Katama Mkangi’s Walenisi among PEN/Heim grant recipients 2023
Katama Mkangi’s Walenisi, to be translated by Richard Prins’, is among the PEN America literary grant recipients 2023 announced on […]
The ArabLit Story Prize 2022 shortlist made public.
The shortlist of the ArabLit Story Prize 2021 was announced on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. The ArabLit Story Prize is […]
Stimmen Afrikas’ series features German edition of New Daughters of Africa
Stimmen afrikas will launch its new series Neue Töchter Afrikas in Cologne, Germany on October 26, 2022. Stimmen Afrikas, (English: “voices […]
Scholastique Mukasonga on US National Book Awards 2022 shortlists
Scholastique Mukasonga joined other writers of African descent on the shortlist of the US National Book Awards 2022 announced on […]
US National Book Awards 2022 longlists announced.
The finalists for the US National Book Awards 2022 were announced from September 14 – 16, 2022. Here are the […]
Translations: Ruby Yayra Goka, Djaili Amadou Amal, Monique Ilboudo, Scholastique Mukasonga
Translations for books by Ruby Yayra Goka, Djaili Amadou Amal, Monique Ilboudo, and Scholastique Mukasonga are available, or coming soon, […]
Leïla Slimani to chair International Booker Prize 2023
Leïla Slimani has been revealed to be the chair of the International Booker Prize 2023 today, August 16, 2022. The […]
Invitation to Translate “Princes Sunflower and the Bee” into African Languages
Solano Publications have made a call out for translations for their book Princes Sunflower and the Bee into African Languages. […]
Translations: Scholastique Mukasonga, Mutt-Lon, Imbolo Mbue, Sulaiman Addonia
Translations for books by Scholastique Mukasonga, Mutt-Lon, Imbolo Mbue, and Sulaiman Addonia are currently available for your reading pleasure. Book: […]
Chika Unigwe, Tola Rotimi Abraham on Prix Fragonard 2022 premier selection
Chika Unigwe and Tola Rotimi Abraham are on the premier selection for Prix Fragonard 2022 announced on March 24, 2022. […]
Writers of African descent at English PEN’s Translate Awards 2021.
Maryse Condé, Françoise Vergès and Abdourahman Waberi won at the English PEN’s translation awards announced on December 21, 2021. Books […]
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 […]
Palestine Book Awards 2021 winners announced.
The winners of the Palestine Book Awards 2021 was announced on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The Palestine Book Awards were […]
New Arabic translations presented at Sharjah International Book Fair 2021.
Arabic translations of novels by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Peter Kimani, Lola Shoneyin, and Petina Gappah were presented at the Sharjah […]
Scholastique Mukasonga on UK’s Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2021 Longlist.
Scholastique Mukasonga’s Our Lady of the Nile is on the longlist for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2021 […]
