Nii Ayikwei Parkes launches new poetry collection “The Geez.”
Nii Ayikwei Parkes launched his newest poetry collection The Geez, published by Peepal Press, on October 15, 2020. His discussant […]
Nii Ayikwei Parkes at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Nii Ayikwei Parkes kicked off day six of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières from London, UK on Saturday, April […]
Nii Ayikwei Parkes’ Flipped Eye Publishing receives UK Funding.
Flipped Eye Publishing, founded by Nii Ayikwei Parkes, was announced a recipient a grant by Arts Council England as part […]
Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Mohale Mashigo to judge Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020.
Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Mohale Mashigo are on the judging panel of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2020 announced today, […]
How to support Nii Ayikwei Parkes newest book “The City Will Love You.”
Nii Ayikwei Parkes’ newest book, a short story collection The City Will Love You, is almost here. You can lend […]
Long Read: Nii Ayikwei Parkes keynote address at the Bare Lit Festival 2018.
Nii Ayikwei Parkes was the keynote speaker at the Bare Lit Festival 2018 giving the address at The Albany, London […]
Gyara Journal: Meet the editors of the continent’s newest literary space.
Gyara is a new literary journal for you to submit your work. The new literary space is looking for creative […]
Pa Gya! A Literary Festival In Accra for October 2017
The Pa Gya! Literary Festival is set to happen at the Goethe Institut in Accra, Ghana from October 20-22, 2017. […]
Tributes flood in for legendary Nigerian author Buchi Emecheta
Buchi Emecheta the author of numerous novels passed away in London, UK on January 25th 2017. Tributes from all over […]
The Abena Korantemaa Writivism Prize for Oral History 2016
The Abena Korantemaa Writivism Prize for Oral History is an annual award for Oral History by emerging African writers and […]
Mildred Barya wins Sylt Foundation African Writer´s Residency Award 2015
It official. Ugandan writer and poet Mildred Barya has been selected as the 2015 winner of the Sylt Foundation African […]
African Literary Writer’s Residency Award call for applications
I remember the joy of hearing that Nii Ayikwei Parkes having being selected for Sylt Foundation Residency in July last […]
Nii Ayikwei Parkes and Sika Fakambi win Prix Laure Bataillon
The Prix Laure Bataillon is an award that recognizes the best foreign work translated into French in a year. The […]
Meshack Asare wins prestigious Prize for children’s literature
Ghanaian Meshack Asare is the winner of this years 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature. The award was announced […]
Nii Ayikwei Parkes wins 2014 African Writer´s Residency Award
One of our favourite writers here at JamesMurua.com is Nii Ayikei Parkes. The Ghanaian writer who has done a lot […]