Botho Lejowa is African Writers Trust Publishing Grant 2020 winner.
Botho Lejowa was announced the winner of the African Writers Trust Publishing Grant 2020 today, May 18, 2020. The African […]
Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, Pa Gya! Literary Festival announce dates.
Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, and Pa Gya! Literary Festival have announced the dates they will happen in three […]
Kearoma Mosata wins Botswana’s Poetavango Award for Short Fiction 2019.
Kearoma Mosata was announced the winner of the Poetavango Award for Short Fiction 2019 in Maun, Botswana on December 30, […]
Botswana’s Poetavango Award for Short Fiction 2019 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Poetavango Award for Short Fiction 2019 was announced in Maun, Botswana on December 16, 2019. The […]
Morland Writing Scholarships 2019 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2019 was announced today, October 25, 2019. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African […]
Literary festivals across Africa you can attend in September 2019.
We share with you a list of literary festivals you can attend across Africa in September 2019. September might be […]
Gaborone Book Fair 2019 makes callout for donations.
The Gaborone Book Fair has made a callout for donations for its 2019 edition. The Gaborone Book Fair made a […]
Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, Tomeletso Sereetsi’s memorable performance at Artistic Encounters.
Ngwatilo Mawiyoo and Tomeletso Sereetsi gave a memorable performance at the Zukiswa Wanner created, Goethe-Institut hosted “Artistic Encounters” on Wednesday, […]
Lauri Kubuitsile’s “Deliver Us From Evil” is here.
Lauri Kubuitsile’s newest novel Deliver Us From Evil was published by Penguin on May 1, 2019. Lauri Kubuitsile is the […]
Syncity NG Anniversary Anthology and Prize longlist announced.
The Syncity NG Anniversary Anthology and Prize longlist was announced on March 27, 2019. Syncity NG, founded by Mystique Syn […]
Tjawangwa “TJ” Dema poetry collection “The Careless Seamstress” for March 1.
Tjawangwa “TJ” Dema debut poetry collection The Careless Seamstress is coming out on March 1, 2019. The Sillerman First Book […]
Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 shortlist features two African organisations.
Botswana’s Companies and Intellectual Property Authority and Kenya’s eKitabu are on the Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 shortlist announced […]
World Read Aloud Day 2019 celebrated Across Africa on February 1.
World Read Aloud Day 2019 was celebrated on February 1 in venues across Africa. World Read Aloud Day, an initiative […]
Donald Molosi’s “Dear Upright African” out on February 28.
Donald Molosi’s new book Dear Upright African published by The Mantle will be out on February 28, 2019. We first […]
A snapshot of Poetry Africa 2018.
Poetry Africa 2018 was hosted at venues in Durban, South Africa from October 15-20, 2018. Here is a snapshot of […]
