Industry: Literature
Submit to the Inaugural Kenyan Anthology by Soma Nami Press | Deadline: March 15
Soma Nami Press, a recently launched publishing house in Nairobi, Kenya, is on the lookout for short stories for its…
Submit Children’s Books to the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature 2024 | Deadline: April 2
The Nigeria Prize For Literature is now accepting submissions for its 2024 edition. This year’s call is for children’s books…
The Arabic Translation for Leila Aboulela’s River Spirit Just Came Out Amidst the Ongoing War in Sudan
The Arabic translation for Leila Aboulela’s 2023 novel River Spirit just came out despite the obstacles posed by the ongoing war in…
The Third Issue of Weganda Review Explores Home in Ugandan Fiction and Nonfiction
The third issue of The Weganda Review is out this January 2024 and it features Ugandan fiction and nonfiction that explore the…
Lola Shoneyin and Made Kuti Team Up in New Spoken Word Performance for Financial Times
What is it like when coups and military dictatorships threaten your democracy? Nigerian poet and author Lola Shoneyin tells us…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Holds Magical Christmas Launch for Mama’s Sleeping Scarf
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie held a magical Christmas launch for her first ever children’s book Mama’s Sleeping Scarf in Lagos on…
Lola Shoneyin is Now Chairman of the University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Board
Nigerian author Lola Shoneyin has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Board.…
Ani Kayode Somtochukwu and Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Shortlisted for New Hodler Prize Worth 1.1 Bitcoin
The newly launched Hodler Prize worth 1.1 Bitcoin seeks to award the most important text of the year, and two…
“Twilight Comes with Stories to Tell”
I am a man who builds caves for the shards of my soul and prefers my skin be romanced by…
