Category: Poetry
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Guyana Prize for Literature 2025 winners announced
The Guyana Prize for Literature 2025 winners were announced at a ceremony in Georgetown, Guyana, on Friday, July 5, 2025. The Guyana Prize for Literature was founded to promote the development of local literature by President Desmond Hoyte in 1987. Prizes were awarded biennially in categories that included best book of fiction, best first book…
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Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2025 finalists announced
The Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2025 finalists were announced in Beira, Mozambique on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Prémio Literário Mia Couto (English: Mia Couto Literary Prize) was set up in honour of Beira’s foremost literary export, Mozambique author Mia Couto. Couto has written numerous books which gave him awards like the Camões Prize in 2013,…
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Book Digest: Abdourahman A. Waberi, Sihle Ntuli, Damion Spencer, Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Abdourahman A. Waberi, Sihle Ntuli, Damion Spencer, and Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo. Owele by Sihle Ntuli Publisher: Uhlanga PressDate: July 1, 2025Genre: PoetryLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Uhlanga Press Sihle Ntuli Sihle Ntuli was born in KwaMashu in 1990. He holds an MA in Classics from Rhodes…
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Isele Prize 2025 winners announced
Josiah Ikpe, Fatima Abdullahi, and Tolu Daniel are the Isele Awards 2025 winners; the announcement was made on Friday, June 27, 2025. The Isele Prizes were founded to celebrate the best short stories, poetry, and essays by writers published in Isele Magazine, founded in 2022, with a panel of two judges in each category. The…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for July 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in July 2025, whether it be poetry, prose, or other related arts. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. Please do us a favour and mention to whoever you applied to that you got…
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Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2024 shortlists announced
The Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2024 shortlists were announced in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The Safal Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature celebrates writing in poetry and prose in the Kiswahili language. It is supported by Safal Group, through its subsidiaries Mabati Rolling Mills of Kenya and ALAF Tanzania, in…
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Book Digest: Leila Mottley, Babanifesi B. Apata, Catherine-Esther Cowie, Denne Michele Norris
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Leila Mottley, Babanifesi B. Apata, Catherine-Esther Cowie, and Denne Michele Norris. The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley Publisher: KnopfDate: June 24, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House, Leila Mottley Leila Mottley Leila Mottley is the author of the novel Nightcrawling, an…
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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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Ameen Animashaun wins Evaristo Prize for African Poetry 2025
Ameen Animashaun was announced the Evaristo Prize for African Poetry 2025 winner on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize, founded by Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo, was established in 2012 to revitalise African poetry and provide a new generation of poets with an international platform. It was won by Warsan Shire…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for June 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in June 2025, be it poetry, prose, or other related arts. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. Please do us a favour and mention to whoever you applied to that you got the…
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Literary Magazines: Arablit, Nenta, Ipikai, Ubwali
New editions of Arablit Quarterly, Nenta Journal, Ipikai Journal, and Ubwali are now available for your reading pleasure. ArabLit Quarterly ArabLit Quarterly is a literary magazine that brings together Arabic literature, essays, wordplay, art, music, and food in translation, founded in 2018. The latest edition, which has the theme “Grief” in the background of the…
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Festival International de Littérature de Dakar 2025 winners announced.
Véronique Tadjo, Oumar El Foutiyou Ba, and Khady Fall Faye Diagne won at the Festival International de Littérature de Dakar 2025 in Dakar, Senegal on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Festival International de Littérature de Dakar (Filid) (English: Dakar International Literary Festival) was first hosted in Dakar, Senegal, in 2022. It was attended by writers, literary…
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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…
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PEN America Literary Awards 2025 winners announced
Mia Couto, Kali Nicole Gross, Frank X Walker, and Charles Henry Rowell were feted at the PEN America Literary Awards 2025 in New York, USA, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. PEN America works to defend and celebrate free expression in the United States through the advancement of literature and human rights since it was founded…
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Literary Magazines: Weganda, JAY Lit, Akpata, Isele Quarterly
New editions of literary magazines Weganda, JAY Lit, Akpata, and Isele Quarterly are available for your reading pleasure. Weganda The Weganda Review is a literary journal produced in Uganda as a project of the cultural nonprofit Weganda Foundation. The platform, founded by Rodney Muhumuza in 2023, features writers, researchers, academics, artists, and others publishing short…