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June 3, 2021

Troy Onyango, Rémy Ngamije Lead “Revitalizing” AKO Caine Prize Shortlist

After a key change to the prize rules, three of the five finalists are published by new African literary magazines: Namibia’s first literary magazine Doek!, Kenya’s Lolwe, and Uganda’s Ibua Journal.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Rémy Ngamije by Abantu Festival.

May 31, 2021

13 Poets in APBF’s 2021 Chapbook Box Set Nane

Jeremy T. Karn’s chapbook Miryam Magdalit explores grief and memory in war-time Liberia. Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s Sister looks at guilt, shame, and love in a family dynamic. It “feels like a dream,” Nuhu says.
Ernest Ogunyemi
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Nane).

May 17, 2021

Register for the Ongoing Jacana People’s Africa Month Festival of Writers

The South African publisher extends its “Don’t Shut Up” conversations, with six panels on the state of the continent.
Jacana Media
A Jacana Media event.

March 5, 2021

The Afritondo Short Story Prize Shortlist

“This year’s short story prize was centred on Identity,” the organisers said. “The judges selected stories that were original, well crafted, and reflected the theme of the prize.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Yellow Means Stay, the Afritondo Prize 2020 anthology.

February 22, 2021

Enrol for SBMEN’s Workshop for Editors and Writers

It will be facilitated by accomplished experts including Otosirieze Obi-Young, Omolola Opatayo, and Anwuli Ojogwu, co-founder of SBMEN.
Society for Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN)
An SBMEN workshop in progress in Lagos. Credit: Anwuli Ojogwu.

February 22, 2021

“The World Is Paying Attention”: 6 African Writers on BSFA Awards Shortlist

Two of the finalists appear in Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, co-edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.

February 18, 2021

Apply to Africa in Dialogue’s Internship Program

Available positions include contributing interviewers for fiction, for poetry, and for creative nonfiction; contributing editor; and social media manager.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Photo by Jeff Sheldon on Unsplash.

February 12, 2021

The Onyeka Nwelue Show Returns with Lidudumalingani Episode

Watch season 2’s pilot with the South African writer in which they discuss writing, race, xenophobia, and filmmaking.
Emmanuel Esomnofu
Lidudumalingani on The Onyeka Nwelue Show.

February 12, 2021

“Long Talk”: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor & Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Their conversation, “The Root of Nations,” will re-examine what it means to formulate a state via the incredibly important but rarely considered female gaze.
A Long House
Jennifer Makumbi by Danny Moran.

February 4, 2021

UN to Launch African SDGs Book Club with 6 Literary Partners

Interested writers, publishers, and readers with books for children aged 6-12, that fit any of the 17 SDGs, are encouraged to apply.
Uzoma Ihejirika
@alyssasieb on Nappy.co.

February 1, 2021

The Shallow Tales Review Releases Issue 31

The magazine wants to “chronicle the shift from mediocrity to success.”
Uzoma Ihejirika
The Shallow Tales Review's Issue 31.

December 26, 2020

Lolwe Magazine Releases Issue 2

Guest-edited by Gbenga Adesina, Mapule Mohulatsi, and Esther Karin Mngodo, it features fiction, poetry, essays, and photography by 19 contributors.
Uzoma Ihejirika
Lolwe Issue 2 cover. Image title: Morrison’s Air. Photography: Ericke Tjiueza. Costume Design: Nicodemus Amwele, Ericke Tjiueza. Model: Jean-Claude Nazarii.

December 26, 2020

How Pride Afrique Created a Conversation Space for Queer Progress

. . . by resisting the narrative that Africa can only be ground zero for the violation and destruction of queer persons.
Uzoma Ihejirika
Johannesburg Pride 1990. Credit: GALA.

December 26, 2020

Pride Afrique 2020: Afro-Queer Theory, Politics, and Storytelling

Pride Afrique
Johannesburg Pride 1990. Credit: GALA.

December 26, 2020

Ellah Wakatama Joins Judging Panel for Gerald Kraak Prize 2021

She will serve alongside Mark Gevisser, with Open Country editor-in-chief Otosirieze Obi-Young as chair.
Ernest Ogunyemi
Ellah Wakatama by Ellah Wakatama.

June 3, 2021

Rémy Ngamije by Abantu Festival.

Troy Onyango, Rémy Ngamije Lead “Revitalizing” AKO Caine Prize Shortlist

After a key change to the prize rules, three of the five finalists are published by new African literary magazines: Namibia’s first literary magazine Doek!, Kenya’s Lolwe, and Uganda’s Ibua Journal.
Ernest Ogunyemi

May 31, 2021

New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Nane).

13 Poets in APBF’s 2021 Chapbook Box Set Nane

Jeremy T. Karn’s chapbook Miryam Magdalit explores grief and memory in war-time Liberia. Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu’s Sister looks at guilt, shame, and love in a family dynamic. It “feels like a dream,” Nuhu says.
Ernest Ogunyemi

May 17, 2021

A Jacana Media event.

Register for the Ongoing Jacana People’s Africa Month Festival of Writers

The South African publisher extends its “Don’t Shut Up” conversations, with six panels on the state of the continent.
Jacana Media

March 5, 2021

Yellow Means Stay, the Afritondo Prize 2020 anthology.

The Afritondo Short Story Prize Shortlist

“This year’s short story prize was centred on Identity,” the organisers said. “The judges selected stories that were original, well crafted, and reflected the theme of the prize.”
Emmanuel Esomnofu

February 22, 2021

An SBMEN workshop in progress in Lagos. Credit: Anwuli Ojogwu.

Enrol for SBMEN’s Workshop for Editors and Writers

It will be facilitated by accomplished experts including Otosirieze Obi-Young, Omolola Opatayo, and Anwuli Ojogwu, co-founder of SBMEN.
Society for Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN)

February 22, 2021

Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.

“The World Is Paying Attention”: 6 African Writers on BSFA Awards Shortlist

Two of the finalists appear in Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, co-edited by Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki.
Ernest Ogunyemi

February 18, 2021

Photo by Jeff Sheldon on Unsplash.

Apply to Africa in Dialogue’s Internship Program

Available positions include contributing interviewers for fiction, for poetry, and for creative nonfiction; contributing editor; and social media manager.
Ernest Ogunyemi

February 12, 2021

Lidudumalingani on The Onyeka Nwelue Show.

The Onyeka Nwelue Show Returns with Lidudumalingani Episode

Watch season 2’s pilot with the South African writer in which they discuss writing, race, xenophobia, and filmmaking.
Emmanuel Esomnofu

February 12, 2021

Jennifer Makumbi by Danny Moran.

“Long Talk”: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor & Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Their conversation, “The Root of Nations,” will re-examine what it means to formulate a state via the incredibly important but rarely considered female gaze.
A Long House

February 4, 2021

@alyssasieb on Nappy.co.

UN to Launch African SDGs Book Club with 6 Literary Partners

Interested writers, publishers, and readers with books for children aged 6-12, that fit any of the 17 SDGs, are encouraged to apply.
Uzoma Ihejirika

February 1, 2021

The Shallow Tales Review's Issue 31.

The Shallow Tales Review Releases Issue 31

The magazine wants to “chronicle the shift from mediocrity to success.”
Uzoma Ihejirika

December 26, 2020

Lolwe Issue 2 cover. Image title: Morrison’s Air. Photography: Ericke Tjiueza. Costume Design: Nicodemus Amwele, Ericke Tjiueza. Model: Jean-Claude Nazarii.

Lolwe Magazine Releases Issue 2

Guest-edited by Gbenga Adesina, Mapule Mohulatsi, and Esther Karin Mngodo, it features fiction, poetry, essays, and photography by 19 contributors.
Uzoma Ihejirika

December 26, 2020

Johannesburg Pride 1990. Credit: GALA.

How Pride Afrique Created a Conversation Space for Queer Progress

. . . by resisting the narrative that Africa can only be ground zero for the violation and destruction of queer persons.
Uzoma Ihejirika

December 26, 2020

Johannesburg Pride 1990. Credit: GALA.

Pride Afrique 2020: Afro-Queer Theory, Politics, and Storytelling

Pride Afrique

December 26, 2020

Ellah Wakatama by Ellah Wakatama.

Ellah Wakatama Joins Judging Panel for Gerald Kraak Prize 2021

She will serve alongside Mark Gevisser, with Open Country editor-in-chief Otosirieze Obi-Young as chair.
Ernest Ogunyemi

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