The English Translation of Kibogo Wins the 2024 Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize
The winner of the 2024 Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize 2024 is Mark Polizzotti, for their 2022 translation of Kibogo by French-Rwandan author Scholastique Mukasonga. The Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize is for...
View ArticleJeffrey Rakabe Lands Publishing Deal with Jacana Media
South African writer Jeffrey Rakabe landed a publishing deal with Jacana Media for his debut memoir The Women Brought Books. This is part of Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF)’s third season of From...
View ArticleAfrican Writers Commemorate Nakba Day Through a Night of Readings
African writers recently gathered to commemorate Nakba Day, when 76 years ago Palestinians were violently displaced and dispossessed from their land in 1948. The event took place on May 15 at The...
View ArticleBritish-Nigerian Author Chidi Ebere Wins the 2024 RSL Christopher Bland Prize
Nigerian-British author Chidi Ebere has won the 2024 Royal Society of Literature Christopher Bland Prize for his novel Now I Am Here. The RSL Christopher Bland Prize is awarded annually to the best...
View ArticleOur Favorite African Book Covers of 2024 (So Far)
We began taking stock of African book covers in 2021, seven years after Simon Stevens called out the Euro-American publishing industry for using the same image of acacia trees and sun set for multiple...
View ArticleNigerian Poet Titilope Sonuga Joins the Recording Academy
Nigerian-Canadian poet, playwright, and performer Titilope Sonuga has joined the Recording Academy! Sonuga is a part of the 2024 New Member Class of the Recording Academy. Membership in the Recording...
View ArticleSomali-British Author Nadifa Mohamed Nominated for 2024 Edinburgh TV Festival...
Somali-British author Nadifa Mohamed has been nominated for a 2024 Edinburgh TV Festival Award for Best Factual Presenter for her documentary Britain’s Human Zoos. The Edinburgh TV Festival is an...
View ArticleThe Art and Politics of African Book Cover Design | InstaLive Event with...
Ever wondered about the story behind book covers? The art that make us decide whether to pick up a book? On July 18, join Dr. Ainehi Edoro and South African graphic designer Megan Ross on Instagram...
View ArticleDr. Tsitsi Jaji Publishes Chapter on Shona Oral Poetry
In a recent collection titled The Cambridge Companion to the Poem, Zimbabwean-American poet and Duke University professor Tsitsi Jaji undertakes a study of Shona poetic form. Dr. Jaji is currently the...
View ArticleSoma Nami Announces Second Annual African Book Fair! | August 6-11, Nairobi
Soma Nami Books just announced the second edition of the African Book Fair! The 2024 African Book Fair will take place from August 6th to 11th, 2024 in Nairobi. The African Book Fair is Kenya’s largest...
View ArticleCreativity Shines at the 2024 Boldoz Book and Arts Festival!
The first edition of the Boldoz Book and Arts Festival was held at the Ibibio Union Museum in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on June 21st and 22nd. The festival was put on by Boldoz Bookstore, based in Uyo, Nigeria....
View ArticleNigerian Publisher Purple Shelves Announces Call for Novel Submissions
Nigerian publishing house Purple Shelves has announced a call for submissions! Submissions are open from now until August 20, 2024. If you have an unpublished novel manuscript, consider sending it to...
View ArticleInkani Books Releases New Kwame Nkrumah Essay Collection!
South African publishing house Inkani Books has published a new collection of Kwame Nkrumah’s speeches and essays! The collection, titled THE REVOLUTIONARY THOUGHTS OF KWAME NKRUMAH, was edited by...
View ArticleLolwe’s Issue 9 is a Call to Reclaim a Shared Humanity
Lolwe Magazine released its 9th issue in June, and the editors remark that the issue “is a call to reclaim and remember our shared humanity.” This issue features fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. The...
View ArticleThe Inaugural Flame Tree Writers’ Workshop Was a Huge Success!
The first edition of the Flame Tree Writers’ Workshop took place at AES Luxury Apartments in Abuja from June 24th to 28th. The workshop was hosted by the Flame Tree Writers’ Project, in partnership...
View ArticleJust Announced: The 2024 Longlist for the Ibua Manuscript Project
Ibua Publishing just announced their 2024 longlist for the Ibua Manuscript Project! Eight authors were selected from thirty-seven submissions after careful review. These authors will receive workshops,...
View ArticleNigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania Represented on the 2024 Toyin Falola...
The shortlisted writers for the 2024 Toyin Falola Prize have just been announced. The list includes writers from Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania. Divine Inyang Titus’ was shortlisted for “Fibers...
View Article11 Children’s Books Longlisted for the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature
The longlist for the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature has been released! The Nigeria Prize for Literature is an annual award founded by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas company (NLNG).The winner...
View ArticleLindani Mbunyuza-Memani Wins Dinaane Debut Fiction Award
Lindani Mbunyuza wins the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award for her manuscript, Buried in the Chest! Since 2004, the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award has given authors the opportunity to launch their literary...
View ArticleThinking Africa and the Diaspora in Berlin: Afrolution 2024 in Photos
Afrolution is a pan-African gathering in Berlin. The 2024 edition took place from June 27 to 30 on Togo Street in Berlin’s Wedding neighborhood and brought together black artists, academics, and...
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