Nadifa Mohamed will facilitate the Iceland Writers Retreat 2017; one of her wards will be Kenyan writer Peter Ngila. So you’ve heard of the great…
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Category: Somalia
Mogadishu Book Fair 2016 announces dates, new logo #MBF2016
The Mogadishu Book Fair 2016 organisers have announced the dates for this year’s edition of their event. They have also announced a change in official…
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Tope Folarin makes Caine Prize 2016 shortlist (We need new Caines)
Caine Prize winner 2013 Tope Folarin made the Caine Prize 2016 shortlist that was announced earlier today. The Caine Prize shortlist 2016 was announced today…
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African literary festivals you can attend in 2016
What a year 2015 was where African literary festivals were concerned. A record number showcased some of the coolest people and their writing in various…
View More African literary festivals you can attend in 2016Nuruddin Farah to launch book at Kwani? Litfest 2016
The fifth edition of Kwani? Litfest, a gathering of writers, artists and thinkers from across Africa, takes place every two years happens in Nairobi, Kenya…
View More Nuruddin Farah to launch book at Kwani? Litfest 2016African Writers Trust (AWT) workshop participants announced
The African Writers Trust (AWT) has announced the writers who have qualified for the third Editorial and Publishing Training workshop take place in Kampala, Uganda…
View More African Writers Trust (AWT) workshop participants announcedImages from the Mogadishu International Book Fair 2015
So the first ever Mogadishu International Book Fair happened in the Somalia capital from Aug 26-28 at the City Palace hotel. The festival stimulated the…
View More Images from the Mogadishu International Book Fair 2015Inaugural Mogadishu International Book Fair for next week
The first-ever Mogadishu International Book Fair bringing together guests from within Somalia and all around the world to Somalia’s capital will happen next week from…
View More Inaugural Mogadishu International Book Fair for next weekSahro Ahmed Koshin book “Sounds of Laughter” launches in Nairobi
Sahro Ahmed Koshin was born in Mogadishu before moving first to Lusaka, Zambia and then the Netherlands where she completed her undergraduate and masters education.…
View More Sahro Ahmed Koshin book “Sounds of Laughter” launches in NairobiSaado Cali Warsame Poetry Peace Prize call out
2014 was a horrible day in Somalia as many people lost their lives in a nation that still battles to emerge from decades of strife.…
View More Saado Cali Warsame Poetry Peace Prize call outAnthologies Galore: Kut, Sarabi, Ankara
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. Lets talk anthologies today; the ones that are newly out and the ones…
View More Anthologies Galore: Kut, Sarabi, AnkaraFive Africans on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 Shortlist
The good people at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize have announced those who have made the shortlist for this years award. The five Africans on…
View More Five Africans on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 ShortlistSomali author Diriye Osman wins Polari Prize 2014
Somali author Diriye Osman has become the first African to win the Polari First Book Prize for his collection of short stories entitled Fairytales for…
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