Attend the Monthly Virtual Learning Series About Africa by the Royal African...
The Royal African Society has just launched a virtual learning series titled Africa Unveiled where you can learn more about Africa’s histories, politics, and more. The online sessions will be held once...
View ArticleThe Covers for Damilare Kuku’s Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow are Hilarious!
Nigerian actress and author Damilare Kuku is publishing her funny and sweet debut novel Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow this July. Set to publish through Harper Via, the book cover just came out and...
View ArticleNigerian Author Helon Habila is Curating the 2024 International Literature...
Nigerian author Helon Habila is curating the 2024 International Literature Festival Berlin. He is the first curator of the festival. Known in German as Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin 2024, it...
View ArticleZimbabwean Author Farai Mudzingwa Longlisted for the 2024 Republic of...
Zimbabwean author Farai Mudzingwa’s Avenues by Train has just been longlisted for the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses! The Republic of Consciousness supports, promotes and...
View ArticleThe 2024 Island Prize Longlist is Out!
The longlist for the 2024 Island Prize is out and it includes a list of 10 magnificent manuscripts. The chosen authors are from all over the African continent – 2 from Nigeria, 2 from Zimbabwe, and 1...
View ArticleThe Preorder Link for Mazi Nwonwu’s Debut Collection How to Make a Space...
The preorder link for Nigerian author Mazi Nwonwu’s speculative fiction story collection How to Make a Space Masquerade is now live on Narrative Landscape Press. The book will be out later this year....
View ArticleSomali-British Poet Momtaza Mehri Shortlisted for the 2024 Sunday Times...
Somali-British poet Momtaza Mehri has been shortlisted for the 2024 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award. Mehri was selected for her debut poetry collection Bad Diaspora Poems...
View ArticleSubmit Poetry, Fiction, or Nonfiction to Sprinng | Deadline: March 31
Sprinng is accepting submissions for 2024. This opportunity is open to African writers – you may submit poetry, fiction (flash fiction, short stories, etc.), or creative nonfiction (essays, book...
View ArticleSubmit Your Manuscripts to Palimpsest Press | Deadline: March 31
Palimpsest Press is looking for submissions by BIPOC, deaf, and disabled authors. Submit by the deadline of March 31 to be considered for this round! Palimpsest Press publishes poetry, literary...
View ArticlePhilipo Oyaro and Fatuma Salim Win the 2023 Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for...
The winners for the 2023 Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature are out. Philipo Oyaro won in the Fiction category, and Fatuma Salim won in the Poetry category. This is the very first...
View ArticleAttend the Shallow Tales Review Literary Reading Ft. 18 African Writers |...
The Shallow Tales Review is hosting its fourth literary reading, and Brittle Paper readers are officially invited. Featuring 18 African writers, this year’s free and virtual event will be held on...
View ArticleSubmit to the 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize | Deadline: July 1
The 2024 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open for submissions until July 1. This is a very special year for Wasafiri as they celebrate 40 years of the magazine and 15 years of the prize,...
View ArticleClassic Egyptian Novel About 1952 Egyptian Revolution Republished for 70-Year...
Prominent Egyptian writer Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi’s classic Egyptian novel Egyptian Earth turned 70 years old this year. Saqi Books just published a reissue on February 6. The new edition is...
View ArticleCheck Out the New Edition of the African Publishing and Book Culture Repository
A new edition of the African publishing and book culture repository is now freely accessible. This database provides quick access to key literature about many aspects of book culture, publishing, and...
View ArticleCOVER REVEAL | Love Grows Stronger in Death, edited by Basit Jamiu and...
We are thrilled to reveal the stunning cover for the upcoming short story anthology Love Grows Stronger in Death published by Witsprouts Books. Curated by Tope Akintayo and jointly edited by Basit...
View ArticleMaya Binyam and Peace Adzo Medie Longlisted for the 2024 Women’s Prize for...
The longlist for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction is out and two African authors have made it in! They are Ethiopian-American author Maya Binyam and Liberian-born Ghanaian writer Peace Adzo Medie....
View Article8 African Texts Made it to the Shortlist for the 2023 British Science Fiction...
Eight African texts written by African authors have been shortlisted for the 2023 British Science Fiction Awards. Out of the eight texts, three belong to Nigerian author Wole Talabi – a remarkable...
View ArticleSierra Leonean Author Pede Hollist’s Novel So the Path Does Not Die Selected...
Sierra Leonean author Pede Hollist’s classic feminist novel So The Path Does Not Die republished by Narrative Landscape Press this year has been selected by the West African Examination Council (WAEC)...
View ArticleYomi Adegoke and Leon Diop Shortlisted for the 2024 British Book Awards
The shortlist for the 2024 British Book Awards is out! Nigerian-British author Yomi Adegoke and Senegalese-Irish writer Leon Diop both made it to this year’s shortlist! The British Book Awards aka “the...
View ArticleKola Tubosun Writes Documentary on Wole Soyinka’s Campus Home on Ebrohimie Road
Nigerian writer Kola Tubosun is writing and producing a documentary on Wole Soyinka’s campus home on Ebrohimie Road, University of Ìbàdàn in Nigeria. Titled Ebrohimie Road: A Museum of Memory, the...
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