Where we cover African and Black literary festivals, the writers who attend them and the activities around them.
The African Book Festival’s “Voices from the Beginning” from Berlin-based InterKontinental, curated by Kalaf Epalanga, will be streaming live from Munich and Leipzig, Germany from…
View More African Book Festival’s “Voices from the Beginning” streams January 28-29
The story of literary festivals and book fairs around African and Black Literature in 2020. Literary festivals and book fairs are a hugely important part…
View More Literary Festivals and Book Fairs in African and Black Literature in 2020.
We bring you updates on the African Book Festival in Germany, the Heroe Book Festival in Kenya, and the Cairo International Book Fair in Egypt.…
View More Festivals: African Book Festival, Heroe Book Festival, Cairo International Book Fair.
The Abantu Book Festival 2020 has been cancelled due to issues with raising funds in an announcement dated November 30, 2020. The Abantu Book Festival…
View More Breaking: Abantu Book Festival 2020 cancelled on funding concerns.
The Lagos Book and Arts Festival 2020 runs in the commercial hub of the West African country from November 9 – 15, 2020. Its theme…
View More Lagos Book and Arts Festival 2020 starts today, November 9.
The winners for the African Writers Awards 2020 were announced at the African Writers Conference in Lusaka, Zambia on November 7, 2020. The African Writers…
View More African Writers Awards 2020 winners announced in Lusaka.
The Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition featured the seven languages of Kiswahili, Ewe, Lingala, Hausa, Zulu, Amharic, Yoruba, and Shona from October 26 –…
View More A snapshot of the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Shona was the featured language on the last day of the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Monday, November 2, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières,…
View More Shona Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Yoruba was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
View More Yoruba Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
We give you a list of events across the African and Black Literature world you can attend in November 2020. Send us your event to…
View More African and Black Literature events for November 2020.
Amharic was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
View More Amharic Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Zulu was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Friday, October 30, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
View More Zulu Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Hausa was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Thursday, October 29, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
View More Hausa Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Lingala was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on October 28, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for…
View More Lingala Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Ewe was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on October 27, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for…
View More Ewe Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.