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brittlepaper.com /3 weeks ago

Applications Open for a British Academy-Funded Writing and Mentoring Programme for Early Career Scholars of African Lite...

A year-long writing and mentoring programme designed to help early career scholars based in Eastern and Southern Africa publish their PhD research in high-impact international jour...

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

Remembering Professor Ali Jimale Ahmed (1954–2026): Scholar, Poet, and Custodian of Somali Memory

The African literary world mourns the passing of Professor Ali Jimale Ahmed, the preeminent scholar of the Somali experience, poet, and cultural critic, who died on March 31, 2026....

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

A Conversation with Omotola Okunlola, ACS Graduate and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota

This Thursday, 9 April, the African Cultural Studies Student Association (ACSSA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosts a virtual conversation with one of its own alumni, Dr....

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brittlepaper.com /2 weeks ago

“To Be Read in Africa Is a Special Joy”: Chigozie Obioma on Craft, Distance, and the African Literary Landscape at FLAM...

Marrakech’s Jamaa El Fna square turned literary crossroads last month as the Festival du Livre Africain de Marrakech (FLAM) held its fourth edition from April 23 to 25, 2026, under...

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brittlepaper.com /3 days ago

Yale’s Council on African Studies Is Hosting a Major Conference on South Asia and Africa in Zanzibar This June

Yale University’s Council on African Studies, in partnership with the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, will host a two-day conference titled Entangled Histories...

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thecitizen.co.tz /1 month ago

Local authors introduce award for Swahili fiction

The founders expressed hope that the award will inspire more young people to read and write in African languages, while preserving cultural narratives for future generations.

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koreatimes.co.kr /1 month ago

African writers share global insights on Afropolitanism, Black consciousness at Korea University

Two prominent African writers engaged Korea University students in Seoul in a discussion on Afropolitanism and Black consciousness, offering global perspectives through a “glocal”...

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brittlepaper.com /1 week ago

Mapping New Worlds: Nairobi Litfest 2026 Brings Writers, Dreamers, and Public Libraries Together for Its Fifth Edition

Nairobi Litfest 2026, the fifth edition of the festival, took place from 8–10 May 2026 across Nairobi’s public libraries: McMillan Memorial Library (Masterclasses), Kaloleni Libra...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Tanzanian Envoy Calls for Regional Solidarity in Developing Creative Arts

[Daily News] Nairobi -- ARTISTS involved in various creative arts from across the East African region have been urged to unite and speak with one voice in order to drive positive c...

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

African Universities Are Publishing World-Class Research + Call for Submissions

In 2025, Pluto Journals and African Books Collective (ABC) launched the African Journals Initiative (AJI) working with a growing community of no-fee (‘diamond’) Open Access (OA) so...

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brittlepaper.com /1 week ago

African Languages Are Being Left Behind by AI and the Stakes Are High

A recent UNESCO Courier piece by researcher James Maisiri puts into sharp focus a problem that should concern everyone invested in the future of African kAnowledge and education: t...

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

Nick Makoha, Ellah Wakatama, Tunde Onakoya, Alain Mabanckou and Many Others will be at the 2026 Nairobi Litfest!

The fifth edition of the Nairobi Litfest, co-presented by Book Bunk and Hay Festival Global, runs from 8 to 10 May 2026, and the programme they have assembled is one of the most am...

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

African and Diaspora Women Poets Gather for an Online Indaba on Migration | Saturday, 11 April

This Saturday, 11 April, an online poetry indaba brings together African and African diaspora women writers to read and discuss their work on migration. The event runs from 7pm to...

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

The Decolonial Passage is Open for Submissions on the Theme of Ecology | Submit by April 30

The Decolonial Passage, a literary magazine centring African, African-American, and Black diaspora writing, is open for submissions throughout April 2026 for its third issue, theme...

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

From the Archives and Fragments of History: Maaza Mengiste Is Talking About Her Work in Berlin on April 27

If you have been following Maaza Mengiste’s work, you already know that she is one of the most important African novelists writing today. Born in Addis Ababa, Mengiste left Ethiopi...

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brittlepaper.com /3 weeks ago

Mariam Mohammed, Olayinka Yaqub, and Naomi Nduta Waweru Win the 2025 JAY Lit Awards

The Journal of African Youth Literature (JAY Lit) has announced the winners of the 2025 JAY Lit Awards, recognising the best work published across Issues 9 and 10 of the journal. G...

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dailynews.co.zw /3 weeks ago

Sibanda’s ‘Rina Manyanga’ launch draws Zimbabwe’s literary luminaries

Nelson Mutongi AST week on Friday, the serene environs of Solomon Guramatunhu’s residence in Borrowdale were transformed into a vibrant sanctuary of... To access this...

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brittlepaper.com /3 weeks ago

IHRAM Calls on Southern African Writers to Respond to the Climate Crisis in a New Literary Project | Submit by May 15, 2...

The International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM) African Secretariat is seeking poetry, short stories, narratives, and essays from writers across the Southern African Developmen...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

EAC Fine-Tunes the East Africanism for Regional Cohesion, Integration, Unity

[Daily News] Arusha -- THE East African Community (EAC) citizens have been urged to increasingly identify themselves as East Africans rather than primarily along national lines, a...

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brittlepaper.com /1 day ago

Stella Gaitano and Safae el Khannoussi among finalists for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis Prize

Two African writers are among the six finalists for the 2026 Internationaler Literaturpreis, the prestigious German prize for contemporary literature in translation awarded by the...

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brittlepaper.com /2 weeks ago

Call for Submissions | Iska Press and Iskanchi Magazine Want Your Unruly African Writing

Iska Press, the Utah-based independent publisher that describes itself as a home for “unruly African literature”, is currently open for submissions on two fronts, and African write...

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brittlepaper.com /3 weeks ago

Safia Elhillo Named Wasafiri’s International Writer in Residence

A decade ago, a poem by an unknown Sudanese-American writer doing unusual things with Arabic script and English on the page caught the attention of the Brunel Prize judges, and ou...

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allafrica.com /2 weeks ago

All of Africa Today - May 14, 2026

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brittlepaper.com /1 month ago

Sierra Leonean-British scholar-activist and poet Kadija George Sesay Reads from Irki at Sankofa, Washington DC

On 17 April, Sankofa Video Books & Café in Washington DC hosts an evening that brings together two of the most important voices in Black and African diaspora literary culture....

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