-27, 2020. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers Virtual Literary Festival, an initiative by and for writers of African origin, started in March as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic international lockdown. The second edition […]
Ondjaki kicked off the final day of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram from Luanda, Angola on Monday, April 27, 2020. He was hosted by Zukiswa Wanner. Afrolit Sans Frontières, an initiative by and for writers of African origin, started in March as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic international lockdown. Season 2, […]
Zukiswa Wanner, Chike Frankie Edozien, Kalaf Epalanga, and Leye Adenle wrapped up day three of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières from cities around the world on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a new initiative by and for writers of African origin, was started in March as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Afrolit Sans Frontières was hosted by African writers from cities around the world from Monday, March 23 to Monday, March 30, 2020. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers Virtual Literary Festival is an initiative from writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner. Sixteen writers from 10 African countries shared their own original work from 15 different […]
Kalaf Epalanga wrapped up day seven of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram from Berlin, Germany on Sunday, March 29, 2020. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers Virtual Literary Festival is an initiative from writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner. Sixteen writers from 10 African countries are sharing their work from 15 different cities in English, […]
Yara Monteiro kicked off day five of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram Live from Alentejo, Portugal, on Friday, March 27, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières is an initiative from writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner. Sixteen writers from 10 African countries are sharing their work from 15 different cities in English, French, Lingala, and […]
