Inua Ellams Joins the Writing Team for New Doctor Who Season
Inua Ellams, award-winning playwright, poet, and author, is joining the writing team for the highly anticipated new season of Doctor Who, set to release in April 2025! The Nigerian-British author is...
View ArticleBritish Nigerian Writer Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Teases New Book
British Nigerian writer Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé recently posted an exciting update on Instagram: she is in one of the final stages of editing a new book! She shared three photos of her writing station,...
View ArticleSubmit to the 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize | Deadline: June 30,...
The 2025 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now accepting submissions until June 30, 2025. This competition seeks to discover and support emerging voices in life writing, poetry, and fiction from...
View ArticleLesotho to Host the 8th African Writers Conference in 2025
The 8th edition of the prestigious African Writers Conference (AWC) will be hosted in Maseru, Lesotho, from October 27 to November 2, 2025. Organized by the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT) in...
View ArticleChimamanda Adichie Talks About Her New Book, Grief, and What She Would Do If...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the Nigerian author known around the world for her brilliant works Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists, recently spoke with The Guardian‘s Charlotte Edwardes ahead of...
View ArticlePaperworth Books Ltd. Announces Re-Release of The Mind of African...
Paperworth Books Limited, in collaboration with Conprel Productions, recently announced the re-release of Professor Nimi Wariboko’s groundbreaking work The Mind of African Strategists: A Kalabari...
View ArticleSenegalese Author Ken Bugul Receives Honorary Doctorate from the University...
Ken Bugul, the Wolof pseudonym of Mariétou Mbaye Biléoma, was recently awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of La Laguna in Tenerife, Spain. This honorary degree recognizes her...
View ArticleReclaiming Literary Legacies: “How to Build a Library” Premieres at Sundance
A novelist and publisher passionate about history and literature came together to restore a historic library in downtown Nairobi–a new documentary follows their journey, grappling with colonial...
View ArticleSubmit to the New Tampered Press Manuscript Prize | Call for Submissions
Ghana-based independent published Tampered Press has announced the new Tampered Press Manuscript Prize, an award for a book-length work of literary fiction written in English by published and...
View ArticleNnedi Okorafor To Edit The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025
Beloved Nigerian American author Nnedi Okorafor, author of the Binti trilogy and the recently released Death of the Author, has been announced as the editor for The Best American Science Fiction and...
View Article34 African Works Longlisted for the 2024 British Science Fiction Awards
The British Science Fiction Association has announced the longlist of nominees for the BSFA Awards, for work published in 2024. Like last year, this longlist includes 34 works by African authors and...
View ArticleGrove Atlantic To Re-issue Nigerian Author Amos Tutuola’s Seminal Book My...
Independent American publisher Grove Atlantic is set to publish a new edition of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, the second novel by Nigerian author Amos Tutuola. Originally published in 1954, the book...
View ArticleNigerian Publishing Legend Joop Berkhout Passes On, Aged 94
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Joop Berkhout, a pioneer of Nigeria’s modern publishing industry. Described by author Dayo Adedayo as “a legend in Nigerian publishing, a man of...
View ArticleIvana Akotowaa Ofori Announced as Curator of the African Book Festival Berlin...
The African Book Festival Berlin has announced that the 2025 festival will be curated by Ghanaian storyteller Ivana Akotowaa Ofori. This year’s ABF will take place July 18-20 at Alte Münze. Ivana...
View ArticleNile Nights: Fundraiser for Sudan Featuring Safia Elhillo and More | April 5
Sudanese American poet Safia Elhillo, author of Bright Red Fruit, is participating in Nile Nights: Eid Edition, a special fundraiser for families affected by the war in Sudan, taking place on Saturday,...
View ArticleBrittle Paper’s “Palestine from Africa Syllabus” Is Now an Ebook!
Brittle Paper recently published our Palestine from Africa syllabus, exploring the long history and violent present of Israel’s war on Palestine. This syllabus is now available as a beautifully...
View ArticleTasting words at 54 | Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ | Poetry
It’s that time of the year and Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ turns 54 years old! He blessed us with three poems to mark his 52nd, and has returned to share another beautiful piece with us. According to the great...
View ArticleNigerian American Author Jordan Ifueko Cuts Ties With Former Speaking Agent,...
Nigerian American writer Jordan Ifueko recently announced on Instagram that she is “cutting ties” with her former speaking & events agent, Dawn Stuart at Books in Common. She stated that she would...
View ArticleThe World Was in Our Hands: Voices from the Boko Haram Conflict Now Available...
The World Was in Our Hands: Voices from the Boko Haram Conflict, published by Cassava Press, is now available to pre-order in the U.S. with a release date of April 22, 2025. Edited by Nigerian writer...
View ArticleMoroccan Author Laila Lalami Announces Book Tour in Support of The Dream Hotel
Moroccan author Laila Lalami has announced a book tour in support of her new novel The Dream Hotel, releasing March 4! The Dream Hotel tells the story of Sara, who, upon returning home to Los Angeles...
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