Petina Gappah is an International Booker Prize 2022 judge.
Petina Gappah was announced as one of the judges of the International Booker Prize 2022 today, July 14, 2021. The […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga wins German Book Trade Peace Prize 2021.
Tsitsi Dangarembga was announced the winner of Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade) 2021 […]
Book Digest: Anja Saleh, TL Huchu, Pumla Dineo Gqola, P Djeli Clark
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Anja […]
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s “House of Stone” for One Read in June 2021.
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s House of Stone was announced as the One Read offering for June 2021 on Monday, June 7, […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga announced PEN Pinter Prize 2021 winner
Tsitsi Dangarembga has been announced the recipient of the PEN Pinter Prize 2021 by the English PEN today, June 8, […]
8 Literary magazines from Africa and its diaspora to read today
Here is information on the latest issues of 8 literary magazines that offer some of the best writing by Africans […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga wins PEN Award for Freedom of Expression 2021
PEN International gave its PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression 2021 to Tsitsi Dangarembga on January 13, 2021. PEN […]
Tendai Huchu at Goethe-Institut Namibia’s “Virtually Yours” in December.
Tendai Huchu was the featured author at the Goethe-Institut Namibia’s Virtually Yours on Saturday, December 5, 2020. He was moderated […]
Book Digest: Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Sue Nyathi, Ciku Kimeria, Laila Lalami.
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Siphiwe […]
Hanif Abdurraqib, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma receive Lannan Literary Fellowships 2020
Hanif Abdurraqib and Novuyo Rosa Tshuma were announced recipients of Lannan Literary Fellowships on November 21, 2020. The Lannan Literary […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga’s “Nervous Conditions”, “The Book of Not” acquired by Faber.
Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novels Nervous Conditions and The Book of Not were acquired by Faber in an announcement made on November […]
Shona Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Shona was the featured language on the last day of the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on Monday, November […]
Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition: Meet The Writers.
The writers taking part in the African Languages Edition of Afrolit Sans Frontières which runs from October 26 – November […]
Short Story Day Africa Prize 2020 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2020 has been announced today, October 8, 2020. Short Story Day […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga appointed UEA International Chair of Creative Writing (Africa).
Tsitsi Dangarembga was appointed the University of East Anglia International Chair of Creative Writing (Africa) on September 29, 2020. Tsitsi […]