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Nine Writers Selected for Second Cohort of ANA Ken Saro-Wiwa International Writers’ Residency

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has announced the nine writers selected for the second edition of its Ken Saro-Wiwa International Writers’ Residency, following a debut co...

Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFest) Announces the Inaugural Cohort of Its Craft and Development Lab

The Lagos International Poetry Festival has named the ten writers who make up the inaugural cohort of its Craft and Development Lab, the free four-month mentorship program the fest...

Nero New Writers Prize 2026 Opens for Submissions: £3,000, an MA Scholarship, and a Literary Agent Meeting Up for Grabs...

The Nero New Writers Prize, run in association with Brunel University of London, has opened submissions for its 2026 edition, and it’s a genuinely strong opportunity for emerging A...

Wole Soyinka university theatre fosters new talent in Nigeria and beyond

At the University of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, the Wole Soyinka Theatre stands out as a true breeding ground for talent. For decades, it has trained artists who have shaped t...

NLNG Announces 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature Longlist: Adedayo Agarau, Tanure Ojaide, Ogaga Ifowodo, Theresa Lola &a...

  Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced the 11-book longlist for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature, bringing together some of the country’s most accomplished and emerging po...

Nigerian Novelist Chika Unigwe to Headline Kampala Writes LitFest’s Third Edition, August 28-30

Kampala Writes LitFest returns for its third edition this August, running August 28–30 in Uganda’s capital, with award-winning Nigerian-born novelist Chika Unigwe headlining as thi...

Nigerian-American Poet Chisaraokwu Asomugha Named a 2026 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow

PEN America received the highest number of applicants in 29 years for its 2026 Emerging Voices Fellowship, and among the eleven writers selected from that extraordinary pool is Chi...

Élékéré Press Launches Inaugural $500 Fiction Prize Themed “Inheritance”

Élékéré Press, a new independent boutique publisher based in Abuja, has introduced the Élékéré Prize for Fiction, a $500 award for outstanding short stories by Black writers. The i...

Electric Literature Is Launching Its First-Ever Emerging Writers Contest | $1,000 Prize, Publication, and a Residency |...

Electric Literature, the nonprofit literary platform that has spent seventeen years dedicated to uplifting emerging writers, has launched its very first Emerging Writers Contest, w...

Writers urged to promote inclusive maritime sector

Participants at the 6th Annual Maritime Writes Project Creative Writing Bootcamp were advised to use their voices to promote Nigeria’s maritime and port se Read More: https://punc...

Call for applications to Heaney-Miłosz Residency 2027

For the first time, the residency is now open to applications from Irish citizens living abroad.

Longlist for the 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature Announced

Sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), the Nigeria Prize for Literature is regarded as Africa's richest literary prize and one of the most prestigious in the world. The award rot...

New York Black and African Literature Festival (NYBALF) Opens Call for Event Proposals for Its 2026 Harlem Festival | De...

The New York Black and African Literature Festival (NYBALF) is calling for event proposals from writers, artists, and community organizers ahead of its second edition, which will t...

University’s Wole Soyinka Theatre in Nigeria continues to pump out talent

First-ever Puke Ariki writer in residence announced

New Plymouth children's author, Steph Julian, has been announced as Puke Ariki's first-ever writer in residence.

Award-winning writers to lead free creative writing courses in Waterford

Writing Our Legacy Opens Applications for Covert 7’s “Ghana Issue,” in Partnership with Writers Project of Ghana | Submi...

Writing Our Legacy has opened applications for a special edition of its Covert Talent Development Programme, built around the seventh issue of Covert Literary Magazine themed “Ghan...

Open Book Festival 2026 Programme Is Out: I.O. Echeruo, Gabeba Baderoon, Sue Nyathi, Kopano Matlwa, and Krystle Zara App...

The Open Book Festival, Cape Town’s flagship literary gathering, will hold its main event from September 4–6, 2026, at the HCC: Homecoming Centre (the venue formerly known as The F...

Tanzania opens fifth round of Nyerere creative writing awards

The government has opened the submission window for the fifth round of the Mwalimu Nyerere National Creative Writing Awards, giving Tanzanian writers more than three months to subm...

Inside “The Transition Edition”: A Snapshot of the Nairobi-based Qwani Literature Festival 2026

Qwani, the Nairobi-based literary collective, marked its third anniversary with its most ambitious undertaking yet: an inaugural literature festival dubbed “The Transition Edition,...

Soma Nami Books’ African Book Fair Returns for its Fourth Edition in Nairobi | August 5-9, 2026

Soma Nami Books, Kenya’s leading Pan-African bookstore, has officially announced the return of the African Book Fair for its fourth edition, themed “Rewriting the Future: African S...

One Humanity Fellowship 2026: $500 Stipend, Editorial Mentorship and Global Publication Opportunity for Emerging Writers...

The One Humanity Fellowship 2026 is a three-month fellowship opportunity for emerging writers and multimedia producers who are passionate about human rights, civic life, social cha...

FSJ Young Writers Awards 2026 accepting entries until August 15 

PRESS RELEASE: The Jose Family, PEN Philippines, and the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center of De La Salle University announce the 2026 F. Sionil Jose Young Writers Award...

Enugu Gets Its Turn as Dike Chukwumerije’s “The Naija Spirit Campaign” Rolls Through the South East

The Naija Spirit Campaign, a nationwide theatre tour from the Simply Poetry Foundation, made its South East stop in Enugu on Saturday, July 25, bringing acclaimed spoken word artis...