Book: The Lazarus Effect Author: HJ Golakai Publisher: Kwela Books Year of publication: 2011 Number of pages: 310 Hawa Jande Golakai’s debut novel The Lazarus Effect is what they a “whodunnit”. A young woman called Jaqueline “Jacqui” Paulsen is murdered by an unknown assailant in Cape Town South Africa. She was raised by Adelle Paulsen […]
Book: Black Widow Society Author: Angela Makholwa Publisher: Pan Macmillan Year of Publication: 2013 Number of pages: 278 Buy your own copy of Black Widow Society The last book I read by South African writer Angela Makholwa was The Thirtieth Candle and I nearly missed out on a major world carnival as I sat on […]
Mukoma Wa Ngugi is one of the hottest young writers to come out of Africa in recent times. He celebrated his birthday with family last week. The birthday can be an interesting thing where the African writer is concerned. We imagine that they all go crazy drinking their poison of choice leading to massive hangovers […]
The children’s literature prize for Africa known as the Golden Baobab Awards 2014 are calling for your work. The Golden Baobab Awards for Literature were established in 2008 as annual pan-African awards to recognize and celebrate excellence in stories targeting African children. Founded by Deborah Ahenkorah the awards the awards are the Golden Baobab Prize […]
The deadline for the Wahome Mutahi Literary Prize 2014 is 31st March 2014. Wahome Mutahi was one of Kenya’s most beloved of figures in the written word. He was famous as “Whispers” a column he wrote ever weekend in the Sunday Nation about a man who came from the village and how he had to […]
Book: Sketch of a bald woman in the semi-nude and other stories Writers: Tuelo Gabonewe, Jacque Ndinda, Orem Ochiel, Nyana Kakoma, Alexander Ikawah, Anne Moraa, Kiprop Kimutai, Novuyo Rose Tshuma, Moses Kilolo, Clifton Gachagua, Wambui Wairua and Idza Luhumyo. Editor: Anne Moraa Publisher: Jalada Publishing year: 2014 Available: Jalada.org The Jalada Collective is a group […]
Its been a good few months for Tony Mochama. The Nairobi based journalist and poet in the last few months came third in the Burt Prize for his book Meet the Omtitas where he went home with some nice pocket change. He was also more recently a Miles Moreland Award recepient where he is writing […]
The Time of the Writer is one of the most respected festivals for writers on the continent. The festival which is in its 17th year is hosted in March ever year with writers from around the continent and the world converging on Durban, South Africa. Some of the more well known East African folks who […]
The Storymoja Hay Festival 2014 dates are out. The festival now in its sixth year will be hosted at the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi from 17th – 21st September. The Storymoja is one of the fastest growing literary festivals in Africa. From its humble beginnings in 2009 when the organisers started an event […]
Book: The Orchard of Lost Souls Author: Nadifa Mohamed Publisher: Simon and Schuster Year of publication: 2013 Number of pages: 336 I met Nadifa Mohamed briefly when she was one of the Granta novelists who had entered our space. I didn’t understand then what the big deal was about this Somali born novelist so I […]
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