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The Ondaatje Prize 2019 longlist features three Africans

The Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize 2019 longlist, featuring Aminatta Forna, Emmanuel Iduma, and Jamal Mahjoub, was announced on March 27, 2019. The Royal…

Literary Journals Nigeria

Literary journal “Saraba” is ten!

James Murua February 20, 2019 2 Comments Adebiyi Olusolape Ayobami Adebayo Dami Ajayi Emmanuel Iduma Kemi Falodun Saraba

Founders and editors of Saraba wrote love letters to the literary journal as it turned ten on February 15, 2019. In 2008, a writing workshop…

African Literary Festivals

Ama Ata Aidoo for Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017

James Murua September 14, 2017 2 Comments Adebola Rayo Ake Arts and Book Festival Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017 Ake Festival 2017 Ama Ata Aidoo Amara Nicole Okolo Arit Okpo Ayisha Osori Ayobami Adebayo Brymo Dami Ajayi Diekara Oloruntoba Diran Olojo Emmanuel Iduma Esther Armah Femi Oyebode Giles Foden Haneefah Adam Ifeoma Chukwuogo Isabella Akinseye Ishmael Beah Jekein Lato-Unah Joy Bewaji Kadaria Ahmed Kinna Likimani Kobina Graham Kola Tubosun Koleka Putuma Maimouna Jallow Marta Calestino Marvellous Micheal Maryam Awaisu Mazi Nwonwu Modé Aderinokun Molara Wood Nnedi Okorafor Odafe Atogun OluTimehin Adegbeye Poetra Asantewa Samira Sanusi Sara Blecher Toni Kan Tope Oshin Wana Udobang Yolanda Mercy Yvonne Owuor Zinzi Clemmons Zukiswa Wanner

The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2017 will take place at the Arts and Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta on November 14-18, 2017. This year’s theme…

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Three spaces to get your Christmas book orders

James Murua December 18, 2015 No Comments Abigail Arunga Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Chika Unigwe Dami Ajayi Emmanuel Iduma Harriet Anena Hellon Habila Kinyanjui Kombani Magunga Online Bookstore Magunga.com Molara Wood Parresia Publishers Pius Adesanmi Victor Ehikhamenor Writivism Zukiswa Wanner

The Christmas holidays are upon us ladies and gentlemen. Like any good bibliophile, you will probably be giving books to your family and friends. If…

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Book bloggers strut their stuff at #AkeFest2015

James Murua November 21, 2015 No Comments #AkeFest2015 Ainehi Edoro Ake Festival Ake Festival 2015 bookshybooks Brittlepaper.com Emmanuel Iduma Kate Haines Kinna Likimani Kinnareads.com Saraba Magazine Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed

Book bloggers are a very important lot in the African literary ecosystem and on Thursday afternoon some of the most well-known ones strutted their stuff…

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YouTube Videos from the Storymoja Festival 2015

James Murua September 28, 2015 1 Comment Beverley Nambozo Dami Ajayi Donald Molosi Dr Auma Obama Dr Jacqueline McGlade Emmanuel Iduma Jama Musse Jama John Sibi-Okumu Lizzy Attree Michela Wrong Namwali Serpell Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015

So I have finally uploaded all the videos that I took at the Storymoja Festival 2015 that happened this month. The videos were taken over…

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Storymoja Festival 2015: Blog numero deux

James Murua September 22, 2015 No Comments Afetsi Awoonor Aleya Kassim Alice Nderitu And Then Life Happens Ciku Kimeria Dami Ajayi Dominic Otiang’a Dr Auma Obama Emmanuel Iduma Goretti Kyomuhendo Khulekani Magubane Kofi Awoonor Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture Kofi Awoonor Memorial Lecture 2015 Linda Musita Maurice Makoloo Moses Kilolo Muthoni Garland Ogechukwu Promise Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2015 Tsitsi Dangerembga Wanjeri Gakuru

The last day of the Storymoja Festival 2015 was on Sunday. The Arboretum, like the name tells you, is a place dedicated to trees so…