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News April 29, 2026

Six African Authors Make 2026 Locus Awards Finalists—Nnedi Okorafor Scores Three Nominations

by Blessing Uwisike

News April 27, 2026

Nigerian Poet Iheoma J. Uzomba Wins the 2026 Evaristo Prize for African Poetry worth $1,500

by Blessing Uwisike

News April 27, 2026

Ankara Press and Zikoko Are Turning Nigeria’s Wildest Love Stories Into a Fiction Anthology

by Submissions Editor

News April 24, 2026

Cassava Republic Press Becomes the First African-Owned, Black and Woman-Led Independent Press to Land on the Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist in the Award’s Thirty-Year History

by Blessing Uwisike

Events • Home • Lead Post • News April 23, 2026

750 Wisconsin High Schoolers Showed Up for Nnedi Okorafor | See All the Photos!

by Blessing Uwisike

News April 22, 2026

Nigerian essayist Yemisí Aríbisálà and British-Sudanese chef Omer Al Tijani Make the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards 2026 Shortlist

by Blessing Uwisike

News April 22, 2026

The Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival Closes its Third Year with Nigerian Poet Adedayo Agarau winning the $10,000 Award

by Blessing Uwisike

News April 22, 2026

New York Times Article Highlights The WhatsApp Eroticists of Northern Nigeria Making History 

by Blessing Uwisike