Desta Haile is Afritondo Short Story Prize 2021 winner.
Desta Haile was announced the winner of the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2021 at a virtual ceremony on Friday, March […]
Afritondo Short Story Prize 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2021 was announced on March 3, 2021. Afritondo, a new platform that […]
Linton Kwesi Johnson shares PEN Pinter Prize 2020 with Amanuel Asrat.
Linton Kwesi Johnson shared the PEN Pinter Prize 2020 with Amanuel Asrat in a digital ceremony co-hosted by the British […]
Mohammed Hassan Al-Nahat wins Mohammed Saeed Nawed Short Story Award 2020.
Mohammed Hassan Al-Nahat was announced the winner of the Mohammed Saeed Nawed Short Story Award 2020 on September 16, 2020. […]
Desta Hailé is To Speak Europe In Different Languages Award 2020 winner.
Desta Hailé was announced the winner of the “To Speak Europe In Different Languages” Literary Award on September 18, 2020. […]
A snapshot of Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières was hosted by African writers from cities all over the world over the Internet […]
Sulaiman Addonia at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Sulaiman Addonia kicked off the fourth day of Season 2 of the Afrolit Sans Frontières from Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, […]
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 […]
Meet the African writers for the Iowa International Writing Program 2019.
Batsirai Chigama, Shadreck Chikoti, Soukaina Habiballah, Tade Ipadeola, Amira-Géhanne Khalfallah, Samuel Menghesteab, Martha Mukaiwa, and Yamkela Tywakadi are the African […]
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Sulaiman Addonia, Diana Evans on UK’s Orwell Prize 2019 longlist.
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Sulaiman Addonia, and Diana Evans are on the Orwell Prize 2019 longlist announced today May 7, 2019. […]
Asmara Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) for Brussels in February.
The Asmara Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) is set for Brussels, Belgium on February 9, 2019. The festival is a […]
Seven Africans make International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2019 longlist.
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2019 longlist has been announced with seven Africans making the January 7, 2019 cut. […]
Miles Morland Writing Scholarships 2017 winners announced
The wait is over as the winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships 2017 were announced on December 5, 2017. They […]
The Miles Morland Scholarship 2017 shortlist announced
The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist of 21 names for the 2017 Morland Writing Scholarships. The Morland Writing […]
Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2016 shortlist out
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a poetry prize of £3000 aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of […]