Women in Nigeria, this one is for you. Access Bank’s W Community, which is the No 1 platform for Women in Nigeria, has introduced a writing competition strictly for WOMEN. And just so we are clear, WInk stands for ‘The Woman and her Ink’ and not women writing naughty stories 😉 as I’d originally thought. … More Access Banks W Community Introduces #TheWInkChallenge Writing Competition
By M. Lynx Qualey Arabic literature is often seen as something that belongs to the “Middle East,” not to Africa. This sharp distinction is not just a recent invention, but an impoverishing one, and one that novelists have continually subverted. Sudanese writers like Hammour Ziada (Longing of the Dervish) or Amir Tag El-Sir (French Perfume, … More Afro-Arab Fiction in Translation: 5 Must Read Novels from 2015 and 5 to Look Forward to in 2016
Communiqué de presse : Appel à soumissions au Prix Writivism 2016 Le Center for African Cultural Excellence (CACE) annonce le Prix Writivism, un concours annuel ouvert aux écrivain(e)s en herbe africain(e)s. Le panel du jury de 2016 comprend Tsitsi Dangarembga (président), Richard Ali A Mutu, Sumayya Lee, Okwiri Oduor et Mamadou Diallo. Détails du prix: … More Prix panafricain de l’écriture
By Alexis Teyie In October last year, Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings. He is the first Jamaican-born author to win “Britain’s most prestigious literary award.” Earlier in 2015, Zambian writer, Namwali Serpell, won the Caine Prize – described as Africa’s leading literary award – … More Is there a connection between contemporary Caribbean and African literature?
The Writivism Prizes 