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Namwali Serpell, Tope Folarin on US’s Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2019 longlist.

Namwali Serpell’s The Old Drift and Tope Folarin’s A Particular Kind of Black Man are on the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2019 longlist…

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Namwali Serpell’s tour of “The Old Drift” in Lusaka, Zambia.

James Murua July 17, 2019 No Comments Bookworld Manda Hill Lusaka Book Club Namwali Serpell The Old Drift

Namwali Serpell did a series of events to promote her debut novel The Old Drift in Lusaka, Zambia from June 12-15, 2019. Namwali Serpell’s debut…

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Namwali Serpell’s “The Old Drift” to make March debut.

James Murua February 27, 2019 1 Comment Namwali Serpell Penguin Random House The Old Drift

Namwali Serpell’s debut novel The Old Drift, published by Penguin Random House, will be available for your reading pleasure on March 26, 2019. Namwali Serpell…

African Literary Festivals

Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019 guest list unveiled.

James Murua February 20, 2019 3 Comments African Book Festival African Book Festival 2019 Ainehi Edoro-Glines Ayesha Harruna Attah Ayinde Howell Ben Okri Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Chirikure Chirikure Christopher Mlalazi Donald Molosi Ellah Wakatama Allfrey Elma Shaw Emmanuel Sigauke Fred Khumalo Fungai Tichawangana Harriet Anena Ijangolet S Ogwang Jama Musse Jama James Murua John Eppel Namwali Serpell Novuyo Rosa Tshuma Olumide Popoola Panashe Chigumadzi Pumla Dineo Gqola Safia Elhillo Sefi Atta Tsitsi Dangarembga Shadreck Chikoti Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Thando Mgqolozana Yana Makuwa Zakes Mda

The guest list for Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019 has been unveiled. The festival curated by writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga runs from April 4-7,…

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Meet the judges for the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018

James Murua February 9, 2018 No Comments Ainehi Edoro-Glines Kalemba Short Story Prize Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 Mukoma Wa Ngugi Mulenga Kapwepwe Namwali Serpell

Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Namwali Serpell, Ainehi Edoro-Glines and Mulenga Kapwepwe are the judges of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018. In October last year we…

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Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes

James Murua March 30, 2016 1 Comment Billy Kahora Bwanga Kapumpa Caine Prize Workshop Caine Prize Workshop 2016 Chilufya Chilangwa Dr Lizzy Attree Ellah Allfrey Elnathan John FT Kola Jamal Mahjoub Kafula Mwila Masande Ntshanga Namwali Serpell Noviolet Bulawayo Okwiri Oduor Parker Bilal Timwa Lipenga Tope Folarin Workshop

The annual Caine Prize Workshop ended yesterday at the Chaminuka Lodge near Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included previous winners of the Caine Prize, those shortlisted…

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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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Caine Prize for African Writing winner announced tonight

James Murua July 6, 2015 No Comments Caine Prize Caine Prize 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing Caine Prize for African Writing 2015 Elnathan John F. T. Kola Masande Ntshanga Namwali Serpell Segun Afolabi Zoë Wicomb

Its that day ladies and gentlemen. Tonight The Caine Prize for African Writing will be announcing its sixteenth winning writer at a kick ass dinner…