The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for its Fifth Writing Semester, which will run from 3 February to 31 May 2020. Fellowships are open to any field of expertise. Previous fellows have included academics, novelists, scientists, poets,… 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 ›
The Goethe-Institut Nigeria and Wawa Book Review cordially invite you to the Public Conversation, ‘What Is Happening in African Literature Today?’, which offers a platform to literary critics, editors and translators to meet colleagues from different parts of the continent… 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 delighted to share this announcement of the launch of the Africa Journal Work Academy. Background: The Africa Journal Work Academy is a partnership between the ASAA and the ASAUK and aims to foster inter-generational links across African institutions…. 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 ›
Hargeysa International Book Fair Academic Writing Workshop African Literature and Cultural Production in the 21st Century 15-18 July 2019 The Hargeysa International Book Fair, in collaboration with the journal Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies and the Universities of Bristol… 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 ›
You are invited to share your experiences of travelling across Africa for the Visa Free Africa Campaign! Are you a young African travelling across the continent? Have you experienced any challenges in acquiring a visa to another African country? This… 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 ›
Free Fiction & Creative Writing Course: Write your World Bristolian, African & Caribbean Literature Fully funded by the University of Bristol, this 8-week course requires you to have no previous qualifications. Write your World with Billy Kahora The short story… Read More ›
We are delighted to share that the deadline for the submission of panel and paper proposals for the 2019 (May 15-18) ALA conference has been extended to Thursday 31 January. ALA conference Columbus May 15-18, 2019 Theme: Institutions of African… Read More ›
Irenosen Okojie’s Short Story Tool Box South Bank Centre, London 21st January 2019 Save the date! Book tickets now! Incisive, mysterious, surprising: the short story is addictive to writers. Discover your own approach in this six-week course with Nigerian-British author… Read More ›
We are delighted to announce that the African Writers Conference this year will take place in the International Conference Centre, in Abuja, Nigeria, on 01 December. The theme of the 2018 African Writers Conference is: Re-imagining African Literature: New Voices, New… 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 ›
