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Transition: Haji Gora Haji, Prof Bhekizizwe Peterson

by James Murua

June 22, 2021 0 1 mth

Haji Gora Haji and Prof Bhekizizwe Peterson, two of the most respected names in African letters, passed away recently. Haji Gora Haji Haji Gora Haji (1933 – 2021) was a Swahili-language poet, lyricist, and writer from the Zanzibar archipelago. The literary ancestor who passed to […]

South Africa Tanzania Transition

by James Murua

November 9, 2020 1 9 mths

African Writers Awards 2020 winners announced in Lusaka.

by James Murua

October 19, 2020 1 9 mths

Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition: Meet The Writers.

by James Murua

September 29, 2020 0 10 mths

African Writers Awards 2020 longlists announced.

AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 shortlist announced.

by James Murua

May 19, 2020 0 1 yr

AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 shortlist announced.

Mabati Cornell 2019 winners

by James Murua

March 2, 2020 0 1 yr

Moh’d Khamisi Songoro, Lello Mmassy win Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2019.

Euphrase Kezilahabi

by James Murua

January 13, 2020 0 2 yrs

Tanzanian novelist, poet, and scholar Euphrase Kezilahabi has passed on.

Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature

by James Murua

December 16, 2019 0 2 yrs

Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2019 shortlist announced.

Ali Hilal Ali reads Mmeza Fupa

by James Murua

August 7, 2019 0 2 yrs

Ali Hilal Ali reads “Mmeza Fupa” at Soma Cafe, Dar es Salaam.

by James Murua

April 10, 2019 0 2 yrs

Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2019 shortlist announced.

Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for Africa Prize 2018

by James Murua

February 18, 2019 0 2 yrs

Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2018 winners celebrated.

Ali Hilal Ali’s “Meza Riwaya” out in time for Mabati Cornell Prize 2018 ceremony.

by James Murua

February 15, 2019 4 2 yrs

Ali Hilal Ali’s “Mmeza Fupa” out in time for Mabati Cornell Prize 2018 ceremony.

Zainab Alwi Baharoon, Jacob Ngumbau Julius are Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize 2018 winners

by James Murua

January 23, 2019 2 3 yrs

Zainab Alwi Baharoon, Jacob Ngumbau Julius are Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize 2018 winners

Goethe-Institut presents #AFROYOUNGADULT: A talent-search for Young Adult Fiction from Africa

by James Murua

January 3, 2019 6 3 yrs

Goethe Institut’s #AfroYoungAdult workshop participants announced.

Goethe-Institut presents #AFROYOUNGADULT: A talent-search for Young Adult Fiction from Africa

by James Murua

January 2, 2019 0 3 yrs

Meet the facilitators for the Goethe Institut’s #AfroYoungAdult workshops.

Andreena Leeanne, Paul Mendez on Polari First Book Prize 2021 shortlists.

Andreena Leeanne, Paul Mendez on Polari First Book Prize 2021 shortlists.

by James Murua July 31, 2021 0 2 hrs

Nadifa Mohamed, Nathan Harris on Booker Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist.

by James Murua July 28, 2021 0 3 dys

Writers of African descent on British Fantasy Awards 2021 shortlist.

by James Murua July 28, 2021 0 3 dys

Meron Hadero

Meron Hadero wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021.

by James Murua July 27, 2021 1 4 dys

Jama Musse Jama, Stefanie Hirsbrunner for James Murua Literary LiveStream

by James Murua July 27, 2021 0 4 dys

YouTube channel “Kamau Brathwaite Remix Engine” celebrates Caribbean legend.

by James Murua July 21, 2021 0 1 week

Literary Magazines: Arablit Quarterly, Lolwe, Open Country, Mosi Oa Tunya, Nataal.

by James Murua July 19, 2021 0 2 weeks

Andreena Leeanne, Paul Mendez on Polari First Book Prize 2021 shortlists.

Meron Hadero