Abdulrazak Gurnah to headline Sharjah International Book Fair 2021.
Abdulrazak Gurnah is the headline guest at this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair set to run from November 3-13, 2021. […]
Angela Davis, Zukiswa Wanner, Lola Shoneyin for Women of the World (WOW) Festival 2020.
Angela Davis joins a raft of speakers like Lola Shoneyin, Zukiswa Wanner, and others for the Women of the World […]
Coronavirus: African Literature Association 2020 Conference cancelled.
The African Literature Association 2020 Conference has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. Coronavirus concerns have continued being at the centre […]
Coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on World, African literature.
The Coronavirus pandemic has been wreaking havoc on literary communities around the world in recent weeks. The Coronavirus, according to […]
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe wins at Sharjah International Book Fair 2019.
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe’s novel The Son of The House won the best international fiction prize at the Sharjah International Book Fair […]
Kalaf Epalanga is Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 curator.
Kalaf Epalanga was announced as the curator for Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 on September 23, 2019. The festival runs […]
A snapshot of Afrolution 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
Afrolution 2019, a festival with a literary focus, was hosted in venues in Berlin, Germany from June 13-16, 2019. The […]
Africa Writes Bristol 2019 festival to celebrate African writing.
Africa Writes Bristol 2019 is set to celebrate contemporary literature and thought from Africa and the diaspora from June 30 […]
A snapshot of the African Book Festival 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
The African Book Festival 2019 was hosted in Berlin, Germany from April 4-7, 2019. Writers from across Africa and its […]
Ben Okri keynote at the African Book Festival 2019 opening ceremony. #ABF2019
The keynote at the opening ceremony at the African Book Festival 2019 was given by festival headliner Ben Okri on […]
A snapshot of the “Membrane: African Literatures Festival 2019” in Stuttgart, Germany.
The Membrane: African Literatures Festival 2019 was hosted in Stuttgart, Germany from May 23-26, 2019. The Membrane: African Literatures Festival […]
eKitabu is Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 winner.
Kenya’s eKitabu was announced as an Accessible Books Consortium Accessibility Awards 2019 winner for the best initiative at the London […]
A snapshot of the Atlantide Festival 2019.
The Atlantide Festival 2019, curated by Alain Mabanckou, was hosted in Nantes, France from February 28 to March 3, 2019. […]
Ben Okri to headline Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019.
Ben Okri will headline Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019. The festival with the theme “Transitioning from Migration“ is in its […]
Sharjah International Book Fair 2018: World Book Capital 2019 theme and logo launched.
The World Book Capital 2019 theme and logo were launched at the opening ceremony of the Sharjah International Book Fair […]