Jahazi Press Acquires Mahmood Mamdani’s New Essay Collection #NewBooks www.writingafrica.com/jahazi-press...

Websites of African and Black Writers and Poets www.writingafrica.com/websites-of-...

Book Digest: Chika Unigwe, Netonon Noel Ndjékéry, Kagiso Lesego Molope, Mordecai O. Ogada #NewBooks #Fiction #Nonfiction www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Literary Magazines: Lolwe, PREE, Poda Poda Stories, Doek #LiteraryMagazine #LitMag www.writingafrica.com/literary-mag...

Sharjah Festival of African Literature 2026 Opens Today #LiteraryFestivals www.writingafrica.com/sharjah-fest...

Literary Festivals and Book Fairs for Africans to look out for in 2026. www.writingafrica.com/literary-fes...

Opportunities for writers and poets for January 2026 www.writingafrica.com/opportunitie...

Recap 2025: Looking back on African and Black Literature www.writingafrica.com/recap-2025-l...

Writing Africa takes a break; to return in 2026 www.writingafrica.com/writing-afri...

International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2026 Longlist Announced #LiteraryAwards #ArabicFiction #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/internationa...

PEN America Elects Dinaw Mengestu As President #PEN www.writingafrica.com/pen-america-...

US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2025 Longlists Announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry www.writingafrica.com/us-national-...

UK’s Royal Society of Literature Announces 2025 International Writers www.writingafrica.com/uks-royal-so...

Prix National Cénacle du Livre Senegal 2025 finalists announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Poetry #Senegal www.writingafrica.com/prix-nationa...

Book Digest: Amon Chizema, Yejide Kilanko, Brionni Nwosu, Marvellous Michael Anson #NewBooks #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Maaza Mengiste Supports PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2025 #Activism www.writingafrica.com/maaza-mengis...

Hausa International Book and Arts Festival 2025 to Begin December 19 #LiteraryFestivals #Nigeria www.writingafrica.com/hausa-intern...

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Kenyan Author Meja Mwangi Has Passed Away #Transition #Kenya www.writingafrica.com/kenyan-autho...

Book Digest: Nadia Davids, Oyinkan Braithwaite, Lolá Ákínmádé, Hussain Ahmed #NewBooks #Fiction #Poetry www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 Winners Announced. #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry #Namibia www.writingafrica.com/bank-windhoe...

Najila Woodroffe wins Grenada Writers’ Prize 2025 #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Grenada www.writingafrica.com/najila-woodr...

Kenyan Author and Academic David Mulwa Has Passed Away #Transition #Kenya www.writingafrica.com/kenyan-autho...

Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2026 Longlists Announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nonfiction #Translation www.writingafrica.com/sheikh-zayed...

Sunday Times Literary Awards 2025 Winners Announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nonfiction ##SouthAfrica #NoDNAJustRSA www.writingafrica.com/sunday-times...

Book Digest: Esther Karin Mngodo, Serubiri Moses, Tochi Onyebuchi, Christopher John Farley #NewBooks #Fiction #Nonfiction #Poetry www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

N.K. Jemisin Named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association #LiteraryAwards www.writingafrica.com/n-k-jemisin-...

LOATAD Announces Black Atlantic Residency Fellows 2026 #LiteraryResidencies www.writingafrica.com/loatad-annou...

Addis Literature Festival 2025 starts December 2 #LiteraryFestivals #Ethiopia www.writingafrica.com/addis-litera...

Opportunities for writers and poets for December 2025. www.writingafrica.com/opportunitie...

Book Digest: Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Nkereuwem Albert, Ayana Gray #NewBooks #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

South African Publishing Hub Launches Third Cycle to Amplify Local Voices #Publishing #SouthAfrica #NoDNAJustRSA www.writingafrica.com/south-africa...

Wangari The Storyteller Announces “Hadithi on the Move Tour 2026” #Storytelling www.writingafrica.com/wangari-the-...

LitFest Harare 2025 starts today! #LiteraryFestivals #Zimbabwe www.writingafrica.com/litfest-hara...

Literary Magazines: Hummingbird, Transition, Fiyah, Isele #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction www.writingafrica.com/literary-mag...

Grenada Writers’ Prize 2025: Inaugural Shortlist Announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Grenada www.writingafrica.com/grenada-writ...

Morland Writing Scholarships 2025 Winners Announced. #ManuscriptPrize www.writingafrica.com/morland-writ...

Omar El Akkad Wins At US National Book Award 2025 #LiteraryAwards #NonFiction www.writingafrica.com/omar-el-akka...

African Speculative Fiction Society Nommo Awards 2025 Winners Announced. #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #SpeculativeFiction www.writingafrica.com/african-spec...

Ake Arts and Book Festival 2025 starts in Lagos today! #LiteraryFestival #Nigeria www.writingafrica.com/ake-arts-and...

Dublin International Literary Award 2026 Nominations Announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/dublin-inter...

Book Digest: Muthoni Muchemi, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Isis Asare #NewBooks #Fiction #Poetry www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...

Prix Montluc Résistance et Liberté 2025: First Selection Announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction www.writingafrica.com/prix-montluc...

Jamaican Book Festival Rescheduled for 2026 After Hurricane Melissa #LiteraryFestival #Jamaica www.writingafrica.com/jamaican-boo...

South African Literary Awards 2025 winners announced #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction #NoDNAJustRSA www.writingafrica.com/south-africa...

Tanzania International Book Fair 2025 starts November 21 #BookFair #Tanzania www.writingafrica.com/tanzania-int...

LitFest Harare 2025 Announces Dates and Theme: “The Languages and Legacies of Art” #LiteraryFestivals #Zimbabwe www.writingafrica.com/litfest-hara...

Association of Nigerian Authors Announces 2025 Award Winners #LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Poetry #Nonfiction www.writingafrica.com/association-...

Ana Maria Gonçalves joins the Brazilian Academy of Letters #Brazil #AfroBrazilian www.writingafrica.com/ana-maria-go...

Book Digest: Stephanie Wambugu, Tigest Girma, Sarah Uheida, I.S. Jones #NewBooks #Fiction #Poetry www.writingafrica.com/book-digest-...