Unoma Azuah and Stella Nyanzi are Judging This Year’s Gerald Kraak Prize
Nigerian writer Unoma Azuah and Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi are among the judges for this year’s Gerald Kraak Prize. The prize and anthology celebrates topics of gender, human rights and sexuality, and...
View ArticleAfrican Feminists Support South Africa’s Charge of Genocide Against Israel at...
Recently, African feminists have penned a call for solidarity to support South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The horrific regime of the State...
View ArticleThe New Fiction Issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is Stunning
The seventh annual Fiction Issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here and it is absolutely stunning. Featuring a range of emerging and established writers, the issue is a feast of creative...
View ArticleSubmit to the 2024 Iskanchi Book Prize | Deadline: Jan 30
The Iskanchi Book Prize is open for submissions until Jan 30, 2024. Open to all African writers, the prize results in one winner who will be able to publish a full-length manuscript and receive $1,500....
View ArticleSenegalese Author Mariama Bâ’s Only Poem Resurfaces After 46 Years
Senegalese author Mariama Bâ’s only poem “Memories of Lagos” has resurfaced after 46 years. Professor Tobias Warner has written the introduction and translation to Bâ’s forgotten text in PMLA’s...
View ArticleChimamanda Ngozi Adichie Holds Magical Christmas Launch for Mama’s Sleeping...
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie held a magical Christmas launch for her first ever children’s book Mama’s Sleeping Scarf in Lagos on December 29, 2023. Illustrated by Joelle Avelino, the book...
View ArticleZimbabwean Publisher Weaver Press Closes Down After 25 Years
Zimbabwean publisher Weaver Press has shut down after 25 years of publishing Zimbabwean literature. The Harare-based independent publisher closed its doors at the end of 2023. Formed in 1998, the press...
View ArticleRead About Shubnum Khan’s Harrowing Publishing Journey with The Djinn Waits a...
Most of us often think publishing a novel is a quick and easy process, especially when it comes to second novels. But Shubnum Khan’s story of releasing her second novel The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years...
View Article5 African Authors Made it to the 2024 Dublin Literary Award Longlist
5 African authors have made it to the longlist for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. We are so proud of these authors and their remarkable works! Dublin Literary Award honors excellence in world...
View ArticleLolwe Magazine’s Latest Issue Celebrates Nostalgia and New Beginnings
Lolwe released its latest issue last month, celebrating the twinned themes of nostalgia and new beginnings for the new year. Issue 8 was published on December 23, 2023. Lolwe is a Pan-African literary...
View ArticleNigerian Poet Lola Shoneyin Performs Stunning Poem About Democracy’s Fragilities
Nigerian poet and author Lola Shoneyin recently performed a stunning poem titled “A Fragile State” to represent democracy and its fragilities. This was part of a four-part project undertaken by The...
View ArticleSubmit YA Stories to New UK-France Literary Prize Worth 16,000€ | Deadline:...
Submissions are now open to the Entente Littéraire Prize (Prix de l’Entente Littéraire) worth 16,000€ in total, a new UK-France literary prize for writers of young adult literature. If you are a writer...
View ArticleThe Cover for Tobi Ogundiran’s In the Shadow of the Fall is Captivating!
Nigerian author Tobi Ogundiran is set to release his debut novella, In the Shadow of the Fall, on July 23, 2024 through Tor.com. The book cover just came out a few weeks ago and we are absolutely...
View ArticleSubmit Creative Nonfiction to Doek! Literary Magazine | Deadline: Feb 29
Submissions are now open to Doek! Literary Magazine’s call for creative nonfiction exploring the known and the unknown. If you are an African writer with a penchant for nonfiction, we recommend you...
View ArticlePrinceton’s Digital Humanities PEMM Project Uncovers Ethiopian, Eritrean, and...
The Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) Project is an African digital humanities project that has uncovered thousands of stories based in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt...
View ArticleSubmit to Lọúnlọún, Pan-African Literary Journal for Historical Fiction |...
Submissions are now open to Lọúnlọún, a Pan-African literary journal committed to historical fiction. If you are a writer who likes to write about fiction based on African history, consider submitting...
View ArticleThe Shortlist for the 2023 Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African...
The Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature has announced its 2023 shortlist. The Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature was founded in 2014 by Dr. Lizzy Attree and Dr....
View ArticleThe Cover for Koleka Putuma’s We Have Everything We Need to Start Again is...
South African poet Koleka Putuma has a dazzling YA poetry collection coming out this summer through Hot Key Books titled We Have Everything We Need to Start Again. The cover just came out and we could...
View ArticleLáńrewájú Adépọ̀jù: A Tribute
The following text was drafted during a collective effort some years ago to secure a public honor for Láńrewájú Adépọ̀jù, the leading Yoruba poet and man of letters. The authors of the text consider...
View ArticleSubmit to the 2024 Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize | Deadline: Mar 1
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize. The theme for this year is “Language”, so get read to submit any genre of writing on the chosen theme by the deadline of March 1,...
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