We are halfway through the third quarter of 2024 and if you are a bookworm looking to explore African literature, then we have just the list for you. Whether you want to immerse yourself in the...

Nigerian-American writer, Nnedi Okorafor, has been officially inducted into the Science Fiction & Fantasy Hall of Fame. Nnedi, celebrated for her unique blend of African culture and speculative...

Evidence Egwuono Adjarho, a JAY Lit Issue 7 contributor, has been revealed as the winner of the Afrocritik Prize for Criticism 2024 for her review of Peace Adzo Medie’s His Only Wife and the Explor...

Nigerian poet, Abu Bakr Sadiq has revealed the cover of his poetry book, Leaked Footages, which won the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets 2023. Leaked Footages carries urgent subjects,...

Arrowsmith Press, in partnership with The Derek Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, and the Boston Playwrights' Theatre, unveil Nigerian poet and essayist, Romeo Oriogun as one of the...

Nigerian writer, H.B Asari has been unveiled as the winner of Arts Lounge Magazine's: Akachi Chukwuemeka Prize For Literature 2024 with her winning entry, The Last Trauma Poem. She walks away with an...

Communa Magazine unveils the winner and the runners-up of the prestigious short story competition in celebration of creativity and storytelling. The winner and the runners-up are: First Place...

Nigerian poet, Adedayo Agarau has been announced as a 2024 winner of the Poetic Justice Institute Editors Prize for a BIPOC Writer for his book, The Years of Blood (Selected by Elisabeth Frost and...

An exceptional evening awaits guests of the forthcoming Glasgow 2024 Worldcon in a special evening dedicated to the 2024 winners of the Nommo Awards for the best in African Speculative Fiction. The...

The prestigious Jacar Press New Voices Award for 2024 has been awarded to Nigerian poet Chisom Okafor for his remarkable collection, All I Know About a Heavy Heart Is How to Carry It. The winning...

Issue 7 - July 2024 View on Web Archive Download Full Issue Poetry byTaofeek Ayeyemi, Ajise Vincent, Annah Atane, Timi Sanni, Arikewusola Abdul Awal, Aman Bibi Gray, Leah Ojúọlápé AdéyẹyèShort...

The Caine Prize for African Writing has recently announced the shortlisted authors of its 2024 edition. The five stories shortlisted for the

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has released the results of its 2024 Board of Directors elections in which among the newly elected officials is Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki,...

The Best Net Anthology publication has revealed its 2024 contributors’ list across five different categories. Listed below are the writers representing Africa in the global literary space. Poetry:...

The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature is currently accepting submissions for its 9th edition. The Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature was founded by Mukoma Wa Ngugi and Lizzy...

O-Jeremiah Agbaakin, Janice Lardey, and Uche Okonkwo have earned their places amongst awardees for the General Fellowship category of the Studios at MASS MoCA 2024’s Second Batch of Residency...

In compliance with its mission, The Shirley Jackson Awards nominees for outstanding achievement in horror and dark fantasy fiction have been unveiled.

Sabah Carrim's story, "Fading Mehndi", captivated the judges, leading her to emerge as the overall winner of the Afritondo short story prize. Along with this achievement, Sabah has authored two...

Mukandi Siame has won the 2024 Hope Prize by Ubwali Literary Magazine in collaboration with Shenandoah. The Zambian writer won with her essay, "Like Mother". The winner was picked from a shortlist of...

Hauwa Shaffi Nuhu has been announced as one of the recipients of the 2024 Ochberg Fellowship by the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. The conflict reporter from Nigeria has bylines in several...

Nigerian-American actress, comedian, and writer Yvonne Orji has signed a deal with Sony Television to adapt Yaa Gyasi's novel Transcendent Kingdom for Sony Pictures Television. Transcendent Kingdom...

On a grand Thursday evening, July 11, the Royal Society of Literature announced the appointment of 42 new Fellows and Honorary Fellows elected in 2024. The new fellows signed their names in the RSL...

The First Pages Prize unveils the prize longlist in creative nonfiction and fiction 2024 celebrating the year's most compelling literary voices.

Makena Onjerika was awarded the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing. She was shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Morland Writing Scholarship, the 2020 Bristol Prize, and the 2022 NOMMO short story award....

The winners have emerged in the 2023 Writivism Prizes. They are Damilola Omotoyinbo who won the Poetry Prize with her poem, "The Evening News"; Hussani Abdulrahim who won the Prose Prize with his...

Organizers of the Toyin Fálọlá Prize and the publisher of Lunaris Review, LUNARIS has unveiled the shortlisted authors selected for the 2024 edition.

The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) announced the winners of its 7th NommoAwards 2024 at a celebratory ceremony held this weekend at the 82nd World Science FictionConvention (Worldcon) in...

Words, Rhymes and Rhythm is calling on all Nigerians, home and in the diaspora to submit for the 2024 edition of the annual Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize. The Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize...

The African Griot invites submissions in honour for the launch of the Alexander Nderitu For World Literature with this year’s team, “Peace” to be awarded to the best unpublished short story from...

Michael Imossan is the 2024 winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, for his collection, All That Refuses to Die. He will receive a $1000 USD cash award and publication of his...

Agbowó has extended an invitation open to all Africans (wherever they may live) to its unthemed issue. The editors are looking for new voices, and are enthusiastic about established writers. They...

Ubwali Literary Magazine in partnership with Shenandoah has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Hope Prize. The writers and their shortlisted pieces are as follows Mutinta Nanchengwa, for "How...

The project will support emerging Nigerian writers in the craft of creative writing as a critical tool to explore the present social realities and imagine the future that would help to advance a more...

The Aké Arts and Book Festival has announced a call for entries for the 2024 edition of their annual journal. The 12th edition of the festival’s theme is "Finding Freedom". Submission Guidelines:...

Decorated author, Eugen Bacon, has partnered up with Meerkat Press to publish not one, but two new books. First up is NOVIC, a dark and poetic prequel to Claiming T-Mo which clutches you with themes...

Mustapha Enesi Ibrahim is an outstanding writer who delves into themes of grief, sexuality, and acceptance, often woven within complex familial and communal relationships in his short stories. With a...

The Cassava Republic Press has recently unveiled the selected participants for the African Women’s Editorial Workshop 2024 consisting of 11 amazing Africans.

The CBC Literary Prizes have unveiled the longlist for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. Among the 29 writers longlisted are Vincent Anioke (Nigerian-Canadian), Nnamdi Ibeanusi (Nigeria) and Mirabelle...

April Centaur has revealed the shortlisted applicants for the second edition of the April Centaur Contest. The applicants who made the list include JAY Lit Issue 7 contributor, Enit'ayanfe Ayosojumi...

‘Reading to a child is a gift that lasts a lifetime, a gift that keeps on giving long after the book is finished.’ - Yvonne Vera Frances Ogamba was a recipient of this gift as a child. She was born...

Submissions for the magazine's second issue, titled IKENGA, are open. IKENGA theme and target audience: The voice of rebellion, publishing work that defies language, traditions, and politics....

The Muse Journal is currently accepting applications from all writers in every part of the world to submit to her 52nd Issue. The Muse is a journal of critical and creative writing, an annual...

Isaac Kilibwa was crowned as the overall winner of the 2023 Kikwetu Flash Fiction Contest for his work titled, Cul-de-sac. Isaac will receive a $150 cash prize in addition to his story being publis...

Efiko Magazine is accepting applications from writers of African origin based anywhere in the world to submit poems, short stories, and essays

The shortlists for the British Science Fiction Association’s BSFA Awards for works published in 2023 have been revealed and African writers were very well represented. Wole Talabi was on the shortl...

The seventh issue of The Journal of African Youth Literature (JAY Lit) is slated for release later in July 2024. While the anticipation builds, the editorial team has decided to put out the official...

Solaris Books is excited to announce the acquisition of What Brings You Here, a speculative fiction anthology edited by award-winning editors Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Somto Ihezue. Inspired by...

Poetic Wednesday Initiative has made a historic announcement with the appointment of Naseeba Babale as its new Creative Director. This makes Nasiba the first woman to lead a literary organization in...

The Lyra is Bristol's annual poetry festival that brings together and celebrates local, national, and international poets and speakers, representing Bristol as a centre of world-class poetry. This...

Hussain Ahmed's poem, ‘Talking Drums’ has won the top prize in the poetry category of Gulf Coast's 2024 literary contests. Monica Youn, one of the judges, had this to say on the winner: "'Talking...

Poets from the East African region are invited to contribute to Suppressed Realities, an experimental digital anthology exploring the theme of suppressed realities. This anthology challenges poets to...

SEVHAGE Literary and Development Initiative and SEVHAGE Publishers are proud to announce a call for entries into three categories of Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction and Critical Writing worth over One...

Open Arts unveils the shortlist for the maiden edition of the Open Arts Manuscript Publishing Deal 2024. The participants shortlisted....

The Analog Analytical Laboratory (AnLab) Awards has unveiled the winners and finalists for its 2023 edition, with Nigerian author, Wole Talabi securing first place in the "Best Short Stories"...

Afrocritik, a melting pot for African expression, announces its inaugural Afrocritik Prize for Criticism, ahead of its third anniversary. Since its inception in 2021, Afrocritik has emerged as a...

Sematlane was announced as the winner of the award at the launch event for the Summer 2024 issue at International Literature Festival Dublin on May 18th. Sematlane’s winning story, A Fern Between...

The following authors have dazzled the African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) with their stories in the realm of speculative fiction and found themselves on the sought after Nommo Award. In no...

Nigerian - American writer, Kyle Okeke has been unveiled as one of the two winners of the 2024 Poetry Society Of America Chapbook Fellowships for his manuscript, A Door in the Snow. The Box, one of...

British-Ghanaian writer and photographer, Caleb Azumah Nelson has been unveiled as the winner of the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize, for his novel Small Worlds published by Viking, Penguin...

British-Nigerian author, Chidi Ebere has been unveiled as the winner of the 2024 RSL Christopher Bland Prize for Now I Am Here published by Pan Macmillan Books. According to Pan Macmillan Books:...

Isele Magazine has revealed the shortlist for its prestigious Isele Prizes. Now in its third year, the initiative continues to recognize exceptional short stories, poems, and essays published in the...