The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study Writing Fellowships announced its fellows for 2020 on October 26, 2019. The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) is a joint initiative of the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Its purpose is to promote advanced research in the humanities and natural sciences, beyond the […]
The South African Literary Awards 2018 winners were announced at a ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 6, 2018. The South African Literary Awards popularly referred to as the SALAs, started in 2005, have honoured 160 authors in 11 categories in all official South African languages. The award has been won by writers like […]
The Alan Paton Award for nonfiction 2018 longlist, part of the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2018 has been announced. Alan Paton was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist whose most famous work includes the novels Cry, the Beloved Country and Too Late the Phalarope. In 1989, the Sunday Times newspaper in his country of […]
OkayAfrica has picked its top women for 2018 in a variety of fields. The women who made the list in African literature are Leila Aboulela, Marie NDiaye, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Taiye Selasi, Malebo Sephodi, Koleka Putuma, Upile Chisala, and Nnedi Okorafor. OkayAfrica, founded in 2011, is a digital media platform dedicated to African culture, music and […]
