Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom Shortlisted for the 2021 Women’s Prize
Ghanaian novelist Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom, a novel about a small Ghanaian family in Alabama dealing with loss and the heartbreaking effects of drug addiction, has been shortlisted for the 2021...
View ArticleChimamanda Adichie Breaks Silence Over Her Mother’s Death: “How Does A Heart...
Barely five months after she buried her father, Chimamanda Adichie lost her mother on March 1, 2021. The news of her mother’s death came as a shock to the literary community. Yesterday, Adichie, who...
View ArticleJowhor Ile, Adachioma Ezeano Win a 2021 O.Henry Prize and Included in...
Nigerian authors Jowhor Ile and Adachioma Ezeano are among the winners of the 2021 O. Henry Prize for their short stories “Fisherman’s Stew,” (published inThe Sewanee Review), and “Becoming the Baby...
View ArticleTeju Cole and Bernardine Evaristo Elected into the American Academy of Arts...
Nigerian authors Bernardine Evaristo and Teju Cole have been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of America’s oldest learned societies, formed with the purpose of honoring...
View ArticleSouth African Literary Non-Profit Book Dash Wins R600,000 Nedbank Private...
Book Dash, a South African literary non-profit, wins the 2021 Nedbank Private Wealth Innovation Award. Founded by Arthur Attwell, Book Dash collaborates with writers and artists to create free...
View ArticleCover Reveal: “Disruption: New Short Fiction from Africa”| A Short Story Day...
The US edition of the latest Short Story Day Africa anthology is forthcoming through Catalyst Press and sports a gorgeous cover that we are delighted to share. Titled Disruption, the collection...
View ArticleSunday Times/CNA Literary Awards Announces 2021 longlists
The longlist for the 2021 Sunday Times/CNA Literary Awards, South Africa’s most prestigious literary award, has been announced. Annually awarded by Sunday Times, South Africa’s biggest Sunday...
View ArticleAll the Scoop on Ayobami Adebayo’s New Novel Titled A Spell of Good Things
Nigerian novelist Ayobami Adebayo has a new book on its way, reports Kirkus Review. Titled A Spell of Good Things, the novel centers on “two families in Nigeria at opposite ends of the economic...
View Article8 Writers From 5 Countries Shortlisted for the 2021 Short Story Day Africa Prize
Eight writers from five African countries have been shortlisted for the 2021 Short Story Day Africa Prize. The pack is led by Nigeria with three, South Africa with two, and Kenya, Sierra Leone and...
View ArticleAngolan Writer Kalaf Epalanga’s Debut Novel White Can Dance Too Acquired by...
Faber & Faber has acquired the rights to Angolan Writer and Musician Kalaf Epalanga’s debut novel from his agent Emma Shercliff at Laxfield Literary Associates. Titled White Can Dance Too, the...
View ArticleChibundu Onuzo Announces the Official Single for Her New Novel Sankofa
Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo has set a new bar on book publicity. On Instagram a few days ago, she announced the forthcoming release of the official single for her new novel Sankofa. “Ladies and...
View ArticleAfricanfuturism: An Anthology is a Locus Awards Finalist!
Dear BP fam, something we published is a finalist for the Locus Awards! Yes, you heard right. The sci-fi collection we published last year has been nominated for the Locus Award in the “Best...
View ArticleWho’s Who in the Yoruba Pantheon Redefines the Orishas for a New Generation...
Iwalewa Books recently published a new book on Yoruba mythology titled Who’s Who in the Yoruba Pantheon. The book is written by Peju Akande, Jahman Anikulapo and Toni Kan, with illustrations by...
View ArticlePHOTOS | The Cape Town Launch of Koleka Putuma’s New Poetry Collection
South African poet Koleka Putuma celebrated the publication of her second poetry collection Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko with a launch party held at The Grand Daddy Hotel Rooftop in Cape Town. Due to COVID...
View ArticlePHOTOS | The Funeral of Chimamanda Adichie’s Mother Grace Ijeoma Adichie
Chimamanda Adichie’s mother Mrs. Grace Ijeoma Adichie was laid to rest on May 1. She died exactly two month before on March 1, which coincidentally was her husband’s 89th posthumous birthday. Adichie...
View ArticleNamibia’s Rémy Ngamije is the Africa Winner of the 2021 Commonwealth Short...
Rwandan-Namibian author Rémy Ngamije has been awarded the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his short story “Granddaughter of the Octopus,” described as “an experimental short story filled with...
View ArticleOthuke Umukoro Wins the 2021 Brunel International African Poetry Prize
Nigeria’s Othuke Umukoro wins the 2021 Brunel International African Poetry Prize. The news was announced by prize organizer Bernardine Evaristo, on Twitter: Pls RT. Announcing the winner of the eighth...
View ArticleMaaza Mengiste Wins 2021 Edgar Award for Best Short Story
Maaza Mengiste has won the 2021 Edgar Awards for Best Short Story for “Dush, Ash, Flight,” published in the collection Addis Ababa Noir (Akashic Books), which [Mengiste] also edited. Named after...
View Article“One of the biggest book deals of the year”: Amazon Studios Gets Film Rights...
Another win for Akwaeke Emezi! A whole year ahead of the release of their novel and sixth book You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty, Amazon Studios has secured advanced film rights to the novel,...
View ArticleResource for Writers: Contact Info for 196 Publishers in Africa
The International African Institute (IAI) in association with the African Books Collective (ABC) have compiled a comprehensive, freely-accessible database of publishers based on the continent. Writers...
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