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African writers converge for Berlin’s first African Book Festival.

Writers from across the African continent converged on Berlin for the first African Book Festival with Chris Abani as the headliner on April 26-28, 2018.…

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Caine Prize Workshop 2016 in Zambia concludes

James Murua March 30, 2016 1 Comment Billy Kahora Bwanga Kapumpa Caine Prize Workshop Caine Prize Workshop 2016 Chilufya Chilangwa Dr Lizzy Attree Ellah Allfrey Elnathan John FT Kola Jamal Mahjoub Kafula Mwila Masande Ntshanga Namwali Serpell Noviolet Bulawayo Okwiri Oduor Parker Bilal Timwa Lipenga Tope Folarin Workshop

The annual Caine Prize Workshop ended yesterday at the Chaminuka Lodge near Lusaka, Zambia. The participants included previous winners of the Caine Prize, those shortlisted…

Book Events Ghana Nigeria

Elnathan John for Writers Project of Ghana in March 2016

James Murua March 2, 2016 No Comments Elnathan John Writers Project of Ghana

Writers Project of Ghana is one of the most exciting projects where live events in African literature are concerned. The organisation hosts a reading of…

Nigeria

Elnathan John launches debut novel in Lagos #Labaf2015

James Murua November 20, 2015 No Comments #LABAF2015 Elnathan John LABAF Lagos Arts and Book Fair

Elnathan John is famous for many reasons. His work has been short listed for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2013 and again in…

African Literary Festivals Nigeria

Elnathan John and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim #OccupyGoetheLagos #Labaf2015

James Murua November 16, 2015 No Comments Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Britih Council Elnathan John Goethe Goethe Lagos Hadria Ahmed LABAF LABAF 2015

The Goethe Institut in Lagos hosted Elnathan John and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, two of the hottest writers on the African continent right now, to a…

African Literary Festivals Nigeria

The Lagos Book & Art Festival 2015 is coming!

James Murua November 6, 2015 No Comments Abdulaziz Ude Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Aderemi Adegbite Ayotunde Olofintunade Ben Tomoloju .Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Bunmi Oyinsan Chuma Nwokolo Damola Mabogunje Diseye Tantua. Bob-nosa Uwagboe Dr. Patrick Dele Cole Ed Keazor Efe Paul Azino Elnathan John Femi Aisida Irede Abumere Jelili Atiku Jide Bello Jumoke Verissimo Kunle Ajibade Lagos Book & Art Festival Lagos Book & Art Festival 2015 Niran Okewole Nkechi Nwosu-Igbo Ogaga Ifowodo Temi Halim Tom Burgis Toun Williams

The Lagos Book & Art Festival is set to happen at the Freedom Park in Lagos from November 13 – 15. This year’s festival which…

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Caine Prize for African Writing winner announced tonight

James Murua July 6, 2015 No Comments Caine Prize Caine Prize 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing Caine Prize for African Writing 2015 Elnathan John F. T. Kola Masande Ntshanga Namwali Serpell Segun Afolabi Zoë Wicomb

Its that day ladies and gentlemen. Tonight The Caine Prize for African Writing will be announcing its sixteenth winning writer at a kick ass dinner…

Anthologies

No Valentines Day plans? Ankara got you sorted

James Murua February 9, 2015 1 Comment Binyavanga Wainaina Chikodili Emelumadu Chuma Nwokolo Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Edwige-Renée Dro Elieshi Lema Elnathan John Hawa Jande Kolakai Helene Cooper Kola Tubosun Mukoma Wa Ngugi Sa’adatu Baba Ahmad Sarah Ladipo Manyika Toni Kan Yemisi Aribisala

Its Valentines Day on Saturday and Ankara Press have your back for the big day. They have commissioned Toni Kan, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Binyavanga Wainaina,…

Awards Zimbabwe

Images from the Caine Prize Zimbabwe Workshop 2014

James Murua May 6, 2014 1 Comment Barbara Mhangami Caine Prize Workshop Caine Prize Workshop 2014 Clifton Gachagua Elnathan John Nii Ayikwei Parkes

A few weeks ago the Caine Prize hosted one of its annual workshops in Zimbabwe with some of the leading African writers in attendance. They…