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Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2018 winners announced.

The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2018 winners were announced with a ceremony in Yantai, China on May 26. The biggest winners were South African Nompumelelo Mowebu and Motswana Ednah Rosen. The Gourmand Awardsm started in 1995 for cookbooks and wine books at Frankfurt Book Fair, are the major Food Culture event in the world. They […]

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Open Book Festival 2017 kicks off in Cape Town, South Africa

The Open Book Festival 2017 kicked off today in Cape Town, South Africa. The festival will run from September 6-10, 2017. The Open Book Festival is an annual literary festival held in Cape Town, South Africa with a focus on South African literature in an international context. The event, first held in 2011, includes over […]

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Anthologies

No Valentines Day plans? Ankara got you sorted

Its Valentines Day on Saturday and Ankara Press have your back for the big day. They have commissioned Toni Kan, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Binyavanga Wainaina, Chuma Nwokolo, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Edwige-Renée Dro and Hawa Jande Kolakai to write romance stories for your reading pleasure. Also on board are seven talented translators, including Chikodili Emelumadu, Kola […]