Sokoto Book and Arts Festival set to run from July 17-18.
The Sokoto Book and Arts Festival, the first for Sokoto State, Nigeria, is set to run from July 17-18, 2021. […]
Ake Arts & Book Festival announces 2021 theme, dates.
The Ake Arts & Book Festival 2021 with the theme “Generational Discordance” is set to happen in Lagos, Nigeria on […]
Angela Makholwa’s “Critical But Stable” for One Read in July 2021.
Angela Makholwa’s novel Critical But Stable was announced as the One Read offering for July 2021 on July 8, 2021. […]
NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2021 longlist announced.
The longlist for the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2021, the richest on the continent, was announced on Sunday, July […]
James Currey Prize for Literature shortlist announced.
There are five writers on the shortlist for the James Currey Prize for Literature announced today, July 1, 2021. The […]
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s “House of Stone” for One Read in June 2021.
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s House of Stone was announced as the One Read offering for June 2021 on Monday, June 7, […]
PEN Nigeria endorses Ben Okri’s PEN International presidential bid.
PEN Nigeria has endorsed Ben Okri’s bid to be president of PEN International at the elections in September this year. […]
Book Digest: Kei Miller, Koleka Putuma, TJ Benson, Sharon Dodua Otoo
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Kei […]
Othuke Umukoro is Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2021 winner.
Othuke Umukoro was announced the winner of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2021 today, May 11, 2021. The Brunel […]
Lola Shoneyin’s “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Lives” on YouTube #AfricaReads challenge.
Lola Shoneyin’s novel The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Lives was the featured text on the YouTube #AfricaReads challenge featuring […]
Short Story Day Africa Prize 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2021 has been announced today, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Short Story […]
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2021 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2021 have been announced today, April 14, 2021. The Commonwealth Short Story […]
Joshua Chizoma is Awele Creative Trust Award 2020 winner.
Joshua Chizoma was announced the winner of the Awele Creative Trust Award 2020 on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Awele Creative […]
Writers of African descent on Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2021 longlist.
Olive Otele, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Brit Bennett, Monique Roffey, and Akwaeke Emezi are on the longlist for the Orwell Prize for […]
Ishmael Beah’s ‘Little Family’ for One Read in April 2021.
Ishmael Beah’s novel Little Family is the offering of the One Read App for April 2021. One Read is a […]