Troy Onyango’s “We Are The Water People” kicks off the Audible “Afrolit Now” series.
Troy Onyango’s short story We Are the Water People was the first to be unveiled in the new “Afrolit Now” […]
AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021 has been announced today, June 2, 2021. It features […]
Introducing Kenya’s newest publishing outfit: Jahazi Press.
The Ahmed Aidarus-founded Jahazi Press, which started operations on September 1, 2020, is Kenya’s newest publishing outfit. Ahmed Aidarus is […]
Ashley Hickson-Lovence at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Ashley Hickson-Lovence featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from London, UK on Sunday, August 2, 2020. He was moderated […]
Short Story Day Africa 2018 longlist announced.
The longlist for Short Story Day Africa 2018 has been announced. Short Story Day Africa is a prize that recognises […]
The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story! 2018 longlist announced.
The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story! 2018 longlist was announced on October 25, 2018. The Short […]
Troy Onyango, TJ Benson and Socrates Mbamalu at Ebedi International Writers Residency.
Troy Onyango, TJ Benson and Socrates Mbamalu are the latest recipients of the Ebedi International Writers Residency. They began their […]
Caine Prize workshop participants feature at #KigaliLit
The #KigaliLit session that happens regularly in Kigali, Rwanda this past month featured writers who had been attending the Caine […]
Miles Morland Foundation hosts African Writers in Uganda
The Miles Morland Foundation hosted some of the hottest writers on the continent for a Creative writer’s workshop in Uganda […]
Short Story Day Africa, Goethe Institut announce ID Flow Workshop Participants
Short Story Day, Goethe Institut have announced participants to take part in ID Flow Workshop across the continent. The workshops […]
Morland Writing Scholarship 2016 Shortlist announced
The Miles Morland Foundation has announced the shortlist for the 2016 Morland Writing Scholarships. Of the twenty-two names, eleven are […]
Pushcart Prize 2016 nominations: Panashe Chigumadzi, Nneoma Ike-Njoku and Troy Onyango
Panashe Chigumadzi, Nneoma Ike-Njoku and Troy Onyango are three of the six writers that Transition Magazine have nominated for the Pushcart […]
Nyanza Literary Festival 2016 winners announced in Kisumu
Update: A previous version of this blog indicated that Redscar McOdindo K’Oyuga won the poetry prize. The prize givers have since withdrawn […]