Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Renee Edwige Dro for James Murua Literary LiveStream in September
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse and Renee Edwige Dro are the guests of the James Murua Literary LiveStream on Wednesday, September 29, […]
Maryam Kazeem wins Huza Press/Goethe Institut Kigali Writing Residency
Maryam Kazeem was announced the winner of the Huza Press/Goethe Institut Kigali Writing Residency today, July 9, 2021. In 2020, […]
Huza Press/Goethe Institut Kigali Writing Residency shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Huza Press/Goethe Institut Kigali Writing Residency has been announce today June 28, 2021. Huza Press and […]
Rwanda’s Huza Press offers new residency, announces new literary series.
Kigali-based Huza Press has a new residency for writers and starts a new literary series on May 15, 2021. Huza […]
Scholastique Mukasonga is Prix Simone de Beauvoir pour la Liberté des Femmes 2021 winner
Scholastique Mukasonga was announced the Prix Simone de Beauvoir pour la liberté des femmes 2021 winner on February 15, 2021. […]
Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2021 judges announced.
Lucas Wafula (Kenya), Renee Edwige Dro (Côte d’Ivoire), and Remy Ngamije (Namibia) are the judges for the inaugural edition of […]
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse is Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2020 winner
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse was announced as the winner of the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2020 for her […]
Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 was announced today, October 19, 2020. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African […]
African, Caribbean finalists of Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2020
Hemley Boum, Léonora Miano, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Gaelle Belem and Youssouf Amine Elalamy are finalists for the Prix des cinq […]
Scholastique Mukasonga launches “Igifu” at Transnational Series Presents.
Scholastique Mukasonga launched Igifu at Transnational Series Presents on September 30, 2020. She was in conversation with Maaza Mengiste with translation […]
Book Digest: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Yaa Gyasi, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
In our continuing Book Digest series, we share with you new books from Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Yaa Gyasi, and Beata […]
Yolande Mukagasana’s “Not My Time to Die” is One Read for August 2020.
Yolande Mukagasana’s Not My Time to Die is August’s read at the One Read App available on Google Play Store. […]
Rémy Ngamije’s novel “The Eternal Audience of One” gets US publisher.
The English language rights for Rémy Ngamije’s The Eternal Audience of One have been acquired by Scout Press, an imprint […]
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse at day three of Season 3 of Afrolit Sans Frontières.
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse kicked off day three of Season 3 of Afrolit Sans Frontières from Bordeaux, France on May 27, […]
AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 announced today, May 19, 2020, features Erica Sugo Anyadike, […]