Submit to the 2024 FAB Prize for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators |...
Submissions are now open for the FAB Prize geared toward children’s book writers and illustrators of color. This is the perfect opportunity for African writers to put themselves out there, as the...
View ArticleAttend Chigozie Obioma’s Book Discussion with Ayobami Adebayo | Jun 2, London
Nigerian authors Chigozie Obioma and Ayobami Adebayo will discuss Obioma’s forthcoming book The Road to the Country on June 2 at the Southbank Centre in London. If you’re in the area, we highly...
View ArticleSomething is Cooking in Bolu Babalola’s World…
Fans of British-Nigerian author Bolu Babalola, we have some updates! Babalola shared a glimpse into her upcoming book Sun Under Skin, the sequel to Honey & Spice, and we sense something cooking!...
View ArticleWeganda Review’s New Issue Features Diary of a Ugandan Grocery Store Clerk...
The Weganda Review just published its fourth issue this April and it features a stunning collection of Ugandan texts exploring memory and history. Our favorites are the diary of a Ugandan grocery store...
View ArticleNigerian Writer Adams Adeosun Receives Wisconsin Institute for Creative...
Nigerian writer Adams Adeosun has received a highly prestigious fellowship from the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. He will be the 2024-2025 Carol Houck Smith Fiction Fellow and reside at the...
View ArticleThe 2024 Doek Literary Festival, Themed IndePENdence, Features Big Names in...
We have some exciting updates about the 2024 Doek Literary Festival! Doek, in partnership with Bank Windhoek, will host the second edition of the Doek Literary Festival at the Goethe-Institut in...
View ArticleCheck Out the 2024 Island Prize Shortlist Ft. Writers from Zimbabwe, Ghana,...
The shortlist for the 2024 Island Prize is out! Representing Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Zambia respectively, the shortlist includes the writers Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza, Ruby Excel, and Mali Kambandu. Set...
View ArticleThis African Ghost Stories Anthology Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine!
The new anthology African Ghost Short Stories will send shivers down your spine with its in-depth look into African horror. Edited by Chinelo Onwualu with a foreword by queen of African horror Nuzo...
View ArticleSign Up for Jacana’s Publishing Courses and Free Digital Masterclasses!
We have a very exciting opportunity for budding African writers! The Jacana Literary Foundation is offering publishing courses as well as free digital masterclasses to help emerging writers learns the...
View ArticleApply to the Flame Tree Writers’ Workshop Led by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and...
Submissions are now open to a Writers’ Workshop in Abuja hosted by the Flame Tree Writers’ Project. If you are an emerging writer from Northern Nigeria, we recommend you apply by the deadline of June...
View ArticleErhu Kome’s Nigerian YA Fantasy The Smoke That Thunders Ready to Purchase
Nigerian writer Erhu Kome just released her stunning debut, a Nigerian YA fantasy titled The Smoke That Thunders, on April 9. The book is published by Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton....
View ArticleDive Into Nigeria’s Pandemic Experience Through Covik One Nine Anthology
Nigerian COVID-19 Anthology titled Covik One Nine just released on April 24 through Lagos-based publisher Paperworth Books. Edited by Ibiso Graham-Douglas, the fiction anthology covers a range of...
View ArticleEjiro Umukoro’s Novel Distortion Approved as Textbook for Schools in Delta...
Nigerian writer Ejiro Umukoro’s novel Distortion has been as approved within the recommended list of textbooks for senior secondary schools by The Ministry of Education in Delta State, Nigeria....
View ArticleSubmit to Postcolonial Journal’s Issue on Contemporary African Novelists in...
The Journal of Global Postcolonial Studies has a special issue coming up on the topic of contemporary African novelists in America. If you have a scholarly essay that fits the bill, we recommend you...
View ArticleGhanaian-British Author Caleb Azumah Nelson Wins the 2024 Dylan Thomas Prize
British-Ghanaian writer Caleb Azumah Nelson has won the 2024 Dylan Thomas Prize for his novel Small Worlds. He was awarded the £20,000 prize at a ceremony held in Swansea on Thursday, May 16. Launched...
View ArticleKenyan Bookstore Soma Nami is Moving to a New Space!
Nairobi-based bookstore Soma Nami is moving to a new space! Affectionately dubbed Soma Nami 2.0, the new bookstore looks spacious and filled with natural light. We cannot wait to see the end result!...
View ArticleLet’s Support Masobe Books by Following Their New Insta
Nigerian publisher Masobe Books suffered a cyber security breach a while ago leading to the deletion of their old Instagram account. Let’s support Masobe by following their new Insta @masobebooksng. In...
View ArticleZimbabwean-South African Author Panashe Chigumadzi Emerges Victorious in PhD...
Zimbabwean-South African author Panashe Chigumadzi successfully defended her PhD recently and we are so proud of her for completing this major milestone! Chigumadzi was a doctoral candidate in Harvard...
View ArticleAttend Conversation with Musih Tedji Xaviere and Kelechi Okafor | June 13,...
If you are in London, we highly recommend you attend this conversation with writers Musih Tedji Xaviere and Kelechi Okafor talking about Musih’s debut novel These Letters end in Tears. The event will...
View ArticleMauritian Writer Reena Usha Rungoo Wins the 2024 Commonwealth Prize (Africa...
Mauritian writer Reena Usha Rungoo has won the 2024 Commonwealth Prize, Africa region. The 39-year-old is one of five regional winners selected from a record-breaking 7,359 entrants. Facilitated by the...
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