Mozambican Author Mia Couto on How Colonial Languages Divide African Writers
In a recent interview with BBC Africa, renowned Mozambican author Mia Couto, reflected on the deep divides within the African literary scene. In this interview, he says that a lot more work still needs...
View ArticleTonye Faloughi-Ekezie’s Books Help Children Understand Down Syndrome
Nigerian author Tonye Faloughi-Ekezie is making waves in the world of children’s literature by addressing a major gap in representation. In a profile of author recently published in The Guardian,...
View ArticleApply to Study Global Black Literatures at UW-Madison | $40K Per Year Funding
If you are interested in graduate school in the U.S., consider applying to the PhD program in English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program is fully funded and graduate students receive...
View ArticleNigerian Author Inua Ellams Turns 40!
Nigerian poet and playwright Inua Ellams recently marked his 40th birthday with a lovely Instagram post, captioned: “This is 40! Four decades on this mad blue ball of a planet, spinning into oblivion...
View ArticleProf. Ato Quayson’s Literature Series on YouTube Returns with a Dive into...
Professor Ato Quayson’s weekly YouTube series, Critic.Reading.Writing, is back! The Stanford University Professor of English launched the series in 2020. It became a weekly favorite of literature...
View ArticleAfrica Through Wainaina’s Lens: 7 Essential Reads on Challenging...
In The New Yorker piece “How Binyavanga Wainaina Wrote About Africa” by Alexis Okeowo, Wainaina’s work is celebrated as a powerful critique of the ways Africa has been misunderstood and misrepresented...
View ArticleWell-Read Black Girl and Yrsa Daley-Ward Team Up for New Novel The Catch
British author of Nigerian and Jamaican descent Yrsa Daley-Ward has a debut novel on the way! In an exclusive news story, PEOPLE magazine reports that The Catch, releasing on June 3, 2025, will be...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Winners of the ₤18,000 Morland African Writing Grant
The Miles Morland Foundation has revealed the four exceptional recipients of the 2024 Morland African Writing Scholarships. Selected from nearly 500 applications submitted by published authors across...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 100 Notable African Books of 2024
The 100 Notable African Books of 2024 is here! [Go HERE to see the beautiful spread of books.] Every year, since 2018, we curate a list of 100 books that have left a mark on African literary culture....
View Article12 Books About African Women That Inspired Us in 2024
The 2024 notable books list features a lot of women writers or stories about women. Women resist oppression in their daily lives. They seek the power to change their worlds. They desire and navigate...
View ArticleOur Favorite Books Published by Africa-based or African-owned indie...
The challenges faced by publishers based on the continent are enormous. In countries where running any business comes with unique hurdles, publishing is even more daunting. Not to mention that in the...
View ArticleFour African Writers Shine on New African Magazine’s Most Influential...
The New African Magazine has unveiled its annual list of the most influential Africans, celebrating individuals shaping the continent’s cultural, social, and intellectual landscapes. This year, four...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates Welcomes African Literature with New Literary Festival
The inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) is just around the corner. From January 24th to 27th African writers will gather at University City in Sharjah, UAE. The event is being...
View ArticleChukwuebuka Ibeh on Homophobia, Challenges of Writing in Nigeria, and the...
In one short year of publishing his debut book Blessings, Chukwuebuka Ibeh, has become a powerful voice in African literature. In a recent profile in The Guardian, by Saeed Kamali Dehghan he talked...
View ArticleMukoma wa Ngugi Teases Biography, Titled Somewhere Between Black and African:...
Renowned Kenyan author Mukoma wa Ngugi recently took to Facebook to share an exciting update—he has completed a new book titled Somewhere Between Black and African: A Biography of My Skin. The post...
View ArticleAccra’s Treasure Trove: 30,000 Photobooks at the Dikan Center
The Dikan Center in Accra, Ghana, is creating waves in the literary and artistic world with its groundbreaking library of over 30,000 photobooks. Founded by Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson, the...
View ArticleCover Story: Bringing Chimamanda Adichie’s Dream Count to Life | Interview...
Excitement around Chimamanda Adichie’s new book Dream Count has been building for months. Along with her many fans, we are thrilled at her return to long-form fiction after 12 long years. Apart from...
View ArticleSpend the Summer at Spelman University Researching Audre Lorde
Call for Applications: The Audre Lorde Travel Grant for Summer 2025 The Spelman Archives is pleased to announce the Audre Lorde Travel Grant, offering two $2,500 travel awards to support PhD students...
View ArticleSubmit Your African Historical Fiction to Lọúnlọún Journal | March 2 Deadline
Lọúnlọún is a literary journal dedicated to historical fiction. They are inviting submissions for their next issue. The journal focuses on African history, which they define broadly as events, both...
View ArticleExploring Perception Between Land, History, and the Self | A Review of...
Ayokunle Falomo’s latest collection of poetry, Autobiomythography of, is a lyrical journey of exploration. Drawing from mythology, history, and religion, Falomo searches for the speaker’s voice and...
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