Habiba Dokubo-Asari and Efemia Chela, have received the 2025 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award.
Israel Campos wins the second Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda/Angola Literature Prize for Baloiço de Memória.
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Two alumni of the 2024 CANEX Writing Workshop, Habiba Dokubo-Asari and Efemia Chela, have received the 2025 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award.
Every year, since 2018, Brittlepaper curates a list of 100 books that have left a mark on African literary culture.
It was one of the legends of African literature, Chinua Achebe, who wrote, “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” For centuries past, Africa’s history, arts and culture were seen through the prism of the narrations documented by others.
The way we purchase and consume books has become diverse, spanning both traditional stores and the increasingly central role of
Two alumni of the 2024 CANEX Writing Workshop, Habiba Dokubo-Asari and Efemia Chela, have received the 2025 Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award.
Every year, since 2018, Brittlepaper curates a list of 100 books that have left a mark on African literary culture.
It was one of the legends of African literature, Chinua Achebe, who wrote, “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” For centuries past, Africa’s history, arts and culture were seen through the prism of the narrations documented by others.
The way we purchase and consume books has become diverse, spanning both traditional stores and the increasingly central role of