Lynn Nottage wins Pulitzer Prize for Sweat
Playwright Lynn Nottage received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Sweat. The honors were presented during a ceremony at Columbia University in New York City on April 10.
Princeton Arts Fellows for 2017-19 announced
Above: Jaamil Olawale Kosoko Performance artist/poet Jaamil Olawale Kosoko. Photo by Erik Carter Lighting and projection designer David Bengali, performance artist and poet Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, and writer Erika L.
Short Stories: Little Miss Sophie from The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Dunbar Nelson
Note: Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a Harlem Renaissance writer born in New Orleans. Poet, journalist and activist, Ms. Dunbar-Nelson wrote about creole culture in African dialect.
Sugarcane Magazine presents: Submit: An erotic short story by Danita Davis
Above: Thong by Eric Austin This short story is sexually explicit and contains graphic language, sexual images, and violence. This may not be suitable for young and sensitive readers.
Lidudumalingani is the 2016 Caine Prize winner
The 2016 Caine Prize was announced in London this evening. Lidudumalingani from South Africa won for his short story “Memories We Lost”.
Spend your Summer writing with Chimamanda Adichie
Farafina Trust will be holding a creative writing workshop in Lagos, organized by award-winning writer and creative director of Farafina Trust, Chimamanda Adichie, from June 21 to July 1, 2016.
Book Review: P is for Pussy provides giggles for adults
It could be incredibly easy or incredibly difficult to write a children’s alphabet book. Where most simply put letters the in the right order and tell preschoolers that “A” is for “apple” and so on, Elissa Blount-Moorhead put herself the task of being creative and even entertaining parents.
THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR LAUNCHES ‘MY BOOK SELFIE,’ A CALL TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BOOK NATION
The Harlem Book Fair has launched an innovative literacy-awareness initiative, My Book Selfie, that rewards readers who share their love of books.
The African Art Academy: Conversations with African Poets and Writers: Helon Habila
This new series from Sugarcane Magazine feature academic conversations and interviews of some of the best African and African Diaspora artists.