It has been almost a month since Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo passed on, but the pain of the loss still feels fresh. She died on May 31, 2023 at the age of 81....
TS Eliot prize announces a ‘shapeshifting’ shortlist
With a record number of entries, half of the ten shortlisted books are debut collections that the judges describe as ‘unflinching in...
With a bar and soft drinks available enjoy the acoustics of the Ringwood Meeting House and chat to like minded people. All part of our Great Big Green Week.
N.K. Jemisin’s graphic novel Far Sector won at the Hugo Awards 2022 at Chicon8, the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago, USA on Sunday, September 4, 2022.
The Hugo and Astounding Awards, organized...
The shortlists for the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2022, in partnership with Exclusive Books, were announced on Sunday, September 4, 2022.
The Sunday Times Literary Prize, organised by South African newspaper...
Rose Okeke was declared the winner of the James Currey Prize for African Literature 2022 at Oxford University, UK on Saturday, September 3, 2022.
The James Currey Prize for African...
Leïla Slimani has been revealed to be the chair of the International Booker Prize 2023.
The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for the finest single work of fiction from around the...
OPEN BOOK FESTIVAL 2022 MAKES SEPTEMBER RETURN TO CAPE TOWN.
The Open Book Festival 2022, after a mini-edition in March, returns to Cape Town, South...
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival 2022 is set to return to Brooklyn, USA from September 9-11, 2022. The festival theme is ‘We Outside!’
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, which first...
Congolese poet Sarah Lubala has recently published her debut poetry collection. It is titled A History of Disappearance and was published by South African publisher Botsotso Publishing this past march. Sarah’s work has been published...