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 […]
Prof Wole Soyinka is guest author for Jalada Africa Translation Issue 02
Wole Soyinka is the featured author for the Jalada Translation Issue 02 with his short story Leah Comes to Mandela. […]
Xavier Luffin, Dr. Günther Orth for James Murua Literary LiveStream on October 27
Xavier Lufin and Dr. Günther Orth are the guests of the James Murua Literary LiveStream on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 […]
ArabLit Story Prize 2021 winners announced.
Mustafa Taj Alden Almosa, Maisaa Tanjour, and Alice Holttum were revealed to be the joint winners of the ArabLit Story […]
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Renee Edwige Dro for James Murua Literary LiveStream in September
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse and Renee Edwige Dro are the guests of the James Murua Literary LiveStream on Wednesday, September 29, […]
Writers of African descent on US National Book Awards 2021 longlists
The longlists for the US National Book Awards 2020, featuring many leading writers and poets of African descent, were announced […]
Writers of African descent on Prix Fémina 2021 first selection
Nathacha Appanah, Robert Jones Junior and Mohamed Mbougar Sarr were revealed to on the first selection for Prix Fémina 2021 […]
PEN America gives translation grant for Euphrase Kezilahabi’s “Rosa Mistika.”
Euphrase Kezilahabi’s Rosa Mistika is one of the works given a translation grant by PEN America. The revelation was made […]
University of Johannesburg Prize for Creative Writing 2021 winners announced.
EDM Sibiya, Mbusiseni Bhenya, Kobate John Sekele are the winners for the University of Johannesburg Prize for Creative Writing 2021 […]
University of Johannesburg Prize for Creative Writing 2021 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the University of Johannesburg Prize for Creative Writing 2021 were announced on September 9, 2021. The University […]
Translations: Sisonke Msimang, Nassur Attoumani, Ayesha Harruna Attah, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún
Translations for books by Sisonke Msimang, Nassur Attoumani, Ayesha Harruna Attah, and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún are currently available for your reading […]