Argwings Otieno wins Burt Award for African literature 2013
Its been quite the buzz of literary activity in Nairobi of late. The Storymoja came and went rather sadly followed […]
Kenyan libraries to be awarded at Maktaba Awards
We don’t have too many libraries in Kenya. In fact at a speech that was given to us by the […]
South African wins PEN International’s inaugural New Voices Award
Pen International is an association of writers, founded in London to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. The […]
Noviolet Bulawayo on Man Booker Prize shortlist
The Man Booker Prize is one of the biggest in the literary business with winner going home with £50,000. That’s […]
Okwiri Oduor wins Short Story Day Africa Prize 2013
You know we love the short story in Kenya, right? I have a feeling that vibe was started when Binyavanga […]
Story about gay issues wins Writivism competition
The other weekend I was in Kampala for the Writivism Festival 2013. This is a new initiative based in the […]
Nigeria’s Chimamanda Adichie wins Heartland prize
This Chimamanda. Nigeria’s sweetheart writer Chimamanda Adichie has been doing what she does yet again; winning awards for her novels. […]
Migritude takes over as Nigerian wins Caine Prize 2013
Migritude was first coined by Kenya Poet and human rights activist Shailja Patel. The concept involves people who leave one […]
Uganda’s Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi wins Kwani? Manuscript Prize
We have a winner. The winner of the inaugural Kwani? Manuscript Prize is Ugandan Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi for her novel […]
Golden Baobab Prize for Children’s Literature 2013
The fifth annual Golden Baobab Prize, a literary award that invites entries of unpublished African-inspired stories written for young audiences […]
Two Kenyans on announced Kwani Manuscript prize short list
The Kwani Trust was started a over decade ago to ensure that literature from this part of the world grew. […]
Introducing the Etisalat Africa prize for literature
Alrighty folks. Here is another prize for you to try and get your mitts on if you fancy yourself a […]
Caine Prize 2013 short list named; Nope, no Kenyans
The Caine Prize for African writing was announced yesterday and the list was quite surprising to say the very least; […]
Storymoja 2012 guest writer Dinaw Mengestu wins ‘Genius grant’
Its been a good time for some in the writing business. Ng’ang’a Mbugua recently won the Wahome Mutahi Literature award […]
