Eight books by African authors that have been translated in 2019.
We give you eight books by African authors that have been translated into several languages in 2019. Translation is a […]
Lesley Nneka Arimah is the Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 winner.
Lesley Nneka Arimah was announced the Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 winner for her short story Skinned at the […]
Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 has been announced today May 20, 2019. The writers shortlisted […]
Lesley Nneka Arimah wins Italian Bridge Book Award 2018.
Lesley Nneka Arimah’s short story collection What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky is the recipient of […]
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 […]
African writers converge for Berlin’s first African Book Festival.
Writers from across the African continent converged on Berlin for the first African Book Festival with Chris Abani as the […]
Ayobami Adebayo, Lesley Nneka Arimah are MacDowell Fellows 2018
Ayobami Adebayo and Lesley Nneka Arimah join 82 other artists from all over the world as MacDowell Fellows 2018. The […]
Lesley Nneka Arimah is Minnesota Book Awards 2018 winner
Lesley Nneka Arimah was announced as a Minnesota Book Awards 2018 winner for her short story collection What It Means […]
Ayobami Adebayo, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Marcus Low make 9mobile Prize for Literature 2017 shortlist
The 9mobile Prize for Literature 2017 shortlist has been announced and the three writers in the running for Africa’s richest […]
9mobile Prize for Literature 2017 longlist announced
The nine books on the longlist for the 9mobile Prize for Literature 2017, formerly the Etisalat Prize, have been announced. […]
Lesley Nneka Arimah wins Kirkus Prize for fiction 2017
Lesley Nneka Arimah is the winner of the Kirkus Prize for fiction 2017 for her short story collection What It […]
Tope Folarin makes Caine Prize 2016 shortlist (We need new Caines)
Caine Prize winner 2013 Tope Folarin made the Caine Prize 2016 shortlist that was announced earlier today. The Caine Prize […]
Lesley Nneka Arimah is Africa Regional Winner for Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015
Nigerian born Lesley Nneka Arimah is the winner for the African region at the Commonwealth Prize 2015. The writer who […]
Five Africans on Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2015 Shortlist
The good people at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize have announced those who have made the shortlist for this years […]