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Sunday, 29 March 2015

The 2015 Short Story Day Africa Prize theme announced

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Short Story Day Africa is a non-profit organisation that brings together writers, readers, booksellers and publishers from all over the g...

The sequel to Nelson Mandela's 'Long Walk to Freedom' is set to be published in 2016

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Graça Machel, the widow of former South African president Nelson Mandela and former First Lady of South Africa recently announced her inte...
Monday, 23 March 2015

Watch US President Barack Obama's message urging Nigerian's to vote in the upcoming election

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Earlier today, President Barack Obama took time out of his busy schedule to leave a message on YouTube urging Nigerians to come out and vo...
Sunday, 22 March 2015

Meet the 10-year-old maths genius who's just enrolled at college

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CNN At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from "Frozen," playing...
Friday, 20 March 2015

Chimamanda’s ‘The Thing around Your Neck’ Features In ‘The Simpsons’

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Our favorite feminist,  Chimamanda Adichie’s work is once more recognized and referred to by the writers and producers of the hit animatio...

Workshop: Farafina Trust to hold Creative Writing Workshop in Lagos, calls for entries

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Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina T...

PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature To Focus on Literature and Cultures of the African Continent

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The PEN World Voices is a week-long literary festival that holds in New York City. The Festival is composed of programs, readings, conve...
Thursday, 19 March 2015

Revving up the reading culture in Africa

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Long story SHORT, a series of live readings at community libraries, will be launched on 27 March, in Olievenhoutbosch, South Africa with...
Monday, 16 March 2015

South African Songeziwe Mahlangu Emerges Winner of the 2014 Etisalat Prize for Literature

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A literary award is usually presented to someone who has demonstrated skills in the mastery of book writing. The award honors writers wh...
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Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Etisalat to Announce Winner of the 2014 Prize for Literature this Sunday

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In December, Etisalat Nigeria released a shortlist in the running for the 2014 prize for Literature competition. See report here . And...