Blessing Uwisike

Events July 23, 2026

New York Black and African Literature Festival (NYBALF) Opens Call for Event Proposals for Its 2026 Harlem Festival | Deadline: August 7

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 22, 2026

Ten Years of Recognizing Kiswahili Literature: The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature Announces Its 2025 Shortlist

by Blessing Uwisike

Essays July 22, 2026

Talking African Storytelling in Berlin with Ben Okri and Ainehi Edoro

by AINEHI EDORO

News July 21, 2026

Olufunke Grace Bankole Wins the 2026 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for The Edge of Water

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 20, 2026

The Long, Complicated Road of Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone, From Million-Dollar Deal to Movie Set Drama

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 18, 2026

£100,000 and a New Name: The International Booker Prize Enters Its Next Chapter

by Blessing Uwisike

News July 15, 2026

Stephanie Bosch Santana’s Forms of Mobility Wins the African Literature Association’s Best First Book Award

by Blessing Uwisike