Get out this weekend and grab a signed copy of Olumide Popoola’s highly anticipated debut novel When We Speak Of … More
Category: Literature
Africa Writes 2017 Review: A Celebration of African Literature and Culture with Music and Words
30th June to 2nd July 2017 the British Library played host to Africa Writes: for three days writers, poets, scholars … More
Southbank Centre: Zadie Smith reads from New Novel Swing Time
Date: 6th July Where: Royal Festival Hall Hear Smith read from new novel, Swing Time, and talk about her career and … More
Food for Thought: The Litro Literary Weekender 25th-28th May
Journey to West Africa for Litro Magazine’s latest #WorldSeries instalment- an inaugural Literary Weekender-to explore the cultural and literary landscapes … More
News: Caine Prize Open for 2018 Applications
The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published … More
Books: The Magic Lamp: Dreams of Our Age by Ben Okri
A lamp found in the attic of a London house inspires a sequence of images and writings. Meditations or stories, … More
Brunel International African Poetry Prize Winner Romeo Oriogun
The Nigerian writer was awarded the prestigious prize for his “beautiful and deeply passionate” writing. The Brunel International African Poetry … More
