Six African Authors on 2025 Dublin Literary Award Longlist!
The Dublin Literary Award has released the longlist for 2025. The list includes 71 books from 34 countries around the world, including from African countries and authors in the African diaspora. The...
View ArticleAwele Creative Trust Announces Longlist for 2024 Short Story Award
Awele Creative Trust has announced the longlist for the 2024 short story award! The judges have put together an impressive list of twelve contenders for this year’s award: The Lump, Inimfon Kufre...
View ArticleAyra Starr and Richard Mofe-Damijo Join Star-Studded of Children of Blood And...
The excitement around the upcoming film adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone keeps growing! The blockbuster fantasy, based on Tomi Adeyemi’s bestselling novel, is bringing together an electrifying...
View ArticleChika Unigwe is a Finalist for the 2025 Townsend Prize for Fiction!
The reading committee for the 2025 Townsend Prize for Fiction has put together a list of ten finalists for the 2025 prize, which includes Chika Unigwe’s The Middle Daughter! Published by Dzanc Books...
View ArticleU.S. Department of State Terminates Funding for University of Iowa’s...
The U.S. Department of State has terminated funding to the University of Iowa’s globally renowned International Writing Program (IWP). The IWP will lose nearly $1 million in federal funding granted...
View ArticleNoo Saro-Wiwa’s Black Ghosts is the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Book of the...
British-Nigerian author Noo Saro-Wiwa’s Black Ghosts: Encounters with the Africans Changing China (Canongate Books, 2024) is the 2025 Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year! Black Ghosts is...
View ArticleVuyokazi Ngemntu Receives Pan Macmillan South Africa’s 2025 Chris van Wyk...
South African writer and performer Vuyokazi Ngemntu is the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Chris van Wyk Bursary awarded by Pan Macmillan South Africa! Ngemntu is currently pursuing a Master’s in...
View Article3 African Works Make the Shortlist for the 2024 British Science Fiction Awards
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the narrowed shortlist of nominees for the BSFA Awards, for work published in 2024 — and 3 African works have made the cut! African-Australian...
View ArticleLaila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel is the March Selection for Jenna Bush Hager’s...
Moroccan-American writer Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel is the March selection for Jenna Bush Hager’s popular book club, Read With Jenna. Hager, daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush,...
View ArticleThe 2025 Island Prize Longlist is Out!
The Island Prize has announced the nine titles longlisted for the 2025 award! The Island Prize is awarded to a debut African novel and supports new authors navigate the difficult process of book...
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