Suyi Davies Okungbowa and Sofia Samatar are Finalists for the 2024 Nebula...
The finalists for the prestigious 2024 Nebula Awards have been announced and Suyi Davies Okungbowa’s Lost Ark Dreaming (Tordotcom) and Sofia Samatar’s The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain...
View ArticleFrom Sirens to Galaxies: The Wild Visuals of Omenana’s Issue 32
Omenana released Issue 32 on March 31, and while the stories are great, the images deserve real attention too. For over a decade, Omenana has been pairing short fiction with visual art, and in that...
View ArticleNigerian Writer James Eze Will Chair the 2025 Things Fall Apart Day Planning...
The Centre for Memories – Ncheta Ndigbo, based in Enugu, has officially announced Nigerian poet, writer, journalist, and singer James Eze as the Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2025 edition of...
View ArticleCheck Out Ghanaian Singer Wendy Shay’s Music Video Set in the Library of...
Ghanaian music just got a literary twist! Singer Wendy Shay chose the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD) in Accra as the backdrop for the hot music video for her new single...
View ArticleTsitsi Dangarembga Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Rhodes University
Acclaimed Zimbabwean novelist, filmmaker, and cultural activist Tsitsi Dangarembga has received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Rhodes University! This prestigious recognition celebrates...
View ArticleNoisy Streetss Launches University Tour, Starting with Covenant University
Noisy Streetss, a Lagos-based publisher and platform seeking to “redefine what it means to be young, African, and expressive”, has announced the launch of its first-ever University Tour: an ambitious...
View ArticleZimbabwean Artist Chioniso Tsikisayi Fuses Poetry and Film in New Project...
In her latest experimental short film Bureau De Change, Zimbabwean poet and filmmaker Chioniso Tsikisayi—a frequent Brittle Paper contributor—pushes the boundaries of cinematic storytelling through a...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Shortlist for the 2025 Island Prize!
The Island Prize committee has announced the shortlist for the 2025 prize! In a press release, the judging committee expressed the difficulty of narrowing down the longlist of nine to a their typical...
View Article3 African Authors Shortlisted for the 2025 British Book Awards
The 2025 British Book Awards Book of the Year shortlists have been announced and feature three African authors! The British Book Awards–also called “the Nibbies”–are literary awards for the best UK...
View ArticleNigerian Writers Jane Kalu and Chika Unigwe are Among the Winners of the 2025...
Nigerian authors Jane Kalu and Chika Unigwe are among the 20 winners of the 2025 O. Henry Prize for short fiction! Jane Kalu’s short story “Sickled” was published in American Short Fiction and Chika...
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