TRAM 83: Fiston Mujila’s Compelling Masterpiece – A Review

August 10, 2016

Fiston Mwanze Mujila’s Tram 83 translated from French by Roland Glasser, as evidenced by its acclaim in Africa and beyond, has wowed the world of literature; it...

The Pineapple Show Curated by Zina Saro-Wiwa | July 9 – August 13 | 2016

July 27, 2016

Tiwani Contemporary is pleased to announce The Pineapple Show, a group exhibition curated by Zina Saro-Wiwa and presented by Boys' Quarters Project Space, the g...

10 things we learnt from Africa Writes 2016

July 26, 2016

Africa Writes, our sister festival has come and gone but we still have the experience ringing in our heads. We at WOA have compiled a list of everything we lear...

Profile: Bahati Books: we want to widen access to contemporary African writing

July 26, 2016

The American academic and literary critic Charles Larson once wrote that ‘those who say nothing has come out of Africa have not read the continent’s writers’. T...

What’s Trending #012

July 8, 2016

What’s Trending brings you a variety of the latest trends from and around the continent.  Expect to find your usual dose of news, categorised by country, alongs...

Sensitive exploration of mental illness wins Caine Prize 2016

July 8, 2016

On Monday 4 July 2016, South African writer Lidudumalingani won the Caine Prize award of £10,000 for his short story Memories We Lost, from the anthology, Incre...

An interview with Frances Mensah Williams

June 2, 2016

This month, WOA spoke with renowned novelist and publisher of ReConnectAfrica.com, Frances Mensah Williams. She discusses the inspirations behind her second nov...

What’s Trending? #010

April 21, 2016

The 10th edition of What's Trending? promises to be give you an exciting mix of the latest news across the continent and beyond. Jungle book characters b...

Nigerian Publishing House Cassava Republic Comes To The UK This April

April 13, 2016

African Literature in London could be described as having had a snow ball effect, especially during the past few years as events, festivals and platforms dedica...

Debut Congolese Writer Fiston Mujila Wins Africa’s Biggest Prize for Literature

March 24, 2016

A budding new writer from the Democratic Republic of Congo has won the highly coveted Etisalat Prize for Literature for 2015. The evening ceremony was held in L...