Lesley Nneka Arimah’s short story Skinned wins 2019 Caine Prize
Nigerian-born Lesley Nneka Arimah is the winner of the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story titled, Skinned, award organiser announced on Monday, 8 July 2019. The …
Tayari Jones beats Nigeria’s Oyinkan Braithwaite to Win 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction
American author Tayari Jones has won this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction with An American Marriage, the judges announced Wednesday 5th June. We’re absolutely delighted to announce that @Tayari Jones …
JK Rowling to release four new Harry Potter books
Harry Potter‘s world is expanding once again with news that JK Rowling is poised to release four new spin-off titles. The new eBooks are tied to the Pottermore site and …
2 Nigerians shortlisted for 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing
Two Nigerians have been shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing. They are Lesley Arimah for Skinned and Tochukwu Okafor for All Our Lives. The Caine Prize is …
Nigeria’s OluTimehin Adegbeye emerges winner of 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize
Nigeria’s OluTimehin Adegbeye has emerged winner of the 2019 Gerald Kraak Prize. Adegbeye was awarded the prize for her submission, a nonfiction piece titled Mothers and Men. The announcement was …
Celebrated writer, Binyavanga Wainana passes on at 48
Kenyan author, 2002 Caine prize winner and activist, Binyavanga Wainana, has passed away at the age of 48. Wainaina, an acclaimed African literary giant and founder of the Nairobi-based journal …
Chimamanda Adichie honoured with degree of Doctor of Humane Letters at Georgetown College
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie served as a speaker and honorary degree recipient for the 2019 Georgetown College Commencement ceremonies this weekend, on 18 May. After speaking at the commencement …
‘What you see in Lagos is what Lagos truly is’ – Read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay on living in Lagos!
Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who has lived in Lagos on and off for a decade, is writing about life in Nigeria’s biggest city in an essay for Esquire‘s new Travel …
Oyinkan Braithwaite‘s My Sister, the Serial Killer shortlisted for 2019 Women’s Prize For Fiction| See full list
Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite’s book My Sister, the Serial Killer has been shortlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction. The shortlist was published on the organiser’s website. Others works …
