The screenwriter and Sex Education writer won the romance writing prize for her debut novel-in-progress, Right Person, Wrong Timeline. J. D. Malle and Violet E. Scott were named runners-up.
11 September 2026
Two Nigerian poets and Jamaican writer Lorna Goodison are among 15 finalists for the 2026 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry.
5 September 2026
This year's five shortlisted stories arrived through five very different publishing routes, which may say more about African literary infrastructure than the five countries on the list do.
4 September 2026
The new anthology from Modjaji Books brings together poets from Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa, creating a cross-border conversation about women’s lives and the region’s changing literary landscape.
3 September 2026
The selection reflects the breadth of Putuma’s work, which has moved between poetry, theatre and children’s literature while repeatedly returning to questions of religion, memory, identity and cultural inheritance.
2 September 2026
For Musariri, the nomination puts When It’s Your Turn for Midnight before a large American literary audience less than six months after its U.S. publication.
2 September 2026
The fifth edition of the festival will bring more than 80 authors and cultural figures to London for a day spanning literature, music, poetry, science and publishing.
2 September 2026
Nnedi Okorafor and T.L. Huchu receive two nominations each as the African Speculative Fiction Society announces its 2026 shortlist.
31 August 2026
James Ngwu Eze, Ogaga Ifowodo and Tares Oburumu are the finalists for the 2026 prize, which is dedicated to poetry.
27 August 2026
For the five finalists, the competition now moves to its final stage. The inaugural winner will be announced at NLNG’s Grand Award Night in October 2026 and will receive the $20,000 prize, becoming the first recipient of the Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts.
25 August 2026
For the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the occasion represented recognition of an artist whose influence has extended well beyond the boundaries of her home country and musical genre. Producer Ana Martinez praised Kidjo’s ability to reach audiences across generations and continents.
20 August 2026
They emerged from 143 novels submitted from 23 countries, following deliberations by a five-member judging panel chaired by Hoda Elsadda, professor of English and comparative literature at Cairo University.
27 August 2025