Vuyokazi 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...
View ArticleNeneh Cherry’s Memoir Makes the Shortlist for the 2025 Women’s Prize
Sierra Leonean artist Neneh Cherry’s memoir A Thousand Threads (Scribner) is among six titles on the shortlist for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction! A Thousand Threads tells the story of the...
View ArticleChimamanda Ngozi Adichie Appears on Trevor Noah’s Podcast What Now?
Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie continues her extensive press tour in support of her recent release Dream Count with an appearance on What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast. The...
View ArticleNigerian-Canadian Professor Dr. Irehobhude Iyioha Receives King Charles III...
Nigerian-Canadian author and professor Dr. Irehobhude Iyioha has been awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of her human rights advocacy, leadership in advancing social and racial...
View ArticleBlack Orpheus Journal Now Publicly Available as a Digital Archive
Black Orpheus: A Journal of African and Afro-American Literature, a major literary journal based in Nigeria, is now available to peruse online, thanks to the digitizing efforts of OlongoAfrica, a new...
View ArticleCheck Out the Longlist for the 2025 Afritondo Short Story Prize!
Media and publishing platform Afritondo has announced the longlist for the 2025 Afritondo Short Story Prize. The longlist of fifteen stories was chosen from a pool of over 500 stories from 34...
View ArticleNigerian-British Playwright Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini Receives a...
Nigerian-British playwright and screenwriter Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini is a recipient of a 2025 Windham-Campbell prize, one of the world’s most significant international literary awards. The recipients...
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