The Syncity NG anniversary anthology and prize winners were announced on July 17, 2019. Syncity NG was founded by Nigerian writer Cynthia Osuchukwu as a…
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Tade Thompson is UK’s Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 winner.
Tade Thompson was announced the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 for his novel Rosewater on July 17, 2019. The Arthur C. Clarke…
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Bassey Ikpi’s “I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying” out on August 20.
Bassey Ikpi’s essay collection I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying, published by Harper Collins, is out on August 20, 2019. Bassey Ikpi is a…
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Agbowó’s second issue, themed on “Limits,” out on July 22.
The second issue of Agbowó, themed on “Limits,” is set to make its appearance on the African literary scene on July 22, 2019. In 2015,…
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Lesley Nneka Arimah is the Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 winner.
Lesley Nneka Arimah was announced the Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 winner for her short story Skinned at the University of London, UK on…
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Logan February’s poetry collection “In The Nude” now available.
Logan February’s newest poetry collection In The Nude was published by Ouida Books on June 14, 2019. Logan February is a Nigerian poet and a…
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Elnathan John receives his Prix Les Afriques 2019 award.
Elnathan John received his Prix Les Afriques 2019 award which he won for Né un Mardi, the French translation of his novel Born On A…
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Five Literary festivals you can attend across Africa in July 2019.
We share five literary festivals lovers of writing can attend across Africa in July 2019. Lovers of African writing have been enjoying the last few…
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Bisi Adjapon tours Senegal, Nigeria with debut novel “Of Women And Frogs.”
Bisi Adjapon toured Senegal and Nigeria with her Farafina published debut novel Of Women And Frogs this past March and May 2019. Of Women And…
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Elnathan John’s “Né un Mardi” is Prix Les Afriques 2019 winner.
Elnathan John was announced the Prix Les Afriques 2019 winner for Né un Mardi, the French translation of his novel Born On A Tuesday, on…
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Zuma Publishing reveals Esosa Kolawole’s “Fib and the Axe of Fury” cover.
The cover for Fib and the Axe of Fury the debut novel for Nigerian writer Esosa Kolawole, to be published on June 30, 2019, was…
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Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Diana Evans on UK’s Orwell Prize 2019 shortlist.
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma and Diana Evans are on the Orwell Prize 2019 shortlist announced today June 10, 2019. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour of…
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OluTimehin Adegbeye is Gerald Kraak Prize 2019 winner
OluTimehin Adegbeye is the winner of the Gerald Kraak Prize 2019 announced on May 23, 2019. Gerald Kraak was a South African writer, film-maker, and…
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Dami Ajayi, Nick Makoha, Koleka Putuma are Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2018 finalists.
Dami Ajayi, Nick Makoha, and Koleka Putuma are the finalists of the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2018 announced on May 24, 2019. The…
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Tomi Adeyemi novel wins at US Nebula Awards 2018.
Tomi Adeyemi’s debut novel Children of Blood And Bone won in the Young Adult category at Nebula Awards 2019 on May 19, 2019. The Nebula…
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