Category: Ghana
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LOATAD Announces Black Atlantic Residency Fellows 2026
The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD) announced the fellows selected for its 2026 Black Atlantic Residency on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Founded in 2023 by Sylvia Arthur, LOATAD is a private library, archive, museum, and writing residency dedicated to the works of African and Diaspora writers from the late 19th century onward.…
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Literary Magazines: Hummingbird, Transition, Fiyah, Isele
New editions of Hummingbird Journal, Transition Magazine, Fiyah Magazine, and Isele Magazine are available for your reading pleasure. The Hummingbird Journal The Hummingbird Journal is a digital literary and arts journal based in Ghana, dedicated to amplifying the voices of Ghanaian and African writers and artists. It publishes a range of work, including poetry, prose,…
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PEN International Suspends Kenya and Senegal Centres at 2025 Congress
The PEN International Congress 2025, held in Kraków, Poland, from September 2 – 5, saw the suspension of the Kenyan and Senegalese centres and the declaration of PEN Ghana as dormant. PEN International is a worldwide association of writers, founded in London in 1921, dedicated to promoting literature, linguistic rights and defending freedom of expression.…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2025 shortlist announced.
The Morland Writing Scholarships 2025 shortlists were announced in London, UK, today, Friday, October 17, 2025. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the continent,…
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Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2025 for Accra starting October 17
The Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2025 with the theme “Connection” will be hosted in Accra, Ghana, from October 17 – 19, 2025. Pa Gya! A Literary Festival is a literary arts festival whose name, “Pa Gya!” comes from the Twi word meaning “to lift” or “to strike flame”, is aimed at igniting passion for…
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Book Digest: Cynthia Marangwanda, Frances Mensah Williams, Kalynn Bayron
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Cynthia Marangwanda, Frances Mensah Williams, Kalynn Bayron, and Karavan Press. The Toppling by Cynthia Marangwanda Publisher: Carnelian Heart PublishingDate: September 26, 2025Genre: Fiction Language: English Where to find it: Carnelian Heart Publishing Cynthia Marangwanda Cynthia Marangwanda is a poet, writer, and cultural heritage activist. She is…
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Ghana Association of Writers Book Festival 2025 starts September 19
Ghana Association of Writers Book Festival 2025, also known as Gawbofest, will be held in Accra from September 19 – 20, 2025. The Ghana Association of Writers is one of the most storied on the continent, with beginnings as far back as the foundation of the Young Men’s Literary Club on March 29, 1920. Since…
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Nommo Awards 2025 finalists announced.
The African Speculative Fiction Society’s Nommo Awards 2025 finalists were announced in Seattle, Washington, USA, on Sunday, August 17, 2025. The African Speculative Fiction Society was founded to celebrate speculative fiction genres of magical realism, Sci-Fi, horror, and graphic novels in 2016. In the following year, they introduced the Nommo Awards to celebrate writers in…
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Ghana International Book Fair 2025 starts August 20
The Ghana International Book Fair 2025, with the theme “Inclusive Publishing: Celebrating Accessible Literature,” will be held in Accra from August 20 – 23, 2025. The Ghana International Book Fair brings together local and international book industry players like publishers, editors, authors/ writers, designers, illustrators, printers, librarians, booksellers, students, teachers, and a host of allied…
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Book Digest: Ondjaki, Demi Letsa, Eve Guerra, Nana Ekua Brew Hammond
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Ondjaki, Demi Letsa, Eve Guerra, and Nana Ekua Brew Hammond. 28th February House by Demi Letsa Publisher: IndependentDate: July 3, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: 28th February: A Novel Demi Letsa Demi Letsa, PhD, is a Ghanaian global health professional and storyteller whose work has…
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St Martin Book Fair 2025 Presidents’ Award recipients announced
Dannabang Kuwabong and Eric “Pink Panther” Taylor were announced as the St Martin Book Fair Presidents’ Award 2025 recipients on Saturday, June 7, 2025. The St Martin’s Book Fair was founded by Shujah Alex Reiph, president of Conscious Lyrics Foundation, and Lasana M. Sekou, projects director of House of Nehesi Publishers, in 2003. The 2025…
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Literary Magazines: Lolwe, Lọúnlọún, Nenta, Kweli Journal
New editions of Lolwe, Lọúnlọún, Nenta, and Kweli Journal are now available for your reading pleasure. Lolwe Lolwe is a Pan-African literary arts platform that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid writing, orature, drama, translation, and visual art. Founded in January 2020 by Troy Onyango, the magazine has a focus on amplifying the work by writers,…
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Pfumo Collective cohort for Accra event on June 21
The first Pfumo Collective cohort will be hosted at a special event in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. In January, the Pfumo Collective, led by legendary publisher Ellah Wakatama, was unveiled to spearhead access to the mentorship and editorial support that more established literary economies afford nonfiction space in Africa. Their first action…
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Literary Laddership 2025 Recipients announced
Anisha Namutow and Rigwell Addison Asiedu were named the recipients of The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors 2025 on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. In 2022, Nigerian fantasy, science fiction, and speculative writer and academic Suyi Davies Okungbowa announced “The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors” fellowship. It was aimed at supporting, elevating, and connecting…
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All African Women Poetry Festival 2025 for Accra
The third edition of the All African Women Poetry Festival will be held in Accra, Ghana, from May 22 – 24, 2025. The All African Women Poetry Festival was launched by Emma Ofosua-founded Tuniq Africa in Accra, Ghana, in 2023. It was aimed at celebrating African literature and literary legends, empowering African women, women of…