Serpell wins 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing
Zambia’s Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story ‘The Sack’. Published in the collection Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the...
NoViolet Bulawayo wins inaugural Etisalat Prize for debut African literature
NoViolet Bulawayo has won the inauagural Etisalat Prize for Literature, presented for debut fiction by African writers, for her novel We Need New Names (Chatto & Windus). Bulawayo was announced...
Shortlist announced for inaugural Etisalat Prize for debut African literature
The shortlist for the inauagural Etisalat Prize for Literature, to be presented for debut fiction by African writers, has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso...
Response to Cape Town Book Fair ‘overwhelming’
Response to the inaugural Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) has exceeded expectations, with what fair director Vanessa Badroodien called ‘overwhelming support from the public and trade visitors.'‘None of us could...