Essays

East Africa has had the honour of hosting the African Writers Conference (AWC) for the second time since its inception. While Kenya hosted the first, this year, writers gathered at the beautiful [...]

The 3rd African Writers Conference took place in Lusaka, Zambia from 5th to 7th November, 2020- the year in which the continent had to adjust to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Following health [...]

On the 1st of December, 2018 writers from across Africa gathered in Nigerian’s capital, Abuja for the first African Writers Conference and Awards put together by the African Writers Development [...]

Winners have emerged at the 2018 African writers awards held on December 1, 2018 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria. The event which paraded the finest writers in Africa was a [...]

Shortlists for the 2018 African Writers Award have been released by the respective judges. The judges of each category have left a comment regarding the entries. Short stories, Flash fiction and [...]

African Writers Conference, an event conceptualized by the African Writers Development Trust, is holding this year in Abuja, Nigeria from the 30th of November to the 2nd of December. The theme [...]

It is undeniable that the memoir genre is flooding the nonfiction market and due to its democratic nature, readers are spoilt for choice on whether to dive into fascinating travel stories, [...]