A snapshot of Cameroon’s Lire à Douala 2022
Lire à Douala 2022 was hosted in the Cameroonian city of Douala from April 3-7, 2022. The festival theme was […]
Tiburce Koffi wins Grand Prix National Bernard Dadié de Littérature 2022.
Tiburce Koffi was declared the winner of the Grand Prix National Bernard Dadié de Littérature 2022 in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire […]
Inaugural Kakamega Book Festival for May 21
The first edition of the Kakamega Book Festival, brought to you by the Kakamega Book Club, runs in the Western […]
Rentrée Littéraire du Mali 2022 ends with awards ceremony.
Nassuf Djailani,Aïcha Yatabary, Drissa Diakite, and Kadi Diarra won awards at the Rentrée Littéraire du Mali 2022 in Bamako, Mali […]
Hargeysa International Book Fair 2022 for Somaliland in July.
The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2022, now in its fifteenth year, will be hosted in the Somaliland capital from July […]
Celeste Mohammed wins OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2022
Celeste Mohammed was announced the winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2022 on Saturday, April 30, 2022. […]
Asmara-Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) 2022 to be hosted in May.
The Asmara-Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) 2022, will be hosted in Brussels, Belgium from May 29-31, 2022. This year’s theme […]
Moto Books and Arts Festival 2022 program revealed.
The program for the new Moto Books and Arts Festival, running in Nairobi from April 21-21, 2022 has been announced. […]
Gaborone Book Festival 2022 to kick off on September 15. #AreBaleng
The Gaborone Book Festival 2022, Botswana’s leading literary event, runs from September 15-17, 2022. The announcement was made on April […]
Ibom Art and Book Festival 2022 for Uyo, Nigeria in July.
The Ibom Art and Book Festival, organised by the Inspire Community Network, will be hosted in Uyo, Nigeria from July […]
Funso Aiyejina, Merle Hodge win Bocas Henry Swanzy Award 2022.
Funso Aiyejina and Merle Hodge were conferred the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for Distinguished Service to Caribbean Letters on April […]
Doek Literary Festival 2022 guests announced.
The guests for the Doek Literary Festival 2022, to run at the Goethe-Institut in Windhoek, Namibia from April 21-23, 2022 […]
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. […]
Macondo Literary Festival 2022 for Nairobi in late September.
The Macondo Literary Festival 2022 will run at the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi from September 30 – October 2, 2022. […]
Swahili Literary Festival 2022 starts on March 18.
The Swahili Literary Festival 2022 will be hosted in the Kenyan coastal cities of Kilifi and Mombasa from March 18-22, […]