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African Book Festival 2019 guest list.

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Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019 guest list unveiled.

James Murua February 20, 2019 4 Comments African Book Festival African Book Festival 2019 Ainehi Edoro-Glines Ayesha Harruna Attah Ayinde Howell Ben Okri Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Chirikure Chirikure Christopher Mlalazi Donald Molosi Ellah Wakatama Allfrey Elma Shaw Emmanuel Sigauke Fred Khumalo Fungai Tichawangana Harriet Anena Ijangolet S Ogwang Jama Musse Jama James Murua John Eppel Namwali Serpell Novuyo Rosa Tshuma Olumide Popoola Panashe Chigumadzi Pumla Dineo Gqola Safia Elhillo Sefi Atta Tsitsi Dangarembga Shadreck Chikoti Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Thando Mgqolozana Yana Makuwa Zakes Mda

The guest list for Berlin’s African Book Festival 2019 has been unveiled. The festival curated by writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga runs from April 4-7,…

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South Africa National Book Week 2017

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South Africa National Book Week 2017 is on!

James Murua September 7, 2017 No Comments Athambile Masola Ayobami Adebayo Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Ferial Haffajee Sindiwe Magona Hugh Masekela Keeno-Lee Hector Koleka Putuma Lebo Mashile Lola Shoneyin Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ Makhosazana Xaba Mbali Vilakazi Mogau Motlhatswi Mostoaledi Setumo Philippa Yaa De Villiers Rustum Kozain South Africa Book Fair South Africa Book Fair 2017 South Africa National Book Week South Africa National Book Week 2017 Vatiswa Ndara Zakes Mda

The South Africa National Book Week 2017 is happening in Johannesburg from September 4-10. The highlight will be the South Africa Book Fair 2017 from…

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Zakes Mda to headline South Africa Book Fair 2017 in September

James Murua July 24, 2017 1 Comment Ayobami Adebayo Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Lola Shoneyin Mukoma Wa Ngugi South African Book Fair South African Book Fair 2017 Zakes Mda

The headline act for the South African Book Fair 2017 set to happen from September 8-10 is legendary author Zakes Mda. The festival theme is…

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20th Time of the Writer International Festival set for Durban, South Africa

James Murua March 1, 2017 1 Comment EKM Dido Fred Khumalo Khethani Njoko Lidudumalingani Mqombothi Nakanjani G. Sibiya Nkosinathi Sithole Nomsa Mdlalose Ralph Mathekga Sabata-mpho Mokae Sibongile Fisher Time of the Writer Time of the Writer 2017 Time of the Writer International Festival Time of the Writer International Festival 2017 Unathi Magubeni Usha Roopnarain Zakes Mda

The 20th Time of the Writer International Festival set to take place in Durban, South Africa from 13 – 18 March 2017. The Festival theme…

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Africans galore on International Dublin Literary Award 2016 longlist

James Murua November 10, 2015 No Comments All Our Names Boy Snow Bird Dinaw Mengestu Helen Oyeyemi Imraan Coovadia International Dublin Literary Award International Dublin Literary Award 2016 Laila Lalami Mandla Langa Marlon James Our Lady of the Nile Rachel’s Blue Scholastique Mukasonga Tales of the Metric System The Moor’s Account The Texture of Shadows Zakes Mda

The International Dublin Literary Award, formerly known as the IMPAC Award, is the richest in the world for a single work of fiction in English…

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South Africa

Cynthia Jele short story to kick off Long Story Short Project

James Murua March 26, 2015 1 Comment A Igoni Barrett Chibundu Onuzo Chika Unigwe Cynthia Jele Doreen Baingana HJ Golakai Jamala Safari K Sello Duiker Karen Jennings Kgebetli Moele Lauri Kubuitsile Long Story Short Long Story Short project Monique Kwachou Niq Mhlongo Nozizwe Cynthia Jele Rachel Zadok Reneilwe Malatji Shafinaaz Hassim Siphiwo Mahala Tendai Huchu Thando Mngqolozana Uche Peter Umez Veronique Tadjo Wame Molefhe Yewande Omotoso Zakes Mda Zukiswa Wanner

There are so many events in and around the African Literature sphere in the very recent. One of the one’s which I have been tracking…

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No more M-Net Literary Awards

James Murua February 26, 2014 No Comments Cynthia Jele M-Net Literary Awards Zakes Mda

So on Sunday we were all excited at the introduction of the newest literary star but its not been all good news on front as…

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