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The Fête du Livre de DR Congo 2026 is being held in cities and towns across the Democratic Republic of Congo from November 10 to 28. This year’s patron is Marie NDiaye. The Fête du Livre de DR Congo (English: DRC Book Festival) is an annual literary event organized by the French Institute of Kinshasa […]

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The Lagos Books & Art Festival 2026, themed “Repair: The Workover Starts Now,” will be held from November 16 to 22, 2026. The festival, popularly known as LABAF, is an annual arts event founded by the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), a Nigerian cultural organisation. It features musical performances, book readings and launches, film screenings, […]

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The longlist for the Grenada Writers’ Prize was announced in St. George’s, Grenada, on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The prize is a national short story competition open to residents of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique. Supported by the Grenada Office of Creative Affairs and other sponsors, it awards winners cash prizes, mentoring, and professional exposure. […]

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New editions of Will This Be A Problem?, Pepper Coast Magazine, Johannesburg Review of Books, and Ubwali are available for your reading pleasure. Will This Be A Problem? Will This Be A Problem? is a literary journal, established in 2014, that publishes speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror, as well as essays and book […]

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Nalo Hopkinson received the inaugural Andrew Pyper Prize for Genre Fiction at the Writers’ Trust Awards in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. The Writers’ Trust of Canada holds the awards each November in Toronto. They are among the country’s premier literary prizes and distribute more than $400,000 across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and career […]

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