Rabha Ashry was announced the winner of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 today, May 4, 2020. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize was…
View More Rabha Ashry is Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 winner.
Category: Egypt
A snapshot of the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival Season 2.
The Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival was hosted by African writers from cities all over the world over the Internet from April 20-27, 2020.…
View More A snapshot of the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival Season 2.
Mona Eltahawy at Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival Season 2.
Mona Eltahawy wrapped up the fifth day of Season 2 of the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival from Montreal, Canada on Friday, April 24,…
View More Mona Eltahawy at Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival Season 2.
Egyptian Novelist Gamil Attia Ibrahim has passed on.
Egyptian Novelist Gamil Attia Ibrahim passed away in Switzerland on April 10, 2020. Gamil Attia Ibrahim was an Egyptian journalist, great novelist, and one of…
View More Egyptian Novelist Gamil Attia Ibrahim has passed on.
Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 shortlist announced.
Six poets are on the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 shortlist announced on March 30, 2020. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize was founded…
View More Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 shortlist announced.
Egyptian Playwright Lenin El-Ramly has passed on.
Egyptian Playwright, as well as TV and film writer Lenin El-Ramly, died on Friday, February 7, 2020. Lenin El-Ramly was known for his satire and…
View More Egyptian Playwright Lenin El-Ramly has passed on.
Three Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 shortlist.
Abdelouahab Aissaoui, Said Khatibi, and Youssef Ziedan are the three Africans on the shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 announced today, February…
View More Three Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 shortlist.
African Literary Festivals you can attend in 2020.
Covering the length and breadth of the African continent, here is a list of literary festivals you can attend in 2020. It is regularly updated…
View More African Literary Festivals you can attend in 2020.
Nine Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 longlist.
There are nine Africans from five countries on the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 announced on December 17, 2019. The International…
View More Nine Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 longlist.
Sufian Rajabi, Sherif Saleh make Almultaqa Short Story Prize 2019 shortlist
Sufian Rajabi and Sherif Saleh are on the Almultaqa Short Story Prize 2019 shortlist announced on November 3, 2019. The Kuwait based AlMultaqa Prize launched…
View More Sufian Rajabi, Sherif Saleh make Almultaqa Short Story Prize 2019 shortlist
Mohammed Abdelnabi is Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 winner.
Mohammed Abdelnabi was announced the winner of the Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 for his novel La Chambre de l’araignée, which is translated from…
View More Mohammed Abdelnabi is Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 winner.
ArabLit Story Prize 2019 shortlist unveiled.
The shortlist for the ArabLit Story Prize 2019 was announced on Sunday, September 15, 2019. The ArabLit Story Prize is an award celebrating the best…
View More ArabLit Story Prize 2019 shortlist unveiled.
Noor Naga is the Graywolf Press Africa Prize 2019 winner.
Noor Naga was announced the Graywolf Press Africa Prize 2019 winner for her manuscript American Girl and Boy from Shobrakheit on September 12, 2019. US-based…
View More Noor Naga is the Graywolf Press Africa Prize 2019 winner.
Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 longlist features African writers.
Leïla Bahsaïn, Kaouther Adimi, Mohammed Abdelnabi, and Yasmine Khlat are the African writers on the Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 longlist announced on September…
View More Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 longlist features African writers.
Adam El Shalakany is Short Story Day Africa Prize 2018 winner.
Adam El Shalakany was announced the winner of the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2018 on August 5, 2019. Noel Cheruto was the first runner…
View More Adam El Shalakany is Short Story Day Africa Prize 2018 winner.