We’re looking for stories, poems, or even non-fiction works that explore the topic of confessions, mysteries, secret gifts, ...

As pressure mounts and her relationships begin to fray, Evelyn must confront the possibility that control is not the same as having everything figured out. The figure-skating rink gives Ameyaw a ...

A new literary prize for works co-written with artificial intelligence has launched in France, The Guardian reports. The Prix Pascal de Littérature IA was founded by three tech entrepreneurs, Philippe ...

The NAACP has introduced ten new African categories for the 58th NAACP Image Awards, opening its awards to creators across the continent for the first time. In a press statement dated 21 October, the ...

The UK’s Society of Authors (SoA) has withdrawn from the Charter of Ethical AI Use in the Creative Industries, which it ...

Wasafiri, the magazine of international contemporary writing, has released Common Interests, a six-part video series hosted by author Yara Rodrigues Fowler. The project asks what the UK’s literary ...

Ugandan poet Jedidiah Mugarura’s debut collection, Nyamuteza, will be published in February 2027 by the University of ...

Rufaro Faith Mazarura’s Skate It Till You Make It follows Ari Shumba, the captain of Great Britain’s women’s ice hockey team, ...

Catalyst Press is calling on African poets to take part in a live Poetry Sit-In on Zoom to close #ReadingAfrica Week 2026. The three-hour event takes place on Saturday, 7 November, from 4:00 to 7:00 ...

The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has unveiled the nominees for its 20th edition, and four Nigerian writers made the shortlist ...

Two Nigerian writers took home trophies at the 2026 Ignyte Awards, which were announced on Saturday, October 3. Somto Ihezue won Outstanding Novelette for “We Begin Where Infinity Ends,” published in ...