The local nonprofit continues its 30-year mission to increase Black literary representation. The Hurston/Wright Foundation is in the midst of...
The 2020 Ake Book and Arts Festival kicks off today the 22nd of October. .The renowned event which is scheduled...
The book fair usually draws in about 4,000 people. The African American Children’s Book Fair, one of the nation’s oldest...
Nigerian startup InstaNovella has launched a social community to help African writers connect with readers and opportunities to monetise their...
The longlist for the UK Women’s Prize for Literature 2021, featuring four African writers, was announced on March 10, 2021....
The longlists for the Jhalak Prize 2021, for adults, YA, and Children were announced today, March 9, 2021. The Jhalak...
Lupita Nyong’o’s children’s book, Sulwe, will be turned into an animated musical film, Netflix and the award-winning actress revealed. Published...
The death has been announced of Mrs Aino Oni Okpaku who died on 26 December 2019, in her home country,...
I was a biracial child in the 1980s. So, growing up, there weren’t a lot of picture books that had...
Here’s an annual flash fiction contest for unpublished stories up to 1,000 words!Leesa Cross-Smith will select three winning storiesEach winning...
Ghana’s Entertainment Achievement Awards 2021 shortlists, featuring literary entries, were announced on February 16, 2021. The Entertainment Achievement Awards seeks...
Reading is one of the best ways to learn different stories about different people. What better way to connect with...
