The Short Story Day Africa prize has been announced. Short Story Day Africa for the uninformed brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers and school children from all over the globe to write, submit, read, workshop and discuss stories – and foster the love of reading and writing African fiction. They also run a prize […]
There’s great news for all of you who will be at the Ake Festival in a few days. The good folks at the Caine Prize have signed a deal with Nigerian publishing company, Lantern Books, to publish the 2014 edition of the Caine Prize anthology, The Gonjon Pin and Other Stories. Lantern Books have committed […]
The winners of 2014 Golden Baobab Prizes were announced yesterday. After many hundreds of entries and tension as we waited to see who would be considered the best picture story, early chapter prize and illustrator who considers children their target audience from the shortlisted few. The esteemed judges came to a decision and the winners […]
Bookpoint is one of the most iconic bookshops in Kenya having being with us for decades. The book shop, situated on Moi Avenue, has been a first point of call for many book lovers in the capital city Nairobi. The only weird thing about the bookshop was that the shop would it promptly at 1pm […]
South African writers Lauren Beukes and Sarah Lotzare in the running for this years Goodreads Choice Awards. Their two books Broken Monsters and The Three are in the semi-finals for the horror category of what is considered to be the biggest website for book lovers. Beukes’ Broken Monsters is about a serial killer, (most of […]
The Golden Baobab has announced its judges for the 2014 Golden Baobab Prizes. Its about time. The prize was established to inspire the writing and publishing of African stories that captivate the minds of children, the prizes award $20,000 to talented African writers and illustrators. It also offers publishing and training opportunities to its honorees. […]
Book: Stillborn Author: Diekoye Oyeyinka Publisher: East African Educational Publishers (EAEP) Publication year: 2014 Number of pages: 262 Genre: Fiction Stillborn is the debut novel from Nigerian writer Diekoye Oyeyinka which was published by Kenyan publisher East African Educational Publishers (EAEP) and launched in Nairobi recently. The book tells the story of two main characters; […]
Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire will be familiar to readers of this blog as one of the driving forces behind the Writivism initiative. The Writivism initiative aims at mentoring the next generation of writers in conjunction with the current writers on the continent. Bwesigye will be hosting a series of interviews of nine African authors that will […]
The winners of one of South Africa’s more trust awards, The South Africa Literary Awards aka The Sala were announced on Friday evening. The event which has been running from 2005 to celebrate literary excellence in all the languages of South Africa has unveiled the following winners; First Time Published author award – Claire Robertson, […]
The longlist for the Etisalat Prize for African Literature was announced by the panel of judges earlier today. They are; An Imperfect Blessing by Nadia Davids Whoever Fears the Sea by Justin Fox The Thunder that Roars by Imran Garda Penumbra by Songeziwe Mahlangu Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Fresh Air and other stories by […]
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