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Fiston Mwanza Mujila Becomes First African Writer to Win Austria’s Erich Fried Prize, Worth €15,000
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, the Congolese-Austrian author of Tram 83 and The Villain's Dance, has won the 2026 Erich Fried ... read more
Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature Marks 10th Anniversary with Wins for Salim Hussein Ng’anzi and Ali Hilal Ali totaling $10,000
The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature marked its tenth anniversary on Friday with an award ceremony at the ... read more
Gaborone Book Festival Names Dr. Kirk Sides Co-Curator for Its 9th Edition, Save the Date: August 20–22
The Gaborone Book Festival (GBF) has announced Dr. Kirk B. Sides as co-curator for its ninth edition, set to run August ... read more
NLNG Announces 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature Longlist: Adedayo Agarau, Tanure Ojaide, Ogaga Ifowodo, Theresa Lola & More Contend for $100,000 Poetry Prize
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced the 11-book longlist for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature, ... read more
“It’s two people who are cautious about love” Mowa Badmos Describes Love From the Cosmos
Imagine if you could find “the one”, your soulmate, just by inputting your details into a dating app that matches ... read more
Thinking Africa and the Diaspora in Berlin: A Run-Through of Afrolution 2026 (Photos)
Afrolution returned to Berlin's Wedding neighborhood for its third consecutive edition, running June 25 to 28, 2026, in ... read more
God Forbid | Somtoo Celestine Ezioha | Fiction
The room smelled of Raid. Okwy had sprayed too much in his bedroom, and the smell had taken over the room, ... read more
22 African Literature Books That Made 2016 Unforgettable
Ten years ago, readers were introduced to a remarkable crop of books that would go on to shape contemporary African ... read more
