Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2021 was announced today, October 11, 2021. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African […]
Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2021 has been announced today March 31, 2021. The Brunel International […]
Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2020 winners announced.
Ladan Osman, Curdella Forbes, Jeffrey Colvin, and Albert Woodfox are the winners for the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2020 announced […]
Eliphas Nyamogo’s new anthology “End of the Dream” out now.
Eliphas Nyamogo’s anthology End Of The Dream: 7 Short Stories On Postcolonial World Order, published by the Goethe-Institut Munich, is […]
Nuruddin Farah’s “From A Crooked Rib” 50th anniversary celebration in Nairobi.
A fiftieth-anniversary celebration of Nuruddin Farah’s famed debut novel From A Crooked Rib was hosted at the new Cheche Bookshop […]
Nuruddin Farah to celebrate “From A Crooked Rib” 50th anniversary in Nairobi.
Nuruddin Farah is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his famed debut novel From A Crooked Rib at an […]
Momtaza Mehri is Manchester Poetry Prize 2019 winner.
Momtaza Mehri was announced the winner of the Manchester Poetry Prize 2019 at the Manchester Writing Competition on February 7, […]
Somali Literature Awards 2019 winners announced in Garowe.
The winners of the Somali Literature Awards 2019 were announced in Garowe, Somalia on October 16, 2019. The first edition […]
Nuruddin Farah receives Lee Hochul Literary Prize for Peace 2019.
Nuruddin Farah received the Lee Hochul Literary Prize for Peace 2019 at a ceremony in Seoul, South Korea on August […]
Four African Literary Festivals to attend in August 2019.
August 2019 promises just as much activity as the previous months on the African literary calendar. Here are four literary […]
Mogadishu Book Fair 2019 reveals guests, theme for August shindig.
The Mogadishu Book Fair 2019 has revealed the theme and some of the guests who will take part this year […]
Kismayo Book Fair 2019 sends condolences for Hodan Nalayeh.
The Kismayo Book Fair 2019 sent condolences to the family and friends of their delegate Hodan Nalayeh who died in […]
A snapshot of the Kismayo Book Fair 2019.
The Kismayo Book Fair 2019 was hosted in the Somali city of Kismayo from July 5-7, 2019. The festival theme […]
Hassan Ghedi Santur’s “The Youth of God” launches in Nairobi.
Hassan Ghedi Santur’s second novel The Youth of God launched at the Columbia Global Centres, Nairobi on June 27, 2019. […]
Nadra Mabrouk, Jamila Osman win Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2019.
Nadra Mabrouk and Jamila Osman are the joint winners of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2019 in an announcement […]