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Category: Namibia
Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2021 judges announced.
Lucas Wafula (Kenya), Renee Edwige Dro (Côte d’Ivoire), and Remy Ngamije (Namibia) are the judges for the inaugural edition of the Kendeka Prize for African…
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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 aims to connect with and…
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Tendai Huchu at Goethe-Institut Namibia’s “Virtually Yours” in December.
Tendai Huchu was the featured author at the Goethe-Institut Namibia’s Virtually Yours on Saturday, December 5, 2020. He was moderated by series curator Zukiswa Wanner.…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi at Goethe-Namibia’s “Virtually Yours.”
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi was the featured author at GoetheNamibia’s Virtually Yours on Saturday, November 14, 2020. She was moderated by series curator Zukiswa Wanner. Virtually…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 was announced today, October 19, 2020. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as…
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Niq Mhlongo’s “Paradise In Gaza” launches at Goethe Namibia’s Virtually Yours.
Niq Mhlongo’s newest novel Paradise In Gaza launched at the new Goethe Namibia series Virtually Yours on October 10, 2020. He was moderated by author…
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ArabLit Quarterly, Doek!, and Pree: A tale of three literary magazines.
In our continuing series to introduce, and reintroduce, you to literary magazines from African and Black writing, we present The ArabLit Quarterly, Doek!, and Pree.…
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Rémy Ngamije’s novel “The Eternal Audience of One” gets US publisher.
The English language rights for Rémy Ngamije’s The Eternal Audience of One have been acquired by Scout Press, an imprint of Simon and Schuster in…
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AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 announced today, May 19, 2020, features Erica Sugo Anyadike, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jowhor Ile, Rémy…
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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 from April 20-27, 2020. The…
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Rémy Ngamije at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 1
Rémy Ngamije started off the second day of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Instagram Live on March 24, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières is an initiative from…
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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 writers to take part in…
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Literary festivals across Africa you can attend in September 2019.
We share with you a list of literary festivals you can attend across Africa in September 2019. September might be the most hectic month on…
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African Literary Festivals you can attend in 2019
Covering the length and breadth of the continent, here is a list of African literary festivals you can attend in 2019. This list is regularly…
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