Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2023 longlist announced.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2023 announced their longlists in the Literature, Children’s Literature, and Emerging Author categories on November […]
African Writers Awards 2022 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature were […]
Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 winners announced.
The winners of the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 were announced at a ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, […]
Shortlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2022 announced
The shortlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Here are the writers of […]
Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 have been revealed by the Kenya Publishers Association today, September […]
African Writers Awards 2022 longlists announced
The longlists for the African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature were […]
The longlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2022 announced
The longlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Here are the writers of […]
Invitation to Translate “Princes Sunflower and the Bee” into African Languages
Solano Publications have made a call out for translations for their book Princes Sunflower and the Bee into African Languages. […]
NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2023 finalists announced.
Renée Watson, Carole Boston Weatherford, and Rita Williams-Garcia are finalists of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2022 in several categories were announced on Monday, May 9, 2022. The […]
Jhalak Prize 2022 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Jhalak Prize 2022 in the adult as well as the Children and YA (Young Adult) categories […]
Kenya Writes With Goethe-Institut: Lorna Likiza
The Kenya Writes guest for today is Mombasa-based writer and festival organiser Lorna Likiza whose debut literary offering is the […]
Book digest: Diriye Osman, Fred Khumalo, Taiye Selasi, Warsan Shire
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Warsan Shire, Diriye […]
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2022 shortlists announced
Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2022 shortlists in literature, Emerging Author, and Children’s-lit Categories were announced on March 17, 2022. The […]
Polycarp Otieno, Melissa Wakhu’s “Lala Land” launches in Nairobi.
Lala Land, the second children’s book collaboration between Polycarp Otieno and Melissa Wakhu, launched in Nairobi on March 19, 2022. […]
