MGM+ has greenlit The American Heiress, an eight-episode romantic comedy of manners based on Daisy Goodwin’s 2011 New York Times bestselling novel, with Julianna Margulies starring as Isabella Cash. D...

The Vampire Diaries star joins Daisy Jelley and Connor Simos in Netflix’s adaptation of Hannah Grace’s hockey romance, now filming in Vancouver.

The Caine Prize for African Writing has confirmed that Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza remains the winner of its 2026 prize, after an internal review found no evidence that his story, “Th...

The 14th Aké Arts and Book Festival runs from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 November at Silkwood Hotel (formerly Bon Hotel), 261 Sobo Arobiodu Street, Ikeja GRA.

The $500 award goes to a story about the legacies of trauma and silence. Élékéré Press also announces its first title, a podcast, and the prize’s return in 2027.

Élékéré Press has shortlisted seven writers for its inaugural short story prize. The winner will be announced on November 2, 2026.

Book Buzz Foundation, the organisation behind Ake Arts & Book Festival, the Lagos International Festival of Illustrations and the Kaduna Book & Arts Festival, has launched the Abuja Festival...

The new $500 prize invites unpublished short stories on the theme of “Inheritance” — submissions close August 31, 2026.

If you’re an African or diaspora writer with a story that traditional publishing houses might deem “too strange,” “highly political,” or too “out there,” this is your call.

A new literary collection from Book O’Clock invites essays, short stories, and poetry from Nigerian writers whose lives have straddled origin and the North.

Now in its third edition, the USD20,000 prize celebrates excellence in African and Caribbean publishing.

The publishing platform expands its cultural mandate with a dedicated advisory division offering strategic counseling to writers, independent publishers, and literary institutions navigating a transf...