Nobel Prize Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s New Novel Tackles Friendship Amid...
Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah, winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature, is set to release his much-anticipated new novel, Theft, on March 18, 2025. Known for his rich...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: 2024 UJ Prize for South African Writing
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Prize for South African Writing is now open for submissions for books published in 2024. The UJ Prize is open exclusively to South African authors or foreign...
View ArticleQASA Announces 2023 Essay Prize Winners
The Queer African Studies Association has announced the essay prize winners for scholarship published in 2023! The QASA essay prizes reward critical interventions, exceptional writing, accomplished...
View Article2025 Marrakesh English Book Festival: A Celebration of North Africa
The 2025 Marrakesh English Book Festival (MEBF) wrapped up in style, leaving behind a buzz of creativity, inspiration, and unforgettable moments. Held from January 17–19 at the iconic Dar El Bacha...
View ArticleNigerian-Italian Artist Celebrates First Solo Show in Berlin
Berlin’s cutting edge Galerie Wedding is hosting Nigerian-Italian artist Diana Ejaita’s first solo show, Onajite, l’Attesa. Based in Berlin, Ejaita is known for her multidisciplinary practice, which...
View ArticleJoin Egyptian Author Samia Mehrez for a Live Discussion of Her New Book: The...
The American University in Cairo Press is hosting a special virtual book discussion on The Many Lives of Ibrahim Nagui: A Journey with My Grandfather, a compelling multigenerational memoir that offers...
View ArticleRadical Books Collective’s 2025 Book Club Selections Include 3 African Authors!
In their first newsletter of the year, Radical Books Collective, an alternative and inclusive initiative dedicated to building a community of readers, announced their book club selections for 2025....
View ArticleNew Memoir by Late Ex-Wife of Legendary Afrobeats Pioneer Fela Kuti Sheds...
The late Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti, ex-wife of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, has posthumously shared her extraordinary life story in a memoir titled Mrs. Kuti. This deeply personal account takes readers...
View ArticleUgandan Author Goretti Kyomuhendo’s New Novel Explores the Dark Side of...
Award-winning Ugandan author Goretti Kyomuhendo is set to release a new book Promises on May 6, 2025. Published by Catalyst Press, the novel follows a Ugandan couple separated by the economic necessity...
View ArticleThe Inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature: Celebrating Literary...
The first-ever Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) took place from January 24 to 27, 2025! Organized by the Sharjah Book Authority, the festival brought together an incredible lineup of over...
View ArticleThese 10 African Titles Are Coming to Wisconsin Libraries—Here’s Why It Matters
15 regions across the state of Wisconsin in the US will increase their stock of African books thanks to an on-going partnership between Brittle Paper and the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s African...
View ArticleQueer Uganda: Transition Magazine’s Current Issue Boldly Resists Censorship
Transition magazine’s latest issue, Queer Uganda, depicts a harrowing vision of life under Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA). Through a blend of essays, short fiction, and poetry, this issue...
View ArticleSpecial Issue of PMLA Reflects On Senegalese Author Mariama Bâ’s Only Known Poem
The PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association), a preeminent academic journal for literary studies, has published a special issue dedicated to the rediscovery of Senegalese author Mariama...
View ArticleSubmit Your Short Stories to the 2025 Toyin Fálọlá Prize | Call For Submissions
The submission window for the 2025 Toyin Fálọlá Prize is now open! Now in its 5th edition, the prize welcomes short stories until April 15, 2025. This year, the annual prize invites African writers to...
View ArticleTwo African Judges are on the Panel for Innovative Bitcoin Prize!
The innovative Hodler Prize has announced the award committee for its second edition! The committee is charged with selecting the best narrator of the year, across a variety of categories: audiovisual,...
View ArticleCairo International Book Fair Celebrates its 56th Year! | Recap
The Cairo International Book Fair recently wrapped up its 56th edition! Held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center, the event welcomed over 1,300 publishers from 80 countries. The Cairo...
View ArticleSubmit to Doek! Magazine’s 15th Issue | Deadline March 31
Doek!, Namibia’s first literary magazine, has put out their biannual call for submissions fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art for their fifteenth issue. The submissions period for this issue...
View ArticleHave Questions About Getting Your Manuscript Published? Path2Pub Can Help!
Path2Pub is a fast-growing online blog that hopes to help writers navigating the challenging and sometimes obscure path to publication. While pursuing an agent for her debut novel, A Desert of Bleeding...
View ArticleSpecial Issue of IJAHS Explores Complex Legacy of Africa’s First Ladies
The International Journal of African Historical Studies (IJAHS) has released a special issue, First Ladies of Africa—Beyond Femocracy or Wifeism, exploring the roles of First Ladies in post-colonial...
View ArticleCaleb Azumah Nelson Receives Honorary Fellowship From Goldsmiths University...
British Ghanian writer and photographer Caleb Azumah Nelson has been awarded an honorary fellowship from Goldsmiths University of London! Nelson first made waves with his debut novel Open Water, which...
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