Golden Baobab shortlisted Writers for Children’s Literature The Golden Baobab Prizes have announced their shortlisted writers for 2014. Established to inspire the writing and publishing of African stories that captivate the minds…
Writing Competitions
Africa 39 list of African Fiction writers project; Call for Submissions
Africa 39 Project What is Africa39 Project? The Africa39 Project has been set up as a key part of the programs and celebrations of Port Harcourt UNESCO World Book Capital 2014. In…
BN Poetry Award 2014 now open to all African Poets
The BN Poetry Award, founded in 2008 by Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, a Ugandan female poet, is the first initiative that has been established to nurture, strengthen, and promote Ugandan female poets. The…
What to look out for at this year’s StoryMoja Hay Festival 19th – 22nd Sept.
The Storymoja Hay Festival which has been running annually since its inception in 2008 is back. The 4 day event which will run from 19th to 22nd September is organized in collaboration…
Storymoja Hay Festival 13th-16th Sept at the National Museum of Kenya
The annual Storymoja Hay Festival is back and this year they will not be at the Railway Club but at the Kenya National Theatre from 13th to the 16th with various writers…
Brunel University’s African Poetry Prize, Call for Submissions
APBF board member, Bernardine Evaristo, announces Brunel University African Poetry Prize. The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a major new poetry prize of £3000 aimed at the development, celebration and promotion…
Poems of Good Hope competition
IBM Germany and the international Literature Festival Berlin are announcing a poetry contest. From the 5th July until 30th August all users of the site www.sawubona-musicjam.com are invited to put a poem on the subject of “Good Hope” on the website.…