South African Singer Tutu Puoane’s New Album Shines with Lebogang Mashile’s...
South African singer Tutu Puoane’s new album Wrapped in Rhythm (Vol. I) features the poetry of South African poet Lebogang Mashile. The blend of Puoane’s vocals with Mashile’s words is absolutely...
View ArticleAfrican Studies Association Establishes Ken Harrow Film Fund in Honor of Late...
The African Studies Association (ASA) recently announced the creation of two exciting ventures – the Ken Harrow ASA Film Fund to support scholarship on African film in honor of late African cinema...
View ArticleMaame Blue’s The Rest of You Stuns with Its Remarkable Cover Design
Ghanaian-British author Maame Blue will release her second novel The Rest of You this October. Published by Amistad (US) and Verve Books (UK), the book boasts two delightful covers speaking to the...
View ArticleSubmit to Grist’s 4th Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Contest | Deadline: June 24
Submissions are now open to Grist’s 4th Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest. If you have a short story envisioning the future of climate progress, go ahead and submit by the deadline of June 24....
View ArticleOlayinka Yaqub Wins the 2023 Awele Creative Trust Award
Nigerian writer Olayinka Yaqub has won the 2023 Awele Creative Trust (ACT) Award with the short story, “The Weight of Duty.” Awele Creative Trust (ACT) is a non-profit trust formed in 2013 to provide a...
View ArticleBBC Africa Spotlights Emi Mahmoud’s Poem on the War in Sudan
BBC Africa recently spotlighted Emi Mahmoud’s stunning poem on the ongoing war in Sudan titled “Sudan Balady”. Mahmoud, a Sudanese-American world champion slam poet and former refugee, shared the...
View Article“The Imagination is at the Epicenter of Africa’s Modernity”: In Conversation...
Tsitsi Ella Jaji is a poet at heart and a scholar in mind. I was about to introduce myself during our first meeting when she said, “I know who you are.” Since then, she has reminded me more than once...
View ArticleOmenana Magazine’s 28th Issue Explores Atmospheric Horror, Aquatic Themes,...
Omenana Magazine just released its 28th issue and it is a stunning mix of speculative fiction discussing aquatic elements, atmospheric horror, and more. Omenana Magazine is Africa’s leading speculative...
View ArticleYaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom Optioned for TV with Yvonne Orji as Producer
Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi’s 2020 book Transcendent Kingdom has been optioned for TV by Sony Pictures Television with none other than Yvonne Orji as the producer. We love when African creatives...
View ArticleControversial US Law Banning Books Containing “Sex Acts” Shakes Up African...
Six major US publishers have taken up the fight against repressive Iowa law – Senate File 496 – which bans books containing “sex acts” in school libraries and classrooms. US laws affect the African...
View ArticleCheck Out This First Look at Bernardine Evaristo’s Mr Loverman TV Series
The BBC just revealed a sneak peek into Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristor’s Mr Loverman TV series and we are absolutely obsessed with the stills from the show. Based on Evaristo’s 2013...
View ArticleApply to the 2024-2025 Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer...
Applications are now open for the 2024–2025 Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships. If you are a resident of New York City, this is the perfect chance to apply for this year-long...
View ArticleTomi Adeyemi Releases Dates for Children of Anguish and Anarchy US Book Tour
Tomi Adeyemi’s final book in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy titled Children of Anguish and Anarchy hits bookstores on June 25, and she will be going on a whirlwind book tour around the US from June 25 –...
View ArticleSubmit to Sierra Leonean Literary Platform Poda-Poda Stories | Deadline: June 1
Sierra Leonean literary space Poda-Poda Stories is looking for writers to submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and book reviews to their new call for submissions. If you are a Sierra Leonean writer in...
View Article3 African Books Make it to the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize...
3 African books have made it to the longlist for the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize is out in the category of Best Published Novel. They include Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh, Shigidi and...
View ArticlePreorder Ehigbor Okosun’s Exiled by Iron, Sequel of YA Fantasy Forged by...
Nigerian-American author Ehigbor Okosun is all set to release her second book of the Tainted Blood Duology titled Exiled by Iron. The YA fantasy will be published by HarperVoyager on October 22 this...
View ArticleListen to Transition on the Wire Podcast | Ft. Bernardine Evaristo and will.i.am
A new African podcast titled Transition on the Wire just launched and it looks absolutely amazing! Created by Transition Magazine, the podcast is hosted monthly by British-Nigerian writer Sarah Ladipo...
View ArticleKenyan Bookstore Some Nami Attended Sharjah International Booksellers...
Kenyan bookstore Soma Nami Books visited the UAE for the 3rd Sharjah International Booksellers Conference. This is huge news as Soma Nami directors were the only Kenyans invited to participate in this...
View ArticleSubmit to the 2024 Akron Poetry Prize | Deadline: June 15
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Akron Poetry Prize competition. We encourage all budding poets to apply by the deadline of June 15. The University of Akron Press is a small Ohio-based publisher...
View ArticleNigerian Author Atinuke Wins the 2024 British Book Awards for Children’s...
Nigerian-born author Atinuke has won the 2024 British Book Awards in the Children’s Nonfiction Category for Brilliant Black History. Illustrated by Kingsley Nebechi, the book opens young children’s...
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