COVER REVEAL: Ghost Season by Fatin Abbas | UK Edition
The UK book cover for Fatin Abbas’ debut novel Ghost Season is out and it is so stunning that you will not be able to take your eyes off of it. We are so excited to share this cover reveal of Abbas’...
View ArticleSome New Updates on Chimamanda Adichie’s Children’s Book Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
Last year, we reported that Chimamanda Adichie was going to be a children’s book author. We have some new updates on the highly anticipated forthcoming book. Adichie recently shared the cover of the...
View ArticleAttend the Play Reading of Oga Pikin (Hamlet in Pidgin) by Ogini Bernard on...
Nigerian playwright Ogini Bernard is hosting a play reading of his adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet titled Oga Pikin (Hamlet in Pidgin). The event will be be held on April 5, 6 PM CT, via...
View ArticleSubmit Futuristic Stories to the Nalubaale Review | Deadline: April 30
Submissions are now open for the fourth issue of Ugandan literary magazine The Nalubaale Review. The theme of the upcoming issue is “Future,” so feel free to submit any futuristic stories that you are...
View ArticleRegister for the Afritondo Short Story Prize Ceremony | April 7, 6 PM (GMT),...
The 2023 Afritondo Short Story Prize ceremony is happening next week and we encourage you to register for this online award ceremony to find out the winner of the 2023 Prize live. The event will take...
View ArticleChika Okeke-Agulu and Aindrea Emelife Join EMOWAA (Edo Museum of West African...
The EMOWAA (Edo Museum of West African Art) Trust is delighted to announce the appointments of Nigerian art historian Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu (Professor of African and African Diaspora Art and...
View ArticleIbua Journal Has a New Issue Out Titled The Weight We Carry
Ugandan literary magazine Ibua Journal has a new issue out this March. Titled The Weight We Carry, the issue explores the many burdens felt by the African continent today in the aftermath of a global...
View ArticleCongrats to the 6 African Writers Shortlisted for the 2023 Commonwealth Short...
Huge congrats to all 6 African writers on the regional shortlist for the 2023 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. [ Scroll down for more information about the storie and watch the authors talk about their...
View ArticleListen to the Podcast Interview of the Rathbones Folio Prize Winners Victoria...
Brittle Paper and Radical Books Collective joined hands to interview the 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize winners Margo Jefferson and Victoria Adukwei Bulley in the podcast Shifting Geographies of the Self....
View ArticleThe 2023 Time of the Writer Festival was a Huge Success! | PHOTOS
The 26th edition of the Time of the Writer festival was held from March 16–21, 2023 at Alliance Française in Durban, South Africa and online. More than 100 writers, poets, and wordsmiths were involved...
View ArticleSulaiman Addonia on Sharing His Work with his Mother Despite a Language Barrier
British-Eritrean-Ethiopian author Sulaiman Addonia recently published a New York Times article claiming that his mother is his biggest literary influence even though she cannot read or write. Titled...
View ArticleCall for Ideas | Submit to Africa Writes 2023, UK’s Biggest African...
UK’s biggest African literature festival, Africa Writes 2023, is looking for ideas for this year’s festival themed “Intangible Heritage.” The festival will take place at the British Library from...
View ArticleSubmit to Brittle Paper’s AI Anthology | Deadline: May 15
Hello Brittle Paperians! It’s time for another anthology and this time we are giving in to what we know everyone is talking about: Artificial Intelligence (AI). Submissions are now open and will close...
View ArticleThe Sophisticated Cover for Teju Cole’s Tremor Mirrors the Narrative Perfectly!
The cover for Teju Cole’s new novel Tremor just came out and it is absolutely mesmerizing! Tremor will be published by Random House on October 17. The book cover features different colored vertical...
View ArticleNigerian Poet Harry Garuba’s Influential 1982 Collection Shadow and Dream...
Harry Garuba’s Shadow and Dream is a highly influential poetry collection that has continued to stun poets and readers in the Nigerian literary scene. This slim but well-regarded collection has just...
View ArticleApply for the 2023 Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors |...
Submissions are now open for the 2023 edition of the Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors. If you’re an emerging African author, consider applying for this esteemed fellowship. The...
View ArticlePHOTOS | Book Launch of Araba Ofori-Acquah’s African Wellness Book Return to...
Ghanaian-British writer Araba Ofori-Acquah celebrated her upcoming debut book Return To Source with a massive book launch party on April 4 at the Jamestown Coffee Company in Accra. The book was...
View ArticleA Tribute: What Was Obinna Emeka Like As a Person? | by Ugonwa Emeka
Emeka, Obinna Charles was born on Thursday, October 19, 1995. As a child, he was chaos, running around, his voice loud, full of energy and life. As a teenager and an adult, he was introverted, calm,...
View ArticleCelebration of Life: Nigerian Writer Obinna Charles Emeka Passes on at 27
We have some sad news. Nigerian writer Obinna Charles Emeka passed away on Sunday, April 2 at the age of 27. This loss is particularly personal for us because we published his work just last year. He...
View ArticleZoom Event: Celebrate Nigerian Poet Amatoritsero Ede’s 60th Birthday!
Nigerian-Canadian poet and scholar Amatoritsero Ede is celebrating his 60th birthday or diamond jubilee this Saturday, April 29, via Zoom. We will be there, and hope to see you there. See below for...
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