Open Book Festival Announces 2026 Lineup #LiteraryFestivals #SouthAfrica #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/open-book-fe...

NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and YA Literature Announces 2027 Finalists #LiteraryAwards #YA #Children www.writingafrica.com/nsk-neustadt...

Mashariki Literary Rights Gala Awards Seek Nominations #Callouts #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/mashariki-li...

Caribbean Literature Day 2026 for July 12 www.writingafrica.com/caribbean-li...

Afro RomCon Literary Prize Announces 2026 Winners #LiteraryAwards #RomanceWriting www.writingafrica.com/afro-romcon-...

Latif Askia Ba Wins At CLMP Firecracker Awards 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Poetry #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/latif-askia-...

Olufunke Grace Bankole Wins VCU Cabell First Novelist Award 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/olufunke-gra...

Book Digest: Niyi Osundare, Anthony Joseph, Mervelle Cheila, Shakirah Bourne #NewBooks #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Afia Ansong Wins Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Poetry www.writingafrica.com/afia-ansong-...

Opportunities For Writers And Poets For July 2026 www.writingafrica.com/opportunitie...

UK Royal Society of Literature Announces 2026 Fellows #LiteraryAwards #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/uk-royal-soc...

Prémio Literário Carlos Morgado Announces 2026 Semifinalists #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Mozambique www.writingafrica.com/premio-liter...

Frank Thabani Sayi Wins UK’s Christopher Bland Prize 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Nonfiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/frank-thaban...

Chika Unigwe to Headline Kampala Writes LitFest 2026 #LiteraryFestival #Uganda #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/chika-unigwe...

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière Announces 2026 First Selection #LiteraryAwards #CrimeFiction #Fiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/grand-prix-d...

Rob Franklin Wins Ernest J. Gaines Award 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/rob-franklin...

Book Digest: Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, Boaventura Cardoso, Muli Amaye, DeAndra Davis #NewBooks #Fiction #Nonfiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Afro RomCon 2026 For Lagos #LiteraryFestivals #Romance #Nigeria #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/afro-romcon-...

Forward Prizes for Poetry Announces 2026 Longlists #LiteraryAwards #Poetry #UK #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/forward-priz...

South Africa’s Eastern Cape Literature Festival 2026 #LiteraryFestival #SouthAfrica #NoDNAJustRSA #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/south-africa...

Gaëlle Bélem Wins Prix Anna de Noailles 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Reunion #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/gaelle-belem...

Makenzy Orcel to Headline Festival Haïti-Monde 2026 #LiteraryFestival #France #Haiti www.writingafrica.com/makenzy-orce...

Cape Verde’s Festival de Literatura-Mundo do Sal 2026 #LiteraryFestival #CaboVerde #CapeVerde www.writingafrica.com/cape-verdes-...

CANEX Prize Goes Pan-African: Caribbean Publishers Now Eligible #LiteraryAwards #Publishers #Caribbean #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/canex-prize-...

Echoes Lit Fest Starts June 19 #LiteraryFestivals #UK #AfroDiasporaWriting #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/echoes-lit-f...

Book Digest: Djaili Amadou Amal, Krystle Zara Appiah, Jocelyn Danga, Wanjiku Gitagia #NewBooks #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Rive Noire Littérature 2026 for Paris on June 27 #LiteraryFestival #AfroDiaspora #France #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/rive-noire-l...

Brazilian Academy of Letters Announces New Literary Awards #LiteraryAwards #Poetry #Fiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/brazilian-ac...

Lambda Literary Awards Announces 2026 Winners #LiteraryAwards #LGBTQ+ #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/lambda-liter...

Soma Nami’s African Book Fair 2026 Starts August 5 #BookFair #Kenya #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/soma-namis-a...

Sue Nyathi’s The Polygamist Now Streaming on Netflix #BooksOnNetflix #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/sue-nyathis-...

Otoniya J. Okot Bitek Wins Canada’s Prix Littéraire Trillium 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/otoniya-j-ok...

Kano International Poetry Festival 2026 #LiteraryFestival #Nigeria www.writingafrica.com/kano-interna...

Diana Evans Wins Jhalak Prize 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Prose www.writingafrica.com/diana-evans-...

Book Digest: Patrice Nganang, Suzanne Tanella Boni, Johary Ravaloson, Chinasa Anaele #NewBooks #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

World Cup 2026: African Writers and Poets Squads #Humour www.writingafrica.com/world-cup-20...

Literary Magazines: Efiko, Callaloo, Ubwali, Isele #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction www.writingafrica.com/literary-mag...

Ignyte Awards 2026 Finalists Announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #SpeculativeFiction www.writingafrica.com/ignyte-award...

Festival International du Livre Gabonais et des Arts 2026 #LiteraryFestivals #Gabon www.writingafrica.com/festival-int...

Afrolution Festival 2026 Starts June 25 in Berlin #LiteraryFestivals #Germany www.writingafrica.com/afrolution-f...

Olufunke Grace Bankole is a VCU Cabell First Novelist Award 2026 Finalist #LiteraryAwards #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/olufunke-gra...

Laila Lalami Makes Arthur C. Clarke Award 2026 Shortlist #LiteraryAwards #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/laila-lalami...

Book Digest: Dimitry Elias Leger, Laura Nsafou, Foluso Agbaje, Victor LaValle #NewBooks #Fiction #Nonfiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Umuofia Arts and Books Festival 2026 Starts July 9 #LiteraryFestival #AfricanLiterature #Nigeria www.writingafrica.com/umuofia-arts...

Kevin Young Wins Griffin Poetry Prize 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Poetry www.writingafrica.com/kevin-young-...

June is Read Caribbean Month 2026 www.writingafrica.com/june-is-read...

Yehia Fekry on IPA Prix Voltaire 2026 Shortlist #Awards #Advocacy #Egypt #Publishers #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/yehia-fekry-...

Ubwali Hope Prize 2026 Shortlist Announced #LiteraryAward #LitMag #Fiction #Poetry #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/ubwali-hope-...

Ekenedirichukwu Alita Wins Afritondo Short Story Prize 2026 #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #BookSky www.writingafrica.com/ekenedirichu...

Shirley Jackson Awards Announce 2025 Nominees #LiteraryAwàrds #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/shirley-jack...