Alain Mabanckou is Booker Prize for Fiction 2022 judge.
Alain Mabanckou was revealed to be one of the judges for the Booker Prize for Fiction 2022 on Tuesday, January […]
Bernardine Evaristo is president-elect of UK’s Royal Society of Literature.
Bernardine Evaristo was revealed to be new President-elect of the Royal Society of Literature on November 30, 2021. The society […]
Prix Kourouma 2021 longlist announced.
The writers who made the longlist for the Prix Kourouma 2021 were announced on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. When legendary […]
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. […]
Alain Mabanckou is Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Legacy Award 2018 winner.
Alain Mabanckou is the Zora Neale Hurston/ Richard Wright Legacy Award 2018 winner for his novel Black Moses. The announcement […]
Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees announced.
The Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees have been announced and feature writers and poets with African roots. They include […]
Alain Mabanckou makes Man Booker International Prize 2017 Longlist
Alain Mabanckou is on the Man Booker International Prize 2017 Longlist that has been announced today. The Man Booker International […]
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o to headline action packed Ake Festival 2016
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o will be the headline guest at this year’s edition of Ake Festival 2016. Ngugi, who will sit […]
2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature Judging Panel out
The Etisalat Prize for African literature has announced a new panel judges for 2014. With last year’s former judge Sarah […]