Category: South Africa
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Gauteng International Book Festival 2023 program revealed
The program for the Gauteng International Book Festival to be hosted in Soweto, South Africa on December 9, 2023, has been revealed. In 2022, the Gauteng International Book Festival, founded by a team including literary evangelist Lorraine Sithole, announced itself on the African literary scene. South Africans who made their way to Ubuntu Kraal in…
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Book Digest: Vamba Sherif, Jessemusse Cacinda, Zukiswa Wanner, Serubiri Moses
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Vamba Sherif, Jessemusse Cacinda, Zukiswa Wanner, and Serubiri Moses. Kwashala Blues by Jessemusse Cacinda Publisher: Ethale BooksDate: September 5, 2023Genre: Fiction, novellaLanguage: PortugueseWhere to find it: Click here. Jessemusse Cacinda Jessemusse Cacinda is a philosopher, journalist, project manager,…
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Literary Magazines: Jalada, Johannesburg Review of Books, Ipikai, Weganda
New editions of Jalada, Johannesburg Review of Books, Ipikai, and Weganda are available for your reading pleasure. Jalada Jalada Africa is a pan-African writers’ collective, with the aim of publishing literature by African authors regularly founded in 2014. Their latest issue is a translations project lead by Wanjeri Gakuru and artwork is by Marziya Mohammedali.…
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South African Literary Awards 2023 shortlists announced.
The shortlists in the eight categories at the South African Literary Awards were announced on Monday, October 16, 2023. The South African Literary Awards, popularly referred to as the SALAs, have honoured many authors since they were founded in 2005. Winning writers and poets have included Es’kia Mphahlele, Nadine Gordimer, Miriam Tlali, Lauretta Ngcobo, Keorapetse…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 were announced on Thursday, October 12, 2023. 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. Scholars writing fiction receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over twelve months while those…
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Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 was announced on Thursday, September 26, 2023. The Kendeka Prize for African Literature is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short story either fiction or creative non-fiction. Previous winners of the prize founded by Kenyan writer and publisher Andrew Maina have been Jenny Robson…
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Ingcayizivele Book Festival for Mpumalanga
The inaugural edition of the Ingcayizivele Book Festival will be hosted in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa on Saturday, September 30, 2023. The festival theme is “telling our own stories.” In 2014, Bobo Lukhele and Mpumi Mbethe started the BookHive book club where they and other readers would meet at different venues once a month to…
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Sunday Times Literary Awards 2023 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2023 were announced in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday, September 24, 2023. The Sunday Times Literary Prize, organised by South African newspaper The Sunday Times, are titles awarded in fiction and nonfiction. Founded in 1989, it has been won by Siphiwe Ndlovu and Terry Kurgan (2019), Bongani…
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Poetry Africa 2023 guests, program announced.
The guests and program for Poetry Africa 2023 to be hosted in Durban, Johannesburg, and Bloemfontein, South Africa from October 5 – 17, 2022 were announced on September 16, 2023. Poetry Africa is an international poetry festival first hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa in…
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Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2023 was announced on Monday, September 19, 2023. The Kendeka Prize for Africa Literature is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short story either fiction or creative non-fiction. Previous winners of the prize founded by Kenyan writer and publisher Andrew Maina have been Jenny Robson…
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Literary Magazines: Imbiza, Doek, Transition, Masobe Quarterly
Imbiza, Doek, Transition, and Masobe Quarterly are literary magazines that are currently available for your reading pleasure. Imbiza The Imbiza Journal is a publishing platform for creative writing, criticism, academic writing, and intellectual engagement for African thinkers, cultural workers, and activists based in South Africa. The latest issues, published in September, has legendary writer Sindiwe…
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C.A. Davids, Pulane Mlilo Mpondo win University of Johannesburg Writing Awards 2023.
C.A. Davids and Pulane Mlilo Mpondo were declared winners of the University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing in English 2023 on Monday, September 11, 2023. The University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing in English, also known as the UJ Prize, were instituted in 2006. It comprises a main prize and a…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi to chair Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024 jury.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is the chair of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024 jury announced today, September 1, 2023. She will be joined by among others Keletso Mopai (Africa) and Richard Georges (Caribbean). The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction in English in the regions of Africa,…
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Translations: Meja Mwangi, Resoketswe Manenzhe, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, Leila Mottley
Translations for books by Meja Mwangi, Resoketswe Manenzhe, Leila Mottley, and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo are available for your reading pleasure. Kasim, Der Moniker by Meja Mwangi Book: Kasim, Der MonikerOriginal Title: Kasim the ComedianAuthor: Meja MwangiTranslator: Jutta HimmelreichPublisher: Peter Hammer VerlagPublishing Date: March 6, 2023Language: English to GermanWhere to Find it: Peter Hammer Verlag, Amazon.…
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Poetry Africa 2023 kicks off on October 5
The twenty-seventh edition of Poetry Africa 2023 will be hosted in Durban, South Africa from October 5 – 17, 2022. Poetry Africa is an international poetry festival first hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa in 1996. The festival has hosted some of the biggest names…