Nigerian Writers Habiba Dokubo-Asari and Chimezie Chika are 2024 Literary...
The 2024 fellows for the Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors are Habiba Dokubo-Asari from Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Chimezie Chika from Onitsha, Nigeria. The fellowship aims to support,...
View ArticleCalling African Bookstagrammers! Apply to the David Ruggles Prize by June 9
Calling all African Bookstagrammers and BookTokers! We have a special prize that is geared toward book collectors of color. Apply to the David Ruggles Prize by June 9, 2024 The David Ruggles Prize was...
View ArticleSubmit to Umuofia Arts and Book Festival Anthology | Deadline: June 30
Submissions are now open for the Umuofia Arts and Book Festival Anthology. The deadline is June 30, 2024. Umuofia Arts and Book Festival is a literary festival created in honour of Chinua Achebe to...
View ArticleListen to NPR Podcast About Nelson Mandela’s Legacy in South Africa | The...
NPR just dropped a podcast episode about anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela featuring huge names in South African academia and literature. Released on May 16, the episode titled “The Mandela...
View ArticleNnedi Okorafor Changes the Title of Her Million-Dollar Novel to “Death of the...
Nigerian-American Africanfuturist writer Nnedi Okorafor has finally revealed the new title of her forthcoming fiction, and it is Death of the Author. She announced the change on May 31 on Instagram, in...
View ArticleArabLit Quarterly Launches Gaza Gaza Gaza Issue Focused on the Conflict in...
ArabLit Quarterly launched its spring 2024 issue GAZA GAZA GAZA on May 18. Focusing on the current conflict in Gaza, this special issue brings together Palestinian writers and those based in the region...
View ArticleSex and the City Actress Kristin Davis Reads Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood...
Sex and the City actress Kristin Davis was recently spotted reading Tomi Adeyemi’s YA fantasy Children of Blood and Bone. We are loving this meeting of two worlds! Adeyemi posted a photo of Davis...
View ArticleNigerian Journal Akowdee Magazine Released Its Maiden Issue Ibeere Last Month
Nigerian literary journal Akowdee Magazine just released its maiden issue titled “Ibeere” last month and it looks absolutely stunning. Akowdee is an online literary magazine that publishes fiction,...
View ArticleUgandan Poet Mildred Kiconco Barya Receives Honorable Mention in 2024 Eric...
Ugandan poet Mildred Kiconco Barya received an Honorable Mention in the Poetry category of the Eric Hoffer Awards for her 2023 collection The Animals of My Earth School. The Eric Hoffer Book Award...
View ArticleChigozie Obioma’s Encounter with a Yoruba Truck Driver Inspired his New Novel
Nigerian author Chigozie Obioma was inspired to write his 2024 novel The Road to the Country due to an encounter with a Yoruba truck driver that he had as a child. Obioma’s latest novel is about the...
View ArticleNigerian Author Ukamaka Olisakwe Successfully Completes Her PhD!
Nigerian author Ukamaka Olisakwe has successfully defended her PhD and we are proud of her for this key moment in her career and life! Olisakwe was a doctoral candidate in the University of South...
View ArticleScholastique Mukasonga Makes it to the Shortlist of German Translation Prize...
French-Rwandan author Scholastique Mukasonga made it to the shortlist of the 2024 Internationaler Literaturpreis 2024, a highly esteemed German translation prize. The award of €35,000—€20,000 for the...
View ArticleNigerian Writers Derek Ehiorobo and Kyle Okeke Win the 2023 Evaristo Prize...
Nigerian writers Derek Ehiorobo and Kyle Okeke are the winners of the 2023 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (formerly the Brunel International Prize for African Poetry). The Evaristo Prize for African...
View ArticleChukwuebuka Ibeh Makes the Shortlist for 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing...
Chukwuebuka Ibeh’s Blessings has made it to the shortlist of six for the 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Launched in 2015, the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation is a charitable organization...
View ArticleChibundo Onuzo’s Children’s Book Will Be Voiced by Bridgerton Actress Adjoa...
Nigerian author Chibundo Onuzo’s debut children’s book Mayowa and the Sea of Words will be voiced by Bridgerton actress Adjoa Andoh. Onuzo’s book is the first in an adventure trilogy about one girl’s...
View ArticleExclusive Books in South Africa Accused of Censoring Children’s Coloring Book...
One of South Africa’s beloved and largest bookstores Exclusive Books recently found itself involved in a controversial situation after it pulled a children’s coloring book on Palestine From the River...
View ArticleNBO LitFest 2024 in Nairobi Reveals Star-Studded Program Ft. Bernardine...
The full program from the 2024 NBO Litfest is out and it features a star-studded cast of African authors including Bernardine Evaristo, Taiye Selasi, Aminatta Forna, and more. The festival will take...
View ArticleNew Children’s Book The Princess and the Gourd Celebrates African Heritage...
Nigerian author Oluyemi M. Falomo’s latest children’s book The Princess and The Gourd celebrates African heritage and the importance of family. Published in December 2023 by Falhouse Books, the book is...
View ArticleNnedi Okorafor is Cover Star of Publishers Weekly June 10, 2024 Issue
The Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor has been featured on the cover of the June 10, 2024 edition of the book news magazine Publishers Weekly. Publishers Weekly is an American weekly trade news...
View ArticlePoetry Africa Festival Announces Themes and Dates for 2024
The 28th edition of the Poetry Africa Festival will be held from October 3 – 12, 2024 in Durban, South Africa and is centered on the theme of “Somehow We Survive”. Poetry Africa is an annual...
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