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Association of Nigerian Authors Announces 2025 Award Winners
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) announced the winners of its 2025 literary awards on Saturday, November 1, during the organization’s 44th annual convention in Abuja. Founded in 1981 by the legendary author Chinua Achebe, ANA is dedicated to promoting Nigerian literature and supporting the interests of writers across the nation. The annual convention, a…
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Ana Maria Gonçalves joins the Brazilian Academy of Letters
Ana Maria Gonçalves was inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters in a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, November 7, 2025. Academia Brasileira de Letras (English: Brazilian Academy of Letters) is a non-profit literary society founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1897. Inspired by the Académie Française, it was established by 40 writers…
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Book Digest: Stephanie Wambugu, Tigest Girma, Sarah Uheida, I.S. Jones
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Stephanie Wambugu, Tigest Girma, Sarah Uheida, and I.S. Jones. Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyPublication Date: July 29, 2025Genre: Fiction Language: English Where to find it: Little, Brown and Company Stephanie Wambugu Stephanie Wambugu was born in Mombasa, Kenya in 1998 and…
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Radiate Rwanda Literary Excellence Awards 2025 Winners Announced
The winners of the 2025 Radiate Rwanda Literary Excellence Awards were unveiled at a ceremony in Kigali on Friday, November 7, celebrating the finest voices in Rwandan and African literature. Organized by Bridgevision, the awards aim to spotlight and honour exceptional literary talent across five distinct categories. The event brought together authors, publishers, and cultural…
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Grenada Writers’ Prize 2025 Announces Inaugural Longlist
The longlist for the inaugural Grenada Writers’ Prize was announced in St Georges, Grenada, on Monday, November 10, 2025. This new national short story competition is open to residents of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique. The prize, part of the annual Grenada Book Festival, features two categories: one for adults (21+) and another for young…
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Adedayo Agarau wins at Future Awards Africa Prize 2025
Adedayo Agarau won in the literature category at Nigeria’s Future Awards Africa Prize 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The Future Awards Africa, also known as The Future Awards, are a set of awards given by The Future Project, a social enterprise set up with a commitment to human and capital development…
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o to be celebrated at US University
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o will be celebrated at the “Translating Ngũgĩ | Celebration of the Life and Work of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o” conference at UC Irvine, USA, from November 13 – 14, 2025. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a renowned Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, and academic. He was a leading voice in African literature, known for his…
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Sharjah International Book Fair 2025 Award Winners Announced
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Abdelaziz Ait Bensalah were among the winners of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025 Awards, announced on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The Sharjah International Book Fair is one of the world’s largest cultural events, featuring panel discussions, keynote lectures, book launches, a publishers’ conference, and a major rights marketplace where publishers…
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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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Fête Livre de DR Congo 2025 starts in Kinshasa on November 8
Fête Du Livre de DR Congo 2025, with the theme “reading to connect,” will be held in cities around DR Congo from November 8 – 15, 2025. Fête du Livre de DR Congo (English: DRC Book Festival) is an annual literary event in the Democratic Republic of Congo, organized by the French Institute of Kinshasa…
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Véronique Tadjo wins Prix Ivoire for Francophone African Literature 2025
Véronique Tadjo’s novel Je Remercie la Nuit won Prix Ivoire for Francophone African Literature 2025 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression, or simply Prix Ivoire, is a literary award that rewards works published or translated into French relating to African Literature, produced by African…
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Ake Arts and Book Festival 2025 starts November 20
The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2025, with the theme “Reclaiming Truth,” is set to take place in Lagos, Nigeria, from November 20 – 22, 2025. The Ake Arts and Book Festival was founded by Lola Shoneyin and first hosted in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 2013. It has since moved to its new home of Lagos,…
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Book Digest: Nuzo Onoh, Joe Ruzvidzo, Eden Royce, Robert de la Chevotiere
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Nuzo Onoh, Joe Ruzvidzo, Eden Royce, and Robert de la Chevotiere. Futility by Nuzo Onoh Publisher: Titan BooksDate: October 14, 2025Genre: Fiction, Horror Language: English Where to find it: Penguin Random House Nuzo Onoh Nuzo Onoh is an award-winning Nigerian-British writer of Igbo descent. She is…
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Literary Magazines: Agbowó, Weganda Review, Ubwali, Callaloo
New editions of literary magazines Agbowó, Weganda Review, Ubwali, and Callaloo are available for your reading pleasure. Agbowó Agbowó is a pan-African literary and art platform established in 2017. It publishes fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and visual art that explore the richness and complexity of African life and imagination. Through its online magazine, creative collaborations,…
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Nathacha Appanah wins Prix Femina 2025
Nathacha Appanah’s novel La nuit au cœur was announced the winner of Prix Femina 2025 in Paris, France, on Monday, November 3, 2025. The Prix Femina is a French literary prize created by 22 writers for the magazine La Vie heureuse (today known as Femina) in 1904. Decided annually by an exclusively female jury, they…
