Maskarm Haile did a series of readings in several venues in Nairobi for her debut travel book Abyssinian Nomad starting on March 27, 2019. Maskarm…
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Category: Nonfiction
Writivism Short Story Prize 2019, Koffi Addo Creative Nonfiction Prize 2019 longlists announced.
The longlists for the Writivism Short Story Prize 2019 and the Koffi Addo Creative Nonfiction Prize 2019 have been announced on March 25, 2019. Writivism,…
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Sisonke Msimang on Multiculturalism New South Wales 2019 Award shortlist.
Sisonke Msimang is on the Multiculturalism New South Wales 2019 Award shortlist for her memoir Always Another Country. The Multicultural New South Wales (NSW) Award…
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Chege Githiora’s “Sheng: Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular” launches in Nairobi.
Chege Githiora’s nonfiction offering Sheng: Rise of a Kenyan Swahili Vernacular was launched at the British Institute in Eastern Africa in Nairobi on February 15,…
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Donald Molosi’s “Dear Upright African” out on February 28.
Donald Molosi’s new book Dear Upright African published by The Mantle will be out on February 28, 2019. We first met Donald Molosi in Kampala,…
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Mona Eltahawy’s “The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls” out in September.
Mona Eltahawy’s second book The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls is set to make its debut on September 17, 2019. Mona Eltahawy is…
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Elnathan John‘s “Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide” out on February 6.
Elnathan John newest nonfiction book Be(com)ing Nigerian: A Guide makes its official debut on February 6, 2019. Elnathan John is a Nigerian novelist, satirist, and…
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Meet the judges for the Writivism Fiction and Nonfiction prizes for 2019.
The judges for the Writivism Short Story Prize 2019 and the Koffi Addo Prize for Nonfiction 2019 were announced on December 5, 2018. Writivism is…
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Dro, Tubosun, Masinyana, Ndlovu are Morland Writing Scholars 2018.
The Morland Writing Scholars 2018 have been announced today, Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The four are Edwige Renee Dro, Kola Tubosun, Sibabalwe Oscar Masinyana, and…
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Brittle Paper Awards 2018 winners announced.
The Brittle Paper Awards 2018 winners were announced on November 19, 2018. They are Sibongile Fisher, Itiola Jones, Stacy Hardy, Panashe Chigumadzi, and Shailja Patel.…
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E.C. Osondu is Fall for the Book 2019 award judge.
E.C. Osondu is a judge for this year’s Fall for the Book Award 2019. Fall for the Book and the Institute for Immigration Research is…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2018: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie nonfiction titles now in Arabic.
The Arabic editions of two titles by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie were presented at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2018 on November 7, 2018. The translation…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist announced.
The Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist has been announced today with twenty writers from ten African countries in the running. The Morland Writing Scholarship is…
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Sihle Khumalo’s “Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse” is here!
Sihle Khumalo’s fourth book Rainbow Nation My Zulu Arse is here. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. We were introduced to Sihle Khumalo’s…
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Panashe Chigumadzi’s “These Bones Will Rise” launches in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Panashe Chigumadzi’s These Bones Will Rise launched in Harare, Zimbabwe on Saturday July 28, 2018. The Zimbabwean born writer was moderated by Memory Chirere. Panashe…
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