On behalf of the panel of judges, I present the winners of the African Writers Awards (AWA), the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature, and the African Teen Writers Awards. I would like to [...]

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 [...]

With gratitude to Writers Space Africa Foundation, African Writers Development Trust, and Writers Space Africa (Tanzania Chapter), I present the winners of both the 2021 African Writers Awards [...]

A month ago, we announced the longlist on behalf of the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT), Writers Space Africa Foundation, and Writers Space Africa – Tanzania (WSA-Tz). Our panel of [...]

We are pleased to announce the longlist for both the 2021 African Writers Awards (AWA) and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature. As is our tradition, all entries for the AWA were [...]

On behalf of the jury selection board of the African Writers Awards, I am pleased to announce the selected judges for the 2022 African Writers Awards to be held during the 2022 African Writers [...]

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 behalf of Writers Space Africa (WSA), Writers Space Africa – Zambia (WSA-Zm), and the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT), I present to you the winners for both the 2020 African [...]

On behalf of Writers Space Africa (WSA), Writers Space Africa – Zambia (WSA-Zm), and the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT), I present to you the shortlist for both the 2020 African Writers [...]

I would like to announce, on behalf of the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT), Writers Space Africa (WSA), and Writers Space Africa – Zambia (WSA-Z), the longlist for both the 2020 African [...]

By Comfort Nyati SDB ׀ August 2020 Twaweza is not only a book but a prodigious progeny birthed from the PenPen Africa Writers Residency, a project initiated by the African Writers Development [...]

The board of Trustees of the African Writers Development Trust (AWDT) has approved the selection of judges for the 2020 African Writers Awards. This was revealed in a statement by Olukaejire [...]