Nadifa Mohamed Wins Best Presenter at the Edinburg TV Festival 2024
Nadifa Mohamed won the Best Presenter (Factual) award for her historical documentary Britain’s Human Zoos at this year’s Edinburg TV Festival. The Edinburg TV Festival celebrates talent within the...
View ArticleAkowdee Maganzine’s Second Issue Available Now!
Akowdee Magazine recently released their sophomore issue. This new issue, released on August 30th, centers around the theme “our souls are made from tiny rebellions.” The editors reflect on the theme...
View ArticleHow Zimbabwean Authors Are Monetizing Whatsapp
Zimbabwean authors are using WhatsApp to self-publish novels, build huge following, and make money, according to a report published by Aljazeera. The report, written by journalist Chris Muronzi,...
View ArticleCuba Awards Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka Two Prestigious Prizes for...
Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka was honored with two prestigious awards in Cuba. Soyinka, who recently turned 90th birthday, was awarded both the Haydee Santamaria Medal and the Dulce María Loynaz...
View ArticleAll We Know About Alain Mabanckou’s “Love Letter” to Angela Davis: Cette...
Congo-Brazzaville author Alain Mabanckou has a new book out, titled Cette Femme Qui Nous Regarde: Angela Davis, l’Amérique et Moi. (This Woman Who Watches Us: Angela Davis, America, and Me). It was...
View ArticleWatch This Year’s Poetry Africa Festival—October 3rd-12th!
This year’s Poetry Africa Festival will be held October 3rd-12th, with events taking place in Johannesburg, Durban, and also online. This year’s theme is Poetry: Somehow we survive, drawing inspiration...
View ArticleTeju Cole Announces 8 Upcoming Events, Including Vegas, Oxford, Stockholm and...
Teju Cole, author of Tremor (2023), will be appearing at a series of literary and academic events across the globe over the coming months. While these appearances aren’t part of a traditional book...
View ArticlePemi Aguda’s Ghostroots, Fiston Mujila’s The Villain’s Dance, and Hisham...
The longlists for the 2024 National Book Awards are out. The fiction longlist features two African authors, Pemi Aguada from Nigeria for her work Ghostroots, Hisham Matar, an American born...
View ArticleWho Will Take Home $100,000? Here are the Finalists for the 2024 Nigeria...
The shortlist for the 2024 Nigeria Prize for Literature has been released! This year, three children’s books are in the running: A Father’s Pride by Ndidi Chiazor-Enenmor, The Road Does Not End by...
View ArticleGloria Edim’s Gather Me Book Tour Dates Are Officially Here!
The dates are out! Starting next month, Gloria Edim will be on a book tour for her forthcoming memoir Gather Me, set to be published on October 29 by Random House. Pre-order here. Edim is an author...
View ArticleMorabo Morojele and Jarred Thompson Win the 2023 University of Johannesburg...
The University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing (UJ Prize) has announced its 2023 winners. Morabo Morojele’s Three Egg Dilemma is the Main Prize winner and Jarred Thompson’s The...
View ArticleWill Hollywood Deliver? Concerns Over TV Adaptation of Achebe’s Things Fall...
Major Hollywood production company A24 has greenlit a TV adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, reports Variety in an exclusive story. Achebe’s family is fully behind the project, coming on...
View ArticleThe First Abuja International Poetry Festival is Set For November 14th-16th!
The first Abuja International Poetry Festival (AIPFest) will be from November 14th-16th, 2024 both in-person in Abuja, Nigeria and virtually for all 3 days. The theme of this year’s festival is “Afro...
View ArticleTrailblazing Sierra Leonean Ballet Artist and Author Michaela DePrince Passes...
The renowned ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, known as a trailblazing performer and choreographer, passed away on September 10th, at just 29 years old. The news of her passing was made public...
View ArticleWhat to Expect From Dream Count, Chimamanda Adichie’s First Novel in 12 Years
The African literary world is abuzz with excitement. Award winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has a novel coming out titled Dream Count that will be published by Random House on March 4,...
View ArticleLegendary South African Rebel Writer James Matthews has Passed at 95
The rebel writer and proponent for the Black Consciousness Movement James Matthew has died at 95. Matthew was a trailblazing South African writer, and his death marks the end of an era. He was known...
View ArticleBook Dash Celebrates 10 Years of Bringing Storybooks to Young Children in...
Book Dash, a social-impact South African publisher, is celebrating 10 years of dedication to their goal of ensuring every child owns at least 100 books by the age of five! Recognizing the significant...
View ArticleOctober 9: A Masterclass on the Writing Process with Karen Jennings and C.A....
After the success of last month’s masterclass featuring Karen Jennings on the art of self-editing, we are excited to announce the second event in The African Writer’s Handbook Masterclass Series. South...
View ArticleBrittle Paper Call for Submissions: Festive Anthology Vol. III | Deadline:...
Brittle Paper is excited to announce the 2024 submission call for our annual festive anthology! This year, we are putting a spin on the traditional advent calendar by swapping out chocolates for your...
View ArticleThe Black Scholar Journal Releases New Issue on Afrobeats Music
The Black Scholar’s Volume 34, Number 3: “Afrobeats’ Lower Frequencies” was released on September 4th. This issue focuses on the lower frequencies of Afrobeats “takes on what goes unmarked, risks being...
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