Bolu Babalola’s Heartbreak Manifesto
Bolu Babalola, author of Honey & Spice, reflects on the hopefulness of heartbreak in her essay published in ELLE Magazine. While romance is often seen as leading to hopelessness and heartbreak,...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: Food, Power, and Powerlessness
Decolonial Passage is a magazine that centers African, African-American, and Black Diaspora writing from the African continent, the Americas, Europe, and beyond. We encourage emerging and established...
View ArticleRose Okeke Wins the 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature
The Nigerian writer & filmmaker Rose Okeke wins the 2022 James Currey Prize for African Literature for her manuscript Child of the Corn. The award, in its second year, is conferred on the...
View ArticleAdichie Celebrates Ngugi’s Legacy in Facebook Video |“One of the Most...
On today’s edition of writers showing love to other writers, acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently took to social media to demonstrate her love and admiration for the Kenyan...
View ArticleEVENT | Chinelo Okparanta in Conversation With Arao Ameny and Helon Habila...
Award-winning Nigerian author Chinelo Okparanta will be engaging in conversation with Arao Ameny and Helon Habila about her recently published novel Harry Sylvester Bird at the bookstore Busboys and...
View ArticleRemy Ngamije Wins Inaugural African Literary Award for The Eternal Audience...
The Namibian-Rwandan author Remy Ngamije has been named winner of the 2022 African Literary Award for his debut novel The Eternal Audience of One. The award, in its inaugural year, recognizes literary...
View ArticleFirst Look At The Sauútiverse: An African Interplanetary World-Building Project
Two key documents of the Sauúti shared world is finally here. Also known as the Sauútiverse, the narrative universe was founded by a collective of writers collaborating on an African world-building...
View ArticleSubmit to the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize |£5,000 + Publication on...
The Commonwealth Foundation is still accepting submissions for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The annual award, which has come to be regarded as one of the most prestigious honors for early...
View ArticleWole Soyinka’s Film Adaptation Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman Premiered at...
Netflix’s Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 10. This Netflix and EbonyLife collaboration is an adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s...
View ArticleFabienne Kanor Wins 2022 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize
The French author Fabienne Kanor wins the 2022 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize for her second novel Humus, a fictional account of the famous anecdote of “a captain of a slave ship which reported that fourteen...
View ArticleBrittle Paper Call for Submissions: Festive Anthology
Brittle Paper is launching an annual festive anthology! The anthology will feature a range of selected poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and essays all centred on festive holidays of any and every kind....
View ArticleSee the Writers Shortlisted for the 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature
The Kendeka Prize for African Literature has announced the five finalists for its 2022 edition. They are: Adaoro Raji (Nigeria) for “Star Boy,” Beverly Ann Abrahams (Zimbabwe) for “Isithunzi,”...
View ArticleWinners of the 2022 NLNG Prizes Will Be Announced At a Grand Award Night on...
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has announced that it will be unveiling the winners of the 2022 Nigeria Prizes at a grand award night on October 14 at 5 PM. The award night is titled “Touching...
View Articleadda Magazine’s Speak OUT! Series Features Queer African Writing
adda Magazine’s 2022 collection Speak OUT! celebrates fiction, poetry, and nonfiction on topics related to freedom of expression such as gender, queer experience, and racial identity. Speak OUT! is...
View ArticleDisney’s Sci-fi Animation About Lagos is Set for 2023
The Hollywood animation production powerhouse Disney has partnered with the rising pan-African entertainment company Kugali Media to bring the first-ever Disney animated series with an African story....
View ArticleNnedi Okorafor is 2024 Worldcon Guest of Honor
Nigerian writer Nnedi Okorafor will be a guest of honor at the 2024 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon). The annual convention, which was first held as far back as 1939, brings together members...
View ArticleChimamanda Adichie Was Awarded Harvard University’s Prestigious W. E. B. Du...
Prominent Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal by Harvard University on October 6. The award ceremony took place on October 6 at the Sanders Theatre in...
View Article“Conviction of Tsitsi Dangarembga a mockery of justice,” says PEN International
On September 30, renown Zimbabwean novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow activist Julie Barnes were sentenced to six months in jail and a fine of around 120 USD for inciting violence. Constitutional...
View ArticleCheck Out This Columbia University Library Research Guide on African Novels
The prestigious Columbia University has an online library research guide focusing on the African novel. Titled The Novel in Africa, the guide allows readers to search for and locate African novels by...
View ArticleThe 2022 Macondo Literary Festival Brought Together 12 African Authors...
The second edition of Kenya’s Macondo Literary Festival, which celebrated the theme of “The Future of Memories,” just ended in the country’s capital Nairobi. The 2022 Macondo Literary Festival was held...
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