Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza has been named the 2026 Caine Prize winner for his short story "The Blue Fighter ...

The 2026 CANEX Prize for Publishing has announced its longlist, with 13 books from publishers across Africa and the Caribbean advancing to the next stage. The list spans novels rooted in Nigerian and ...

Nigerian food writer Ozoz Sokoh has had the kind of year that cookbook authors dream about. In May, Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria won the Gold Award in the Food, Cooking, and Healthy Eating ...

Cave Canem Foundation will host a Legacy Conversation with South African Poet Laureate Mongane Wally Serote on October 8, ...

Zimbabwean poet Chioniso Tsikisayi has published her debut collection, Blood Joy, through Carnelian Heart Publishing, ...

Imbolo Mbue will launch her new novel, Every Story Is a Love Story, at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn on October 7, 2026, in conversation with National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson. The ...

Ethiopian American writer Maaza Mengiste is a recipient of the 2026 MacArthur Fellowship, one of the literary world’s most ...

Nigeria is 66 today. Sixty-six years ago, the country gained independence and began its life as an independent nation. In the years since, Nigeria has lived through civil war, military rule, political ...

Nigerian poet Rasaq Malik Gbolahan is a finalist for the 2026 Montreal International Poetry Prize, shortlisted for his poem “Suitcase.” He is the only African poet among the 20 finalists currently ...

We’re officially in the last quarter of the year, and hopefully, the reading is still going. Maybe you’re still making your way through the TBR list you made in January, or perhaps you’ve abandoned it ...

The wait is finally over, and the internet is losing its mind. Chimeka Garricks, author of the beloved novel Tomorrow Died ...