Long-list for the Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature announced the long-list of 11 drawn from 173 books, for the 2019 edition of the prize over a month ago. All 11 long-listed authors are in the running for winning the cash prize of $100,000 (₦36,200, ...
We Launched The Single Story Foundation Journal Issue 1
Contact: Tiah Beautement Email: journal@singlestory.org The Single Story Foundation Journal is launched The editors of TSSF Journal are excited to announce the launch of its inaugural issue. Our journal is an online journal. You can read individual pub ...
New African literature is disrupting what Western presses prize
By Jeanne-Marie Jackson, Johns Hopkins University African literature is the object of immense international interest across both academic and popular registers. Far from the field’s earlier, post-colonial association with marginality, a handful of st ...
Our Board Members and Publications
Contact: Murewa Olubela murewa.olubela@singlestory.org TSSF Announces BoD and AB Members and Launches Two Publications TAMPA (Oct. 17, 2016) – The Single Story Foundation (TSSF) today announces the appointment of five members to its Board of Directors ...
Africa’s Young Literary Stars
African literature in recent times has been breaking new grounds in international markets, like the United States, where historically it has been overlooked. Writers like Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Adichie, etc. have led the race in getting African literat ...
11 African Storytellers you should know
An integral aspect of changing stereotypes, storytelling is an inherent way of life for Africans. Everybody has a tale to tell and everybody tells it in different ways. As Gcina Mhlophe points out: Stories are our friends, our counsellors and our teach ...
Nollywood single story problem
A while ago, novelist Chimamanda Adichie gave a keynote speech at TED Talks titled "The Danger of a Single Story." What’s Africa’s single story? The tainted lens through which the news media portrays Africa to the world; mostly starving kids too weak to d ...
7 African literature books to read if you love Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Author: Zaynab Quadri Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie clocked 38 yesterday and oh well you have read all her books.You blazed through Purple Hibiscus, you ran out and bought Half of a Yellow Sun, The Thing Around Your Neck, and American ...
African Literary Magazines
We present to you, African Literary Magazines, the directory you've been searching for. A needed haven for writers, artistes and creative people of African descent, African Literary Magazines provides you information about literary organizations that cate ...
Otobong Nkanga wins 8th Yanghyun Art Prize
Otobong Nkanga, a Nigerian, has become the first African to win the Korean Yanghyun Foundation Artist Award. The award was presented in Seoul, Korea. She will receive 100 million won ($86,300) and an opportunity to hold a solo exhibition at any chosen mus ...