The African Speculative Fiction Society announced the contenders for the Nommo Awards 2017 on April 4, 2017. The writers announced are shortlisted for Best Novel,…
View More African Speculative Fiction Society announces Nommo Awards 2017 contendersTag: Tendai Huchu
Eleven African writers descend on Dar es Salaam for Caine Prize workshop 2017
Eleven African writers are currently in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the annual Caine Prize workshop. The Caine Prize won’t be new to any reader…
View More Eleven African writers descend on Dar es Salaam for Caine Prize workshop 2017Sibongile Fisher wins Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016
Sibongile Fisher is the winner of the 2016 Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction for her story A Door Ajar. TJ Benson was…
View More Sibongile Fisher wins Short Story Day Africa Prize 2016Authors and books at the Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016
It was a special time in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria as the Ake Arts and Book Festival rolled into town from 15-19th November 2016. The…
View More Authors and books at the Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016Meet the Short Story Day Africa prize 2016 judges
The judges for Short Story Day Africa for this year are Tendai Huchu , Sindiwe Magona, and Hawa Jande Golakai. Short Story Day Africa brings together…
View More Meet the Short Story Day Africa prize 2016 judgesNgugi Wa Thiong’o story stars in latest Jalada Anthology
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s story The Upright Revolution (or Why Humans Walk Upright) is the story at the centre of Jalada Africa’s latest anthology dubbed The…
View More Ngugi Wa Thiong’o story stars in latest Jalada AnthologyAke Festival/Air France Prize For Prose & Photography
So thus November will be one of those African literary festival heavy months and the biggest events will be happening in Nigeria. Two of these…
View More Ake Festival/Air France Prize For Prose & PhotographyWritivism Short Story Prize 2015 is coming
The short story prizes are lining up with the latest one on the block being the Writivism Short Story Prize. The panel of judges for…
View More Writivism Short Story Prize 2015 is comingCaine Prize’s Gonjon Pin and other stories launches in Harare
Gojon Pin and others stories is the latest anthology from our friends at the Caine Prize. The book contains stories from several writers the most…
View More Caine Prize’s Gonjon Pin and other stories launches in HarareCaine Prize 2014 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Caine Prize for African literature, one of the continents hottest short story awards, has just been announced. This is the fifteenth…
View More Caine Prize 2014 shortlist announced