After 15 years, Lake of Stars Festival returns this year in an exciting new format: Lake of Stars Discovery. The three-day celebration will take place in Kachere Kastle, 27-29 September. Located in the Nkhata Bay district, northern Malawi, Kachere Kastle is a… Read More ›
Celebrating contemporary literature and thought from Africa and the diaspora: The Royal African Society and Saseni! present AFRICA WRITES – BRISTOL From Friday 28 June to Thursday 4 July 2019 Africa Writes – Bristol will be celebrating contemporary literature from… Read More ›
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi will be talking about her new collection of short stories, Manchester Happened, tonight in Waterstones, Piccadilly. Jennifer will also be in Manchester in June! Published by ONEWORLD on 23 May 2019, the book is a dazzling short… Read More ›
We are pleased to share The Lumina Foundation, sole administrator of Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, has announced the call for entry for the 2019 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. About the Prize The Wole Soyinka… Read More ›
‘A writing prize for rural-based children and youth working in Rukiga, Uganda’ The Centre for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) invites short stories from pupils and students of Rukiga in primary and secondary schools in the districts of Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro,… Read More ›
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o and Petina Gappah are two of the many delegates set to attend the International Publishers Association Africa Seminar in Nairobi from June 14-15, 2019. The seminar will take place at Movenpick Hotel in Nairobi, and the theme… Read More ›
Le salon africain at the Geneva Book Fair 2019 presents: African Researchers The theme is inspired by the books of many novelists and essayists who reflect on the wounds of the continent, but also on its grandeur and its aspirations. With: Abd Al… Read More ›
Did you see that ten up-and-coming African poets have been announced as the shortlist for the seventh Brunel International African Poetry Prize, a major annual prize aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa? The £3000 Prize,… Read More ›
The Jacana Literary Foundation (JLF) is pleased to announce that submissions for the ninth annual Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology is now open until 31 March 2019. Up to three poems in any of South Africa’s official… Read More ›
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel At Boston University 28 March Equatoguinean writer Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel embarked on an unexpected hunger strike in February 2011 to protest the repression of civil liberties in Equatorial Guinea. Now exiled in Barcelona, Spain, Ávila… Read More ›
We are delighted to share that Bakwa Magazine is currently open for submissions. The Magazine seeks stories about your travelling experiences. “Citizenship is the most powerful currency today, often superseding race.” Vik Sohonie, Africa is a Country When you walk… Read More ›
The 4th Uganda International Writers Conference 2019 Kampala, Uganda May 15-17, 2019. The fourth edition of the conference has a particular focus on the theme: The Right to Write in a Global Context. Just like previous years, you can expect… Read More ›
Ake Arts & Book Festival is fast approaching! The sixth edition of the festival will take place for the first time in Lagos on October 25 – 28, 2018. The theme for this year is Fantastical Futures and events and conversations will… Read More ›
Small Country by Albertine Books in French and English You are warmly invited to this event on 27th October with French-Rwandan author and rapper Gaël Faye discussing his award-winning novel, Small Country, just translated in English and out in U.S with… Read More ›
Join, share and celebrate #OURSTORIES at the South African Book Fair 2018 Newtown Precinct, Johannesburg 7–9 September Meet experts from the book publishing industry ready to assist with learning, teaching support materials, of the best research from university presses, plus… Read More ›
The Nalubaale Review is a literary magazine based in Uganda. It aims to publish the finest emerging writers in Uganda and all other African countries. The magazine is looking for new short stories, poems, dialogues, articles and papers based on… Read More ›
The Theme for the Writivism Literary Festival 2018 is… Legacy! The sixth edition of Uganda’s premier literary festival, Writivism, is set to take place during the third weekend of August, from 17th to 19th 2018, at The National Theatre and The Square… Read More ›
Mawazo Africa Writing Institute announces a call for submissions for its second writing workshop: Writing the Novel, led by award-winning author Yewande Omotoso. The aim of the workshop is to provide advanced training and support to African writers who want to complete full-length novel… Read More ›
Africa in Dialogue is currently accepting submissions for its second issue. Seasoned and upcoming African interviewers, writers and critics are invited to submit original, unpublished dialogues with African Storytellers. Africa in Dialogue are interested in high quality, long-form, vibrant dialogues between… Read More ›
Non-fiction takes the lion’s share of sales of books made in South Africa, with fiction limited to a very small percentage of all sales of locally published books. Many locally published novels sell just a few hundred copies, making it… Read More ›
