Table Setting: An Anthology of Festive African Writing Vol. II #FreeDownLoad
It’s that time of year again and Brittle Paper is here with our second volume of the Festive Anthology! Titled Table Setting: Recipes, Rituals & Resolutions, this years anthology celebrates the...
View ArticleSouth African Author and Chef Fatima Sydow Passes On, Aged 50
South African chef and author Fatima Sydow has passed on at the age of 50. She died on December 19 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Sydow’s passing is a great loss to the African...
View ArticleWhat the Atlantic Got Wrong on Congo – A Long Open Letter | Nteranya Ginga,...
On December 5, 2023, The Atlantic published an article by their Senior Editor, Ross Andersen, with its original title, “War in the Congo Has Kept the Planet Cooler.” The article details how war and...
View ArticleDear Brittle Paperians, We Are Taking 7 Days Off!
Dear Brittle Paperians, we are taking 7 days off this holiday season! We have enjoyed every single moment spent keeping you informed about the African literary scene with tons of exciting book news,...
View ArticleGhanaian Writer and Culture Curator Sylvia Arthur is the 2023 Brittle Paper...
It is with great honor that I present Sylvia Arthur as the 2023 Brittle Paper African Literary Person of the Year for her outstanding work as the founder of the Library of Africa and the African...
View ArticleZimbabwean Publisher Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure is the 2023 Brittle Paper...
I am delighted to award Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure the 2023 Brittle Paper Publisher of the Year honor for her work with Carnelian Heart Publishing. Vazhure is a writer, publisher, translator, and...
View ArticleUgandan Author Goretti Kyomuhendo Reissues 20-Year-Old Novel Whispers from Vera
Ugandan author Goretti Kyomuhendo just republished her 20-year-old novel Whispers from Vera on August 11, 2023. Published by African Writers Trust, the reissue seeks to share Vera’s struggle to balance...
View ArticleRegister for the First International Black Speculative Writing Festival in...
Registration is now open for the very first International Black Speculative Writing Festival! This three-day in-person festival celebrates Black British and international speculative writers. It will...
View ArticleSubmit to the 2024 UJ Prize for South African Writing | Deadline: Feb 29, 2024
Submissions are now open to the 2024 UJ Prize for South African Writing. If you are a publisher who published South African books in 2023, consider submitting for this prestigious award. The deadline...
View ArticleApply to the 2024 Oxbelly Writers Retreat in Greece This June | Deadline: Jan 19
The 2024 Oxbelly Writers Retreat will be held from June 22-30 in Costa Navarino, Greece. Screenwriters, episodic writers and literary fiction writers invited to apply by the January 19 deadline....
View ArticleTranslators, Apply to Olongo Africa’s Multilingual Anthology Project |...
Applications are now open for Olongo Africa’s new Multilingual Anthology Project in print in 2024. If you are a translator in African languages, consider applying for this prestigious opportunity....
View ArticleThe New Special Issue of Matatu Explores Civic Dissent and Violence in Nigeria
The newest special issue of Matatu: Journal for African Culture and Society is out and it is absolutely stunning! Exploring civic dissent and violence in Nigeria, the issue was released on December 5...
View ArticleThe Shallow Tales Review Releases 42nd Issue Focusing on Displacement
The Shallow Tales Review just published its 42nd issue themed “Displacement” and it is absolutely gorgeous. Take a look! The Shallow Tales Review is a Nigerian-based tri-annual digital literary...
View ArticleNew Hodler Prize Will Pay Authors With Bitcoin | See the Shortlist
The newly launched Hodler Prize worth 1.1 Bitcoin seeks to award the most important text of the year, and two African authors have made it to the shortlist. Nigerian writer Tolu Ogunlesi is a judge on...
View ArticleChika Unigwe Knighted by Belgium’s Merit Award Order of the Crown
Nigerian author Chika Unigwe recently received two incredible meritorious awards from the country of Belgium – Knight of the Order of the Crown as well as a Proclamation/Oorkonde by the Christoffel...
View ArticleLola Shoneyin is Now Chairman of the University of Lagos Press and Bookshop...
Nigerian author Lola Shoneyin is the new Chairman of the University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Board. We are thrilled for Shoneyin to embark on this exciting journey as part of the team! UNILAG Press...
View Article82 Anticipated African Books of 2024
Happy New Year Brittle Paperians! As you’re settling into your new year schedules and routines, we are happy to share our anticipated African books of 2024! Every year, the number of exciting titles to...
View ArticleThe Cover for Jason Okundaye’s Revolutionary Acts is Thought-Provoking!
British-Nigerian author Jason Okundaye is set to publish his debut nonfiction essay collection titled Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain in March 2024 with Faber &...
View Article220+ African Studies Scholars Globally Sign Statement Condemning Israel’s...
More than 220 African Studies scholars from all over the world have come together to pen a statement condemning Israel’s brutal attacks on Gaza. Since October 7, the Israeli government has been...
View ArticleTomi Adeyemi Lands Another 7-Figure Deal in Children of Blood and Bone’s New...
Nigerian-American writer Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone has been optioned for film for a while now, but the rights expired recently and Paramount Pictures won the new bidding war. The YA...
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