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A look at five African books from the rich history of SFF that work as First Contact narratives. The post Five Stories of First Contact in African SF appeared first on Reactor.
The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Nommo Awards, the premier pan-African prize honoring excellence in speculative fiction. The...
The African Speculative Fiction Society has revealed the shortlist for the 2026 Nommo Awards, recognizing African writers across four speculative fiction categories. The shortlist...
Walk into Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin–Madison this month, and you’ll run into a small, colorful surprise: a New Books Display Shelf stacked with some of the mos...
The worldbuilding in these science fiction and fantasy novellas is unparalleded. Travel to a mythical Asian, a steampunk Egypt, and more.
"Take your dream suppressants." The opening line in Wanuri Kahiū's Pumzi, directed at our protagonist Asha, enforces the order of severing ties with hopeful futures and ancestral...
Élékéré Press has announced the seven writers shortlisted for the inaugural Élékéré Short Story Prize, selected from more than 200 submissions from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, the Unite...
Every book club knows the struggle of finding that next great read. You scroll through bestseller lists, revisit the books everyone has been talking about and somehow end up circli...
The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn is hosting an in-person reading group on West African literature, “West African Literature: Secrets, the Surreal, and the Sea,” led by writer and...
The following coming-of-age novels by African women authors are shaped by an understanding of the deep and complex relationships between women. In these works, the individual path...
Harlem Stage presents the second edition of the New York Black & African Literature Festival (NYBALF), running September 18–20, 2026, in a new presenting partnership that bring...
Kampala Writes LitFest wrapped its third edition on August 30, closing out three days at Uganda’s National Theatre built around the theme “Where Stories Begin: The Imaginary and th...
Fiction is often where we come to read and enjoy interesting stories about life, its ups and downs, its strange turns and unexpected possibilities. But fiction, even at its most im...
Wasafiri has released the shortlists for the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, selecting fifteen writers across fiction, life writing, and poetry. Winners in each categ...
Egyptian writer Abdelrahman ElGendy, Senegalese novelist Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, and Togo-born author Delali Adjoa are among the writers featured on the 2026 National Book Awards lon...
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...
The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) announced the shortlist for the 2026 Nommo Awards, given to works by African authors as defined by the ASFS and Nommo Awards Guidelin...
Dexter Loko has crafted an Afro-inspired work that is as intellectually engaging as it is entertaining, inviting readers to reflect on themes of identity, courage, and the burdens...
(1) MEETING US. Wole Talabi recommends “Five Stories of First Contact in African SF” at Reactor. First Contact narratives are some of my favorite stories in all of science fiction....
What happens when the fate of an entire people rests on the shoulders of a cursed warrior and a healer who can barely trust his own magic? In U. M. Agoawike’s debut novel, Black as...
In Africa, mental health is something we don’t often talk about. We understand headaches. We understand stomach ulcers and other illnesses that manifest physically. But when...
September is around the corner, summer is winding down, and we’re stepping into a new season! Not to say anything, but Beyoncé was born in September, so it might just be the best m...
Europe’s largest celebration of Black literature is back! The Black British Book Festival, founded by Selina Brown, returns to London’s Barbican Centre on Sunday, October 4, 2026,...
The Caine Prize for African Writing has announced the shortlist for its 2026 edition. The writers are Gladwell Pamba from Kenya, Melara Mvogdobo from Cameroon, Akinwande Jordan fro...
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