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Zimbabwean Novelist, NoViolet Bulawayo, longlisted for 2022 Booker Prize

She emerges this year as the only African on the list for the prestigious literary…

Kenyan Writer, Idza Luhumyo, Wins 23rd AKO Caine Prize for African Writing

By Editor Kenyan writer, Idza Luhumyo, has been announced winner of the 2022 AKO Caine…

Eswatini Writer, Ntsika Kota, Wins 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Makes History

News editor Ntsika Kota, a writer from Eswatini, one of Africa’s smallest countries, has emerged…

Canadian University appoints Nigerian Academic, Nduka Otiono, Director

News Editor Nduka Otiono, a Nigerian-Canadian and erstwhile journalist at The Guardian, Nigeria, has been…

Nigerian Poet, Tolu Oloruntoba, Wins Canadian Most Prestigious Poetry Prize

By News Editor Nigeria’s Tolu Oloruntoba has won the Canadian-based Griffin Poetry Prize, Canada’s most…

“Our Africa” is Addressing Social Health Issues in Africa Through Fashion and Art

By News Editor Senator Rasha Kelej popularly known as Mama Africa has invented yet another…

The Miles Morland Foundation Scholarship Opens July 1st 2022

By News Editor One of Africa’s most prestigious annual creative writing grants, the Miles Morland…

Afrocritik’s Joshua Chizoma, and Four others Shortlisted for 2022 AKO Caine Prize

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera Joshua Chizoma, winner of the 2020 Awele Creative Trust for fiction…

A Public Space Releases Arinze Ifeakandu’s God’s Children are Little Broken Things

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera Arinze Ifeakandu has released his debut book, a collection of short…

Young Jonn Enlists Davido for Pulsating Remix of “Dada”

Chocolate City’s buzzing superstar, Young Jonn the wicked producer, who has made a seamless transition…