Where we talk about Nigerian writers, their books, their achievements and the countries events.
Warsan Shire and Arinze Ifeakandu are on the shortlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2023 announced on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39. The International Dylan Thomas Prize […]
Maroko, the Decolonial Passage, Libretto Magazine, and the Johannesburg Review of Books are currently available for your reading pleasure. the Decolonial Passage Decolonial Passage, founded in 2020, features writers of all backgrounds engaged in the decolonial project, regardless of the writer’s race, origin, gender, disability, or geographical location. The second issue of the magazine features […]
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Leila Aboulela, Fanta Dramé, Rosanna Amaka, and Jarred Thompson. River Spirit by Leila Aboulela Publisher: Grove Press Date: March 7, 2023Genre: FictionWhere to find it: Grove Press. Leila Aboulela Leila Aboulela is the first-ever winner of the Caine Prize […]
The longlist for the Island Prize 2023 was announced on Monday, March 20, 2023. The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is a prize from Holland House Books (UK), Karavan Press (SA) as well as Booker Prize longlistee Karen Jennings. It is aimed at giving writers from Africa (or the diaspora) a chance […]
The shortlist of five writers in the running for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2023 was announced on Saturday, March 112023. Afritondo, a platform that aims to connect with and tell the stories of African and black minority populations across the globe, is the organisation behind the Afritondo Short Story Prize. Previous winners have been […]
Lagos International Poetry Festival and Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre, have announced the 2023 recipients of its Cross-Cultural Residency Programme, Here and Now. The Lagos International Poetry Festival has brought poets, writers, and artists from across the world to Lagos for a week of performances, workshops, and conversations since 2015. Moniack Mhor Writers’ Centre, […]
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Tsitsi Dangarembga, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Krystle Zara Appiah, and Nathacha Appanah. Black and Female by Tsitsi Dangarembga Publisher: Graywolf PressPublication Date: January 17, 2023Genre: Nonfiction, EssaysLanguage: English Where to find it: Graywolf Press Tsitsi Dangarembga Tsitsi Dangarembga’s debut […]
The finalists for the Nebula Awards 2023 were announced on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Here are the writers of African descent among them. The Nebula Awards, recognising the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States, were first held in 1966. They are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and […]
The longlist for the Awele Creative Trust Award 2022 was announced on Thursday, March 2, 2023. The Awele Creative Trust is a non-profit organisation created to provide an enabling environment and platform for creative young persons founded by Chika Unigwe. Its annual prize the Awele Creative Trust Award, valued at ₦50,000, rewards a short story […]
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with new books from TL Huchu, Priya Hein, Geovani Martins, and Chikodili Emelumadu. Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by TL Huchu Publisher: MacmillanPublication Date: Original date: March 3, 2022, US date: February 21, 2023Genre: MysteryLanguage: English Where to find it: Macmillan. […]
Olongo Africa celebrated International Mother Tongue Day, February 21, with a new anthology edited by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún and Olajide Salawu. International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. The day, which was gazetted by UNESCO in 1999, has […]
Abdulrahim Hussani was declared the winner of the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2022 on Friday, February 17, 2023. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize is an award from Nigerian-based Lunaris aimed at honouring distinguished African scholar and foremost historian, Prof Toyin Fálọlá, whose contributions to the field of African history and culture have continued to place Africa on […]
Niyi Osundare was celebrated at the Boao International Poetry Prize 2022 in Shanghai, China on December 16, 2022. The Boao International Poetry Festival which brings together poets, critics, and translators from all over the world to celebrate poetry in all its forms has been hosted in China since 2019. It is organized by the Huang […]
The longlist of fifteen writers in the running for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2023 was announced on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Afritondo, a platform that aims to connect with and tell the stories of African and black minority populations across the globe, is the organisation behind the Afritondo Short Story Prize. Previous winners have […]
The shortlist for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2023 was announced on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Here are the writers of African descent who made the cut. The Rathbones Folio Prize, worth £30,000, is a literary award currently sponsored by Rathbones Investment Management that first ran in 2014–2015. Previous winners have been George Saunders, Akhil Sharma, […]
