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Kistrech International Poetry Festival 2025 starts October 17
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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 9h

The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2025 shortlist announced
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #UnitedStates
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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 10h

Les Auteurs de Martinique’s Festilivres 2025 now on
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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 1d

South African author and academic Zoe Wicomb has passed away
#Transition #SouthAfrica
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South African author and academic Zoe Wicomb has passed away

South African author, translator, and academic Zoe Wicomb passed away in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday, October 13, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 1d

T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist announced
#LiteraryAwards #Poetry
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T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist announced

Nick Makoha, Catherine-Esther Cowie, and Isabelle Baafi are on the T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist announced on Monday, October 5, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 1d

TY Buratai Literary Initiative Young Adult Literature Prize 2025 finalists announced
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nigeria
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TY Buratai Literary Initiative Young Adult Literature Prize 2025 finalists announced

The regional winners of the TY Buratai Literary Initiative Young Adult Literature Prize 2025 were announced in Abuja on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 1d

Weltwortreisende 2025 starts October 16
#LiteraryFestivals #AfricanLiterature #Austria
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Weltwortreisende 2025 starts October 16

Weltwortreisende (World Word Travellers) 2025, with the theme “light impermeability,” will be hosted in Graz, Austria, from October 16 – 18, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday Times Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nonfiction #SouthAfrica #NoDNAJustRSA
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Sunday Times Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced

The Sunday Times Literary Awards 2025 shortlists were announced in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday, October 5, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 1d

When Algorithms Read African Literature
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When Algorithms Read African Literature

An essay on how algorithms promise to reveal hidden patterns in Nigerian literature that overturn our ideas about which works are the most…

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 2d

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Donate to the Writing Africa Project

Please support our work archiving African and Black literature financially via PayPal, Ko-Fi, Mobile Money, or Patreon.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 2d

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor hosted to Lagos events
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor hosted to Lagos events

Award-winning novelist and short story writer Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was hosted to a series of events in Lagos in September 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 2d

Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2025 for Accra starting October 17
#LiteraryFestivals #Ghana
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Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2025 for Accra starting October 17

The Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2025 with the theme "Connection" will be hosted in Accra, Ghana from October 17 – 19, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 2d

Ana Paula Tavares is Prêmio Camões 2025 winner
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Ana Paula Tavares is Prêmio Camões 2025 winner

Ana Paula Tavares was announced the Prêmio Camões 2025 winner in Lisbon, Portugal on Thursday, October 8, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 2d

Prix Goncourt 2025 Deuxieme Selection Announced
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction
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Prix Goncourt 2025 Deuxieme Selection Announced

Nathacha Appanah and Yanick Lahens are on the Prix Goncourt 2025 Deuxieme Selection announced in Paris, France, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 5d

Oyin Olugbile wins NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2025
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nigeria
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Oyin Olugbile wins NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2025

Oyin Olugbile’s novel Sanya is the winner of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2025. The announcement was made in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, October 10, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 5d

Stella Gaitano wins PEN English Pinter Prize for Writer of Courage 2025.
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Stella Gaitano wins PEN English Pinter Prize for Writer of Courage 2025

Stella Gaitano was declared the winner of the PEN English Pinter Prize for Writer of Courage 2025 on in London, UK, on October 10, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 5d

Hubaidat Oyinkansola Ishola Wins Quramo Writers’ Prize 2025
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #Nigeria
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Hubaidat Oyinkansola Ishola Wins Quramo Writers’ Prize 2025

Hubaidat Oyinkansola Ishola was declared the Quramo Writers’ Prize 2025 winner at a ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday, October 4, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 5d

Fred Khumalo’s “Dancing The Death Drill” stage adaptation
#NovelToStage
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Fred Khumalo’s “Dancing The Death Drill” stage adaptation

Fred Khumalo’s novel Dancing The Death Drill was adapted for stage and performed at the Joburg Theatre from September 9 – 28, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 6d

Book Digest: Cynthia Marangwanda, Frances Mensah Williams, Kalynn Bayron
#NewBooks #Fiction #Nonfiction
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Book Digest: Cynthia Marangwanda, Frances Mensah Williams, Kalynn Bayron

Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Cynthia Marangwanda, Frances Mensah Williams, Kalynn Bayron, and Karavan Press.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 6d

Peter Kimani is Nanyuki Book Festival keynote speaker
#LiteraryFestivals #Kenya
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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 6d

Zukiswa Wanner and Other Global Sumud Flotilla Activists Released
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Zukiswa Wanner and Other Global Sumud Flotilla Activists Released

South African writer, publisher, and activist Zukiswa Wanner and other participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla arrived safely in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, after thei...

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 13d

South African Writers in Solidarity with Zukiswa Wanner
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South African Writers in solidarity with Zukiswa Wanner

South African writers have put out a statement of solidarity on the kidnapping of South African writer Zukiswa Wanner off the coast of Gaza on the night of October 1, 2025.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 13d

Statement: My wife and writer Zukiswa Wanner has been kidnapped in Israel
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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 13d

South African writer and publisher Zukiswa Wanner among Global Sumud Flotilla activists kidnapped by the Israeli regime as they tried to end the blockade on Gaza this night.

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Writing Africa @writingafrica.bsky.social · 13d

University of Johannesburg Prize 2025 winners announced
#LiteraryAwards #SouthAfrica #NoDNAJustRSA
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University of Johannesburg Prize 2025 winners announced

Barbara Boswell, Siphokazi Jonas, and Shubnum Khan were announced as the University of Johannesburg Prize 2025 winners on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

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