Noor Naga & Eloghosa Osunde Longlisted for the 2022 Center for Fiction’s...
The Egyptian writer Noor Naga’s If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English and the Nigerian writer Eloghosa Osunde’s Vagabonds! are on the 2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize longlist. The prize, first...
View Article100 African Writers Celebrate Biyi Bandele’s Life and Work
Nigerian novelist and filmmaker Biyi Bándélé died a week ago on August 7. [Read our obituary here.] His daughter Temi Bándélé shared the news on his Facebook page. She described Biyi as “a prodigiously...
View ArticleOne of the Most Controversial Plagiarism Cases in African Literature Revisited
In an essay titled “A Malian Writer Finds a Postmortem Revival: How a French literary event in 2021 brought author Yambo Ouologuem back to life,” Paris-based journalist Olivia Snaije details the tale...
View ArticleAgbowó Releases Fifth Issue Themed “Reincarnation”
The Nigerian literary magazine Agbowó’s fifth issue, themed “Reincarnation”, is live. The issue features nineteen young contributors from across the continent exploring the dissection of life, death...
View ArticlePHOTOS | Sedibeng Book Club Hosts Siphiwo Mahala for His Book on South...
The Sendibeng Book Club in Guateng, South Africa hosted Siphiwo Mahala in a book club meet centered on his new book Can Themba: The Making and Breaking of the Intellectual Tsotsi. The book club, which...
View ArticleSubmit to Márọkọ́: Journal of African Poetry | Payment: 50 to 65 USD
The Lagos International Poetry Festival announced a new publication titled Márọkọ́: Journal of African Poetry. The publication is annual and will be published in print and digitally. Payment for...
View ArticleBrittle Paper is Hosting a Special Event at the African Books Festival Berlin...
Brittle Paper is hosting one of the main events at the African Books Festival Berlin. From August 26 to 28, Berlin will welcome African writers from various parts of the world to celebrate African...
View ArticleProject ASHA Announces Winners for Vweta Chadwick Poetry Prize
The winners of the Vweta Chadwick Poetry Prize have been announced. Juliet Nnaji wins the prize for the poem titled “From a Place,” while Favour Idaka Imoke and Obasiota Maryhilda Ibe take second and...
View ArticleRecord-Setting Shortlist for the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature is...
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Literature, and it is, without doubt, the most exciting one yet. For the first time in the prize’s...
View ArticleWole Soyinka Joins NYU Abu Dhabi Faculty as Arts Professor of Theater
The Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka joins the faculty at New York University, Abu Dhabi as Arts Professor of Theater. NYUAD is a portal campus of New York University. It began its academic program...
View Article#Kabafest 2022 | The Kaduna Books and Arts Festival Announces Dates, Guest...
The 2022 Kaduna Book and Arts Festival (Kabafest) is live! The festival is a brainchild of the Book Buzz Foundation, which also organizes the Ake festival, in collaboration with the Kaduna State...
View ArticleZimbabwean Author Noviolet Bulawayo’s Novel Glory Shortlisted for 2022 Booker...
Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo’s second novel Glory is one of six novels on the 2022 Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist. Although the shortlist is diverse in terms of nationality and gender,...
View ArticleCall for Submissions | Writers Space Africa – Ghana Unveils New Magazine Awens3m
Writers Space Africa – Ghana (WSA-G) is a national chapter of the international literary collective Writers Space Africa. They are a “nonprofit organization whose vision is to provide an equal learning...
View ArticleNominees Announced for the 2022 The Book Behind Awards | How to Vote
The Book Behind Awards is an initiative that seeks to recognize and celebrate the challenges of authorship and elevate storytelling that often gets lost in mainstream conversations. The prize was...
View ArticleThe Kendeka Short Story Prize Announces 2022 Longlist
Ten emerging writers from four countries across Africa have been unveiled on the longlist of the 2022 Kendeka Short Story Prize. The lineup is staggeringly led by Nigeria – occupying seven out of the...
View ArticleZakes Mda’s The Zulus of New York Heads to the Big Screen
South African author Zakes Mda’s 2019 novel The Zulus of New York is set to hit the big screen, According to Publisher’s Marketplace, television rights to the novel were sold by Mda’s agents to the...
View ArticleSoyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman is Playing at the Stratford Festival
A stage adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman is currently playing at The Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada. It will run until October 29th. Ghanaian-born Canadian actor and...
View ArticleJoin Us to Celebrate Ama Ata Aidoo on the 45th Anniversary of her Debut Novel...
Ghanaian author Ama Ata Aidoo’s debut novel My Sister Killjoy is 45 years old this year, and Radical Books Collective is celebrating the milestone by hosting her to an event co-organized with Brittle...
View ArticleDiana Ejaita and Samuel Kortey Baah Named 2023 Villa Romana Prize Fellows
The Nigerian artist Diana Ejaita and Ghanaian painter and sculptor Samuel Kortey Baah are among the four fellows announced for the 2023 Villa Romana Prize. The prize, which was established in 1905, is...
View ArticleQueer Joy | Isele Magazine Releases Dazzling Queer-Themed Issue
Isele Magazine released its much-anticipated, visually-stunning queer-themed issue titled “Queer Joy” this August. The issue is edited by founding editor Ukamaka Olisakwe, Yvonne Wabai, who also takes...
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