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African Literary Community Pushes Back on The Atlantic’s AI Claims About Caine Prize Winner Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza

by Blessing Uwisike

Features • News July 08, 2019

Lesley Nneka Arimah Wins the 2019 Caine Prize, on Her Third Shortlisting

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News July 07, 2019

Maaza Mengiste’s Forthcoming Novel, The Shadow King, Set During the Italian Invasion of 1935, Centers the Ethiopian Women Who Have Been Ignored in Historical Records

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News July 05, 2019

Richard Akuson, Founder of A Nasty Boy, & Upile Chisala in Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 List for 2019

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News July 02, 2019

Niq Mhlongo on Why He’s Skeptical of (South African) Literary Prizes

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News July 02, 2019

Chika Unigwe and TY Bello Share #MeToo Stories, Explaining How Shame and Silence Stop Women from Reporting Sexual Assault by Men

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 29, 2019

The 2019 Miles Morland Writing Scholarships Now Open for Applications | See Previous Winners’ Proposals

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News • Nonfiction • Stories and Poems June 26, 2019

Read Chapter One of Nnedi Okorafor’s New Memoir, Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected

by Otosirieze Obi-Young

Features • News June 26, 2019

Apply to BookArtArea’s Free 5-Day Writing Masterclass with Teju Cole, Emmanuel Iduma, & Ayobami Adebayo

by Otosirieze Obi-Young