Where we cover African literary festivals, the writers who attend them and the activities around them. Check out the festivals you can attend in 2018.
Leye Adenle talked sex and writing as the second participant at the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival on March 23, 2020. The Afrolit Sans…
View More Leye Adenle talks sex and writing at Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival.
Richard Ali Mutu has officially kicked off the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Literary Festival today at 12:00 GMT from Kinshasa. The Afrolit Sans Frontiers virtual literary…
View More Richard Ali Mutu kicks off the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Literary Festival
The Afrolit Sans Frontieres virtual literary festival, an initiative of writers of African origin, kicks off on the Internet from March 23 – 30, 2020.…
View More Meet the writers of the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival.
The Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival, an initiative of writers of African origin curated by Zukiswa Wanner, kicks off on the Internet from March…
View More Afrolit Sans Frontieres Virtual Literary Festival kicks off on March 23.
The Swahili Literary Festival 2020 was held at the Swahilipot Hub, Mombasa from March 4-8, 2020. The Swahili Literary Festival, a brainchild of the Abdulrahman…
View More A snapshot of the Swahili Literary Festival 2020.
The African Literature Association 2020 Conference has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. Coronavirus concerns have continued being at the centre of world activities in the…
View More Coronavirus: African Literature Association 2020 Conference cancelled.
The Coronavirus pandemic has been wreaking havoc on literary communities around the world in recent weeks. The Coronavirus, according to Wikipedia, is a disease caused…
View More Coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on World, African literature.
Éric Ntumba was announced the winner of the Prix Littéraire Makomi 2020 at the closing ceremony of the Fete Du Livre De Kinshasa 2020 in…
View More Éric Ntumba is Prix Littéraire Makomi 2020 winner.
The Heroe Book Fair 2020, the first major book fair in Nakuru, Kenya, will run at the Player’s Theatre from July 23-25, 2020. While Nakuru,…
View More The Heroe Book Fair, Nakuru’s first major book fair, is set for July 23-25, 2020.
Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, and Pa Gya! Literary Festival have announced the dates they will happen in three different African cities across Africa.…
View More Abantu Book Festival, Gaborone Book Festival, Pa Gya! Literary Festival announce dates.
José Eduardo Agualusa was revealed as the headliner of Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 on Friday, February 14, 2020. In 2018, African writers met for…
View More José Eduardo Agualusa is Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 headliner.
Fete Du Livre De Kinshasa 2020, the seventh edition of the festival, happens in venues around the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo from…
View More DR Congo’s Fete Du Livre De Kinshasa 2020 kicks off on February 14.
The Swahili Literary Festival 2020 is set to happen at the SwahiliPot Hub in Mombasa from March 4-8, 2020. The festival theme is “Identity Politics…
View More Swahili Literary Festival 2020 theme announced in Mombasa.
“Black Magic,” the theme for Ake Arts & Book Festival 2020 to take place announced in Lagos, Nigeria from October 22-25, was announced on January…
View More Ake Arts & Book Festival 2020 theme announced in Lagos.
The Time of the Writer 2020, which runs in Durban, South Africa from March 16-21, announced its first guests on January 20, 2020. The Time…
View More Time of the Writer 2020, to run in March, announces its first guests.