South Sudan women’s “No Time to Mourn” anthology launches
No Time to Mourn, a new anthology featuring writing by women from South Sudan, launched in Juba, South Sudan on […]
Book Digest: Accra Noir (Ghana), No Time To Mourn (South Sudan), Poetic Justice (Morocco)
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is the anthologies Accra […]
Maryse Condé, Stella Gaitano are English PEN Translation 2020 winners.
Maryse Condé and Stella Gaitano are among the nineteen winners of the English PEN Translation Awards 2020 announced on June […]
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 has been announced today, April 21, 2020. The Commonwealth Short Story […]
International Publishers Association Prix Voltaire 2019 shortlist features two African publishers.
The International Publishers Association Prix Voltaire 2019 shortlist announced on April 16, 2019, features two African publishers in Khaled Lufti […]
Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2019 shortlist announced
Ten poets from across Africa feature on the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2019 shortlist announced on March 25, 2019. […]
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 […]
African Writers Trust workshop hosted in Kampala, Uganda.
The African Writers Trust hosted a mentoring and training workshop moderated by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey alongside Demere Kitunga and Catherine […]
Marial Awendit is the Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 winner.
Marial Awendit is the Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 winner for his poem 38 Photographs of Depression. The South Sudan national […]
Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist announced.
The Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist was announced on July 5th by judges Prof Remi Raj, Rehema Nanfuka, and Alfred […]