NoViolet Bulawayo, Simphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Malebo Sephodi for Johannesburg Institute Fellowships.
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study Writing Fellowships announced its fellows for 2020 on October 26, 2019. The Johannesburg Institute […]
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o to headline action packed Ake Festival 2016
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o will be the headline guest at this year’s edition of Ake Festival 2016. Ngugi, who will sit […]
Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes
The annual Caine Prize Workshop ended yesterday at the Chaminuka Lodge near Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included previous winners of […]
The Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Non Fiction 2016 call out
The Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Non Fiction is an annual award for non-fiction by emerging African writers resident in […]
Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015: Lets go people
The time has arrived ladies and gentlemen. The judges of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 were announced and now […]
A snapshot of the Time of the Writer 2015
It was all happening at the from when a whole bunch of writers converged at Durban, South Africa on 16-21 […]
Top Writers in New African 100 most influential list.
The New African magazine has published its highly regarded 100 Hundred Most Influential Africans 2014 and it has some of […]
Noviolet, Chimamanda and Aminatta for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the […]
The Sunday Salon with Noviolet, Jennings and Yewande
The Sunday Salon. It came to us in 2008 as a new space Nairobians could enjoy listening to literature apart […]
Nadifa Mohamed, Noviolet Bulawayo awarded by UK Society of Authors
The UK based Society of Authors this past Thursday announced its annual list of its membership to get part of […]
A smashing Writivism 2014
The last week saw one of the biggest gatherings of African writers on this continent of ours for a long […]
Noviolet Bulawayo, Karen Jennings and Yewande Omotoso for Nairobi
Noviolet Bulawayo, Karen Jennings and Yewande Omotoso who were shortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for African literature will be in […]
Writivism: Zukiswa Wanner, NoViolet Bulawayo, Nii Ayikwei Parkes & Jeniffer Makumbi book signing
Next week all eyes will be on Kampala, Uganda for the Writivism Festival 2014. Many events will be happening at […]
Youssou N’dour for Etisalat Prize for African Literature 2014 Ceremony
The Etisalat Prize for African literature is set to be announced in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday with a performance by […]
No Man Booker for Noviolet: Man Booker 2013 announced
The Man Booker Prize committee last night announced the winner of the Man Booker Prize 2013: Eleanor Catton for her […]