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IPA Joins Criticism of Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Conviction

In News by Porter AndersonSeptember 30, 2022Leave a Comment

‘We fully support Tsitsi in her appeal,’ says IPA’s Kristenn Einarsson. ‘Failing to do so would be to condemn all Zimbabweans to silence.’

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Book Aid International Programming: Books for 56,000 African Students

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 9, 20222 Comments

The ‘African Book Box’ program from Book Aid International is delivering books to 76 schools in Uganda, Ghana, and Zimbabwe.

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Windham-Campbell’s Michael Kelleher: ‘Not a Book Award’

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonMarch 30, 2022

Ten years after its inception, the Yale-based Windham-Campbell Prizes program is uniquely focused on ‘the love of writers and writing.’

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In Frankfurt: Tsitsi Dangarembga Receives the German Peace Prize

In News by Porter AndersonOctober 24, 2021

The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade has been awarded at midday on Sunday to the Zimbabwean author and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga.

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Auma Obama To Give the German Book Trade Peace Prize Lecture

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 30, 2021

The sociologist and activist Auma Obama gives the October address as Tsitsi Dangarembga wins the German Book Trade Peace Prize.

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Zimbabwe’s Tsitsi Dangarembga Wins German Book Trade Peace Prize

In News by Porter AndersonJune 21, 2021

The Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga is to receive the 2021 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for her work that examines ‘global questions of justice.’

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South Africa’s Snapplify and Econet Wireless Announce Partnership for Digital Reading in Africa

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 28, 2018

With more than 240,000 titles, the South African ed-tech company Snapplify is working with communications provider Econet to make ebooks available to more African readers.

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Zimbabwe’s AmaBooks: Specializing in Fiction Against the Tide

In News by Dennis AbramsSeptember 12, 2017

Selling rights not only to other African publishers but also ‘in Europe, in North America and recently to the Arab world,’ AmaBooks presses on in Zimbabwe.

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African Short Stories: Shortlist for 17th Caine Prize Announced

In News by Dennis AbramsMay 13, 2016

The winner of the £10,000 Caine Prize will be announced at an award ceremony and dinner at the Weston Library, Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, on July 4.

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At Abu Dhabi Book Fair: A Few Words With Nigeria’s Richard Ali

In News by Chip RossettiApril 29, 2016

At the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, Nigeria’s Richard Ali talks about the multilingual hurdles faced by those working in publishing in Africa.

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