The Janzi Awards Celebrates Contemporary Ugandan Literature
We are excited about this recently established prize centering Ugandan literary voices. The winners of the 2021 Janzi Awards were announced at a ceremony held at Kokomo Independence Grounds in Kampala,...
View ArticleZukiswa Wanner on Literary Elitism and the Future of African Book Festivals
South African author and publisher Zukiswa Wanner recently sat in an interview with German broadcasting corporation Deutsche Welle. She shared her thoughts on a varying range of topics including the...
View ArticleAlain Mabanckou on 2022 Booker Prize Judging Panel
Congolese novelist Alain Mabanckou is one of five judges for the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction. The others are writer and broadcaster Neil MacGregor (Chair), academic and broadcaster Shahidha Bari,...
View ArticleOkada Books Publishes Children’s Stories by Prominent Nigerian Authors
Nigerian online reading platform Okada Books launches 8 new stories for children by prominent Nigerian authors. In 2019, Okada Books was one of five recipients of the $20,000 African Publishing...
View ArticleGhanaian Novel The Scent of Burnt Flowers Heads to Hollywood
Ahead of its publication scheduled for later this year, the highly sensational debut novel The Scent of Burnt Flowers by the hip hop artist, filmmaker and artist Blitz Bazawule will be adapted for TV....
View ArticleSouth Africa’s New Contrast Magazine Releases 196th Issue
The South African magazine New Contrast has released its 196th “summer” issue. The magazine, founded in 1960, is one of South Africa’s oldest surviving journals. It’s latest editor is the Caine...
View ArticleRenowned Ghanaian Philosopher Kwasi Wiredu Passes on at 90
Professor Kwasi Wiredu, the renowned African philosopher and academic from Ghana, has passed on, aged 90. Hailed as one of Africa’s greatest philosophers, Professor Wiredu’s work explored ideas on...
View ArticleAbdourahman Waberi Wins 2021 English PEN Flagship Translates Award
Djiboutian novelist Abdourahman Waberi is among 18 winners of the 2021 English PEN Translates Award. The awards, launched in 2012, aims to increase the UK’s bibliodiversity by recognizing works of...
View ArticleCaleb Azumah Nelson Wins Costa First Novel Award
Breakout sensation Caleb Azumah Nelson, the British-Ghanaian writer and photographer, wins the 2021 Costa First Novel Award for his debut novel Open Water, about two young, aspiring artists falling in...
View ArticleSubmit: Brittle Paper Invites Essays on Love in Celebration of Valentine’s Day
Hi Brittle Paper readers! We at Brittle Paper hope you have had a safe and beautiful festive season, and a lovely start to the New Year. The first writing campaign of the year is a Valentine’s Day...
View ArticleAnietie Isong’s Novel Radio Sunrise Heads to Nollywood, Backed by Royal Arts...
Great news to kick off the year! The Nigerian author and journalist Anietie Isong’s debut novel Radio Sunrise is set to hit the big screen in the latter part of the year. In an email to Brittle Paper,...
View ArticleTV Adaptation of South African Novel “Hlomu: The Wife” is a Fan Favorite
South African author Dudu Busani-Dube’s bestselling The Hlomu Series has been adapted for the screen. The newly launched streaming platform Showmax has commissioned three seasons (40 episodes each)...
View ArticleThe Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowships go to Kenya’s Clarie Gor and Nigeria’s...
The Kenyan writer & journalist Claire Gor and Nigerian writer & editor Kelechi Njoku have been named recipients of the 2022 Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellowship. The fellowship, which is...
View ArticleTeju Cole is a PEN America Literary Award Finalist
The Nigerian author and photographer Teju Cole’s latest work Black Paper, a collection of essays, has been named a finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the essay. This is a...
View ArticleIsele Magazine Unveils Inaugural Literary Awards Celebrating Global Writing
Isele Magazine has launched a set of new literary prizes. The Isele Prizes, in their inaugural year, will reward the best pieces of writing published in the magazine from inception until 2022. It is...
View ArticleGender and Sexuality in African Futurism Explored in New Issue of Feminist...
Feminist Africa has a new issue centered on gender, sexuality, and African conceptions of the future. The issue was edited by University of Wisconsin-Madison history professor Jacqueline-Bethel...
View ArticleNgugi wa Thiong’o Awarded Prestigious PEN America Honors
Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has been named recipient of the 2022 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, one of the most prestigious honors conferred by PEN America. The...
View ArticleNnedi Okorafor Addresses “Akata,” A West African Term for Black Americans
The term Akata is a West African term for Black Americans. It is generally considered derogatory, a slur in fact. Okorafor uses the work in the titles of the books in the Insibidi Series: Akata Witch,...
View Article16 Writers Longlisted for the 2022 Afritondo Short Story Prize
The Afritondo Short Story Prize have announced the sixteen writers longlisted for its 2022 edition. The prize, which is in its third year, confers a cash award of $1,000 to an unpublished work of...
View ArticleMeet the Five African Judges on the 2022 British Book Awards Selection Panel
The British Book Awards, fondly known as “The Nibbies”, have announced the judging panel for its 2022 edition with five notable African writers listed. Natasha Onwuemezi, an associate editor at The...
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