Osvalde Lewat wins inaugural Grand Prix Pan Africain de Littérature
Osvalde Lewat’s Les Aquatiques was announced the winner of the inaugural Grand Prix Pan Africain de Littérature at a ceremony […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Notes on Grief’ reading in Lagos.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first event of 2022 was a reading of Notes on Grief at the Alliance Française/ Mike Adenuga […]
Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut: Fatma Shafii.
Yesterday, we announced a new initiative, Kenya Writes with Goethe-Institut Kenya, to showcase writers from Kenya. Today we kick off […]
Clarie Gor, Kelechi Njoku are Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellows
Clarie Gor and Kelechi Njoku were revealed to be the inaugural A Long House Rajat Neogy Editorial Fellows on January […]
US NAACP Image Awards 2022 finalists announced.
The finalists for the US NAACP Image Awards 2022, featuring literary categories, were announced on January 18, 2021. The National […]
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse now on Audible’s “Afrolit Now” series.
Stories from Abubakar Adam Ibrahim and Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse are now available on the Zukiswa Wanner-curated Audible Afrolit series. Afrolit […]
Kenya Writes: Showcasing Kenyan writing alongside Goethe-Institut Kenya.
Today we introduce, Kenya Writes, a new project to showcase writing from Kenya in partnership with Goethe-Institut Kenya. In 1964, […]
Nnedi Okorafor wins at Prix Elbakin.net 2021.
La Fille Aux Mains Magiques originally written in English by writer Nnedi Okorafor & artist Zariel won the Prix Elbakin.net […]
Opportunities for writers, poets, and publishers for January 2022.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other […]
UK’s Jericho Prize 2021 shortlists announced in London.
The shortlists for the Jericho Prize 2021 were announced in London on Tuesday, January 2, 2021. The Jericho Prize, open […]
Alain Mabanckou is Booker Prize for Fiction 2022 judge.
Alain Mabanckou was revealed to be one of the judges for the Booker Prize for Fiction 2022 on Tuesday, January […]
Caleb Azumah Nelson wins at UK’s Costa Book Awards 2021.
Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water won in the first novel category at the Costa Book Awards on January 4, 2022. […]
Khalil Diallo on Prix Littéraire Jesus Paradis 2022 shortlist
Khalil Diallo’s L’Odyssée des Oubliés is on the shortlist for the Prix Littéraire Jesus Paradis 2022 announced on January 11, […]
Beatrice Akello Hofmann is Eyelands Book Awards 2021 winner.
Beatrice Akello Hofmann was announced a winner at the Eyelands Book Awards 2021 on December 30, 2021. Eyelands Book Awards […]
2021 recap: A look back at literary awards won by writers of African descent.
We look at some of the awards won by writers of African descent from the Nobel Prize for Literature, the […]