Twenty-four outstanding stories have been selected by an international judging panel from 5182 entries from 48 Commonwealth countries. The writers come from 14 countries…
The shortlist for the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing has been announced, showcasing a diversity of themes and a wealth of literary talent.…
The African Studies Association (ASA) is pleased to announce the 2018 Coordinate Organizations Grant Winners. The ASA heartily congratulates the following Coordinate Organizations: African Politics…
British author Helen Oyeyemi reveals her top criteria for a great read, and why the Man Booker International Prize 2018 shortlist has them all.…
We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2018 Fage and Oliver Prize (in alphabetical order): Atekmangoh, Christina: “Les Mbengis”-Migration, Gender, and Family: The…
But some Francophone writers are not impressed A PHILOSOPHY graduate and unpublished novelist, Emmanuel Macron treats French culture like a national treasure, and the…
By Ian Youngs, Entertainment & arts reporter 8 March 2018 Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi moved to the UK from Uganda at the age of 34…
Doris Lessing left her marriage and children to write. Seventy-five years on, Lara Feigel examines the author’s maternal ambivalence and explores her own struggle…
Thirteen-year-old Marley Dias, who two years ago famously launched a book drive to provide young black girls with books featuring main characters who looked…
For many years, Amos Tutuola, the Nigerian author who was born in 1920 and died in 1997, was despised, ridiculed and made to appear…