The nine nominees for the Grand Prix des Associations Littéraires 2018 were announced on March 27, 2019. The Grand Prix des Associations Littéraires (Grand Prix…
View More Grand Prix des Associations Littéraires 2018 nominees announced.
Category: Congo
Alain Mabanckou is Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Legacy Award 2018 winner.
Alain Mabanckou is the Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Legacy Award 2018 winner for his novel Black Moses. The announcement was made at a ceremony…
View More Alain Mabanckou is Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Legacy Award 2018 winner.
African writers converge on Alain Mabanckou powered Atlantide 2018
Writers from across the African continent converged on Nantes, France at the Alain Mabanckou powered Atlantide Literature Festival 2018 on February 15 to 18, 2018.…
View More African writers converge on Alain Mabanckou powered Atlantide 2018
Rehana Rossouw and Fiston Mwanza Mujila for Literary Crossroads Johannesburg
Rehana Rossouw and Fiston Mwanza Mujila for Literary Crossroads on Tuesday 5 September, 7pm Goethe-Institut Johannesburg. The two will be moderated by University of Johannesburg’s…
View More Rehana Rossouw and Fiston Mwanza Mujila for Literary Crossroads Johannesburg
Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s Tram 83 wins Germany’s International Literature Prize 2017
Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s debut novel Tram 83 is the winner of this year’s German International Literature Prize 2017. He receives it with his translators Katharina…
View More Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s Tram 83 wins Germany’s International Literature Prize 2017
Throwback Thursday: DR Congo’s Clémentine Faik Nzuji
One our Throwback Thursday this week, we feature Clémentine Faik Nzuji, DR Congo’s first female writer. Clémentine Faik Nzuji, also known as Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji Madiya,…
View More Throwback Thursday: DR Congo’s Clémentine Faik Nzuji
Alain Mabanckou makes Man Booker International Prize 2017 Longlist
Alain Mabanckou is on the Man Booker International Prize 2017 Longlist that has been announced today. The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every year…
View More Alain Mabanckou makes Man Booker International Prize 2017 Longlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Penny Busetto dazzle at Etisalat Prize 2015 Nairobi tour
Etisalat Prize 2015 winner Fiston Mwanza Mujila and shortlistee Penny Busetto dazzled as they featured at a variety of Nairobi spaces Etisalat Prize 2015 Nairobi…
View More Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Penny Busetto dazzle at Etisalat Prize 2015 Nairobi tour
Richard Ali A Mutu kicks off Jalada Conversations
Richard Ali A Mutu popularly known as Richard Ali is a very special man. He came to our attention last year for a story in…
View More Richard Ali A Mutu kicks off Jalada Conversations