Gerald Kraak Prize 2019 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Gerald Kraak Prize 2019 were announced on April 3, 2019. Gerald Kraak was a South African […]
Shadreck Chikoti, Abu Sense blow away Nairobi at Artistic Encounters 2019 opening.
It was a rocking evening at the Goethe Institut in Nairobi as Kenyan actor Abu Sense gave a performance portraying […]
Shadreck Chikoti, Abu Sense kick off Artistic Encounters 2019.
Shadreck Chikoti and Abu Sense will be the first artists to rock the stage for Artistic Encounters in 2019 at […]
Meet the team running Malawi’s Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019.
The Feminart Arts and Book Festival 2019 is set to be hosted in Lilongwe, Malawi from October 11-13. This inaugural edition will […]
A snapshot of Poetry Africa 2018.
Poetry Africa 2018 was hosted at venues in Durban, South Africa from October 15-20, 2018. Here is a snapshot of […]
Malawian poet, academic and diplomat David Rubadiri has passed on.
Poet, academic and diplomat David Rubadiri has passed on. The Malawian’s family announced that he had moved to the ancestral […]
Marial Awendit is the Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 winner.
Marial Awendit is the Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 winner for his poem 38 Photographs of Depression. The South Sudan national […]
Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist announced.
The Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist was announced on July 21, 2018. Those in the running for the prize […]
Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist announced.
The Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist was announced on July 5th by judges Prof Remi Raj, Rehema Nanfuka, and Alfred […]
Remi Raji, Alfred Msadala, Rehema Nanfuka are Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 judges.
The Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 judges announced on May 29, 2018 are Remi Raji, Alfred Msadala, and Rehema Nanfuka. The […]
Upile Chisala’s two poetry collections “soft magic” and “Nectar.”
Upile Chisala has two poetry collections namely soft magic and Nectar that lovers of poetry really need to check out. […]
Women’s Poetry Festival 2018 hosted in Blantyre, Malawi
The Women’s Poetry Festival 2018, organised by PEN Malawi, was hosted in Blantyre from March 19-21, 2018. The festival was […]
Legendary poet and academic David Rubadiri honoured in Malawi
Professor David Rudabiri was honoured with the David Rubadiri Sister Award for his contribution towards the promotion of poetry in Africa […]
OkayAfrica picks its top women in African literature 2018
OkayAfrica has picked its top women for 2018 in a variety of fields. The women who made the list in […]
The Writivism prizes for fiction and nonfiction for 2017 announced
The shortlists for the Writivism Short Story Prize 2017 and the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2017 have been […]