African and Black Literary Festivals

Festivals Kenya

Alliance Française de Nairobi to host NYrobi Book Fest on June 25-26.

June 16, 20211 Comment

The NYrobi Book Fest is a new initiative set to be hosted by the Alliance Française de Nairobi on June […]

Festivals Germany

Berlin’s African Book Festival 2021 for July 16-17

June 14, 2021

The African Book Festival 2021 is set to happen in Berlin, Germany on July 16-17, 2021. In the last few […]

Cameroon Festivals Germany Senegal South Africa Uganda

African writers to feature at stimmen afrikas Short Story Festival

April 15, 2021

The stimmen afrikas Short Story Festival, featuring among others Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Sinzo Aanza, Nafissatou Dia Diouf, Karen Jennings, Olumide […]

Festivals Jamaica

Jamaica’s Calabash International Literary Festival 2021 cancelled

April 2, 2021

For the second year running, Calabash International Literary Festival has been cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 driven global […]

Festivals Somaliland

Hargeysa International Book Fair 2021 set for July.

March 25, 2021

The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2021 is set to happen at the Hargeysa Cultural Centre, Hargeisa, Somaliland from July 24-29, […]

Festivals Kenya

Inaugural Heroe Book Fair kicks off today March 22

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021

The Heroe Book Fair will be happening concurrently in Mombasa, Kenya, and online from March 22-26, 2021. The festival theme […]

Festivals South Africa

The Time of the Writer 2021 kicks off on March 15.

March 12, 2021

The Time of the Writer 2021, one of the continent’s longest-running literary festivals, broadcasts from Durban, South Africa from March […]

Festivals Kenya Kiswahili

Swahili Literary Festival 2021, celebrating women, kicks off in Mombasa.

March 5, 2021

The Swahili Literary Festival 2021 which happens at the Kilindini Cultural Centre, Mombasa kicked off today and runs until March […]

Festivals United States

African Writers Festival runs online from February 26-27.

February 23, 2021

The African Writers Festival, hosted by Georgia College & State University, runs online from February 26-27, 2021. The festival theme […]

Festivals Germany

African Book Festival’s “Voices from the Beginning” streams January 28-29

January 20, 2021

The African Book Festival’s “Voices from the Beginning” from Berlin-based InterKontinental, curated by Kalaf Epalanga, will be streaming live from […]