Somaliland writer and scholar Said Jama Hussein has passed away.
Somaliland writer and scholar Said Jama Hussein died from cancer in London, UK on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Said […]
Hargeysa International Book Fair 2022 for Somaliland in July.
The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2022, now in its fifteenth year, will be hosted in the Somaliland capital from July […]
Translations: Nadifa Mohammed, Wole Soyinka, Ayesha Harruna Attah, Max Lobe
Translations for books by Nadifa Mohammed, Wole Soyinka, Ayesha Harruna Attah, and Max Lobe, are currently available for your reading […]
Damon Galgut, Nadifa Mohamed on Booker Prize 2021 shortlist.
Nadifa Mohamed and Damon Galgut are on the shortlist for the Booker Prize 2021 announced on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. […]
Nadifa Mohamed, Nathan Harris on Booker Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist.
Nadifa Mohamed and Nathan Harris are on the longlist for the Booker Prize for fiction 2021 announced on Tuesday, July […]
Hargeysa International Book Fair 2021 set for July.
The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2021 is set to happen at the Hargeysa Cultural Centre, Hargeisa, Somaliland from July 24-29, […]
Covid-19: Hargeysa Book Fair cancelled, Abantu Book Fair seeks donations
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to affect the African literary calendar, Hargeysa International Book Fair 2020 has been cancelled while […]
African Literary Festivals you can attend in 2020.
Covering the length and breadth of the African continent, here is a list of literary festivals you can attend in […]
A snapshot of the Hargeysa International Book Fair 2019.
The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2019 was hosted in the Somaliland city of Hargeisa from July 20-25, 2019. The Hargeysa […]
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 […]
Nadifa Mohamed wins at UK’s Society of Authors’ Awards 2019.
Nadifa Mohamed won a travelling scholarship at the UK’s Society of Authors’ Awards 2019 on June 17, 2019. The Society […]
Egypt is Hargeysa International Book Fair 2019 guest country.
Egypt is the guest country for the Hargeysa International Book Fair 2019 to be held in Hargeysa, Somaliland from July […]
Frankfurt Book Fair 2018: Rights in African Languages. #FBF18
“Rights in African Languages: Promoting networks and exchanges to facilitating trade” was a topic of discussion at the African pavilion […]
Africans on UK’s Royal Society of Literature Under 40 Fellows.
The UK’s Royal Society of Literature has selected its 40 Fellows under the age of 40 with a strong contingent […]
Rwanda is Hargeysa International Book Fair 2018 country partner
The Hargeysa International Book Fair 2018 will hosted in Hargeysa, Somaliland with the theme “Wisdom” from July 21-26, 2018. This […]