70 Best African Literature Blogs & Websites

1. Brittle Paper | An African Literary Blog

Welcome to Brittle Paper, your go-to site for African writing and literary culture. We bring you all the latest news and juicy updates on publications..., authors, events, prizes, and lifestyle. more
brittlepaper.com
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2. All Africa | Books

AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 700 news and information items daily from over 140 African news... organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public.more
allafrica.com/books
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3. Africa in Words

Africa in Words is a blog focusing on cultural production and Africa. We cover books, art, film, history, music, ideas and people and the ways they in...teract.more
africainwords.com
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4. The Chimurenga Chronic

Based in Africa, but with a global reach, the Chronic is an ideal platform for institutions, organisations and brands looking to get beyond the border...s of nation-states and associate themselves with a cutting-edge pan-African vision.more
chimurengachronic...
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5. ACEworld Publishers

Your No. 1 page for latest opportunity, education and literary news.
aceworldpub.com.ng
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6. Open Country Mag

Open Country Mag is a multiplatform space for African literature. We exist to record literary culture in Africa; to make the deep archives of literary... resources, data, and history available for use anywhere, from general reading to academia; and, crucially, to be a ladder for the next generation of African writers, thinkers, literary journalists, and curators, to provide necessary tools in their development.more
opencountrymag.com
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7. PEN South Africa

PEN South Africa represents the writers of southern and South Africa. We celebrate literature, defend freedom of expression, and aid writers in prison....more
pensouthafrica.co.za
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8. Arts Lounge

Covers articles on promoting literature from Africa and the Diaspora. Arts Lounge believes Literature is a tool for radical, positive change in societ...y, and in the fight against stereotypes; therein lies our dedication and drive.more
artsloungenyc.com
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9. James Murua's Literature Blog

JamesMurua.com was born on June 2013 to give news and reviews from the African literature scene. We specialize in telling you what work your favourite... African writer is up to. That means that you will find news on news books, events like book launches, literary festivals, author profiles and more.more
jamesmurua.com
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10. African Writer Magazine

African Writer Magazine is a New Jersey-based monthly celebrating African Literature & Writers.
africanwriter.com
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11. Mocha Girls Read | Blog by a group of Black Women

We are a group of Black women who love to read, want to read more and meet like minded women.
mochagirlsread.com
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12. Writers Space Africa

Writers Space Africa is an international literary magazine, which features rich diversity of writings from African writers to a global audience.
writersspace.net
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13. African Literature Association

The African Literature Association is an independent non-profit professional society open to scholars, teachers and writers from every country. It exi...sts primarily to facilitate the attempts of a world-wide audience to appreciate the efforts of African writers and artists.more
africanlit.org
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14. Africa Access | Expanding Perspectives on Africa Book by Book

Africa Access Review, our online database, contains over annotations and reviews of children's books about Africa published in the U.S. Our review...s are written by university professors, librarians, and teachers most of whom have lived in Africa and have graduate degrees in African Studies.more
africaaccessreview..
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15. African American Literature Book Club Blog

AALBC are the largest and most popular website dedicated to African American books and Black literature from around the world. We celebrate Black cult...ure, through books, for readers of all backgrounds to enjoy. Follow this blog to know more about African American Literature Books.more
aalbc.com/blog
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16. Playground of Randomness | A lifestyle and book blog

My name is Shanice Singh and I,m an English major. I enjoy reading, writing, watching TV and good clothes. I have an unhealthy obsession with books an...d shopping. I'm from sunny South Africa.more
playgroundofrandom..
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17. PAROUSIA Magazine

Africa's First Christian Arts And Literary Magazine. our vision is to be a platform where the arts and literature would be made available, reachin...g nations, covering the earth.more
parousiamagazine.w..
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18. uHlanga

uHlanga focuses on publishing single-author collections. We also publish a small number of edited anthologies and chapbooks. uHlanga was founded in 20...14 as a magazine of poetry from KwaZulu-Natal. Our books have won most major South African and African poetry awards, including three Ingrid Jonker Prizes for Poetry in English, and more.more
uhlangapress.co.za
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19. Reluctant Memsahib

A literary blog by an Africa-based journalist. The diary of wife, mother, and failed domestic goddess in Africa.
reluctantmemsahib...
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20. Librettong

LIBRETTO is a publishing company, bookstore & and Africa's finest online magazine of arts and publishing that aims to publish the works of new/eme...rged and established writers and artists and all kinds of literary electronic publication and distribution of EBook across Africa and the world at large. We aim to publish fine and qualified works considering race and themes. We so much believe that literature and arts should be celebrated for their aesthetics. We want to inform, educate, exposing morals and ideals. We also define new voices as those with qualities, new themes, styles, and forms.more
librettong.com
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21. EBOquills

EBOquills is a literary platform, which aside from promoting African Literature, seeks to be a clinic for creatives and a spa for stressed and distres...sed artists. We want to take hundreds of writers from the shadows and place them in the spotlight. Because we know that writing is a sojourn on a long lonely lane and it is difficult to stay sane with overdoses of silence and solitude. This is why we want to walk willing writers down this lane, offer pieces of advice, churn out writing prompts, and simply be a reliable support system.more
eboquills.com
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22. THE LEO NATION

A warm welcome to TheLeoNation, a land of non-fictional chronicles, debacles and anecdotes on life as an African literate, the ups and downs, common a...nd rare, are shared here.more
leomuzivoreva.word..
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23. Africa Book Link | New African literature, drama & criticism

The Africa Book Link is a newsletter, primarily announcing new and forthcoming African literature, drama and criticism. Secondly, it announces confere...nces and highlights the latest articles, interviews and bookreviews related to African literature, drama or criticism.more
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24. Nigerian Stories

Angelica Uwaezuoke, a medical student at the University of Nigeria, is an astute writer, a conversationalist and a serial entrepreneur. She mentors ma...ny young writers and heads several editorial boards. A great blog for exciting short Nigerian fiction that leaves you wanting for more.more
nigerianstories.com
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25. Afrinotes

Afrinotes publishes book reviews, critical essays, summaries and analyses of African literary works. Our aim is to make reference materials on African... literary works and other educational materials available to both students and researchers who are curious to know more about the African world.more
afrinotes.net/arti..
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26. Well-Read Black Girl

Well-Read Black Girl celebrates the phenomenal Black women on our bookshelves. WRBG provides a vital space for Black women readers and writers to conn...ect and grow in conversation.more
wellreadblackgirl.com
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27. Naija Stories

Promoting Nigerian Reading and Writing. Naija Stories is a website set up and committed to promoting Nigerian Fiction. We are a social network for Nig...erian writers of all skill levels and readers of both genre novels and literary fiction. more
naijastories.com
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28. Books LIVE | Book Reviews

South African, African and international books and literature news, as it happens. Web network and news source for southern African writers and publis...hers.more
bookslive.co.za/ca..
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29. Saraba Magazine

Saraba is a literary magazine focused on the work of new writers in Nigeria and other parts of the African continent. Since 2009, we have published se...veral issues of a magazine, editions of poetry chapbooks, and online-only work.more
sarabamag.com
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30. The Caine Prize for African Writing

The Caine Prize for African Writing is a registered charity whose aim is to bring African writing to a wider audience using our annual literary award.... In addition to administering the Prize, we work to connect readers with African writers through a series of public events, as well as helping emerging writers in Africa to enter the world of mainstream publishing.more
caineprize.com/blog
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31. Africa Book Club | Africa's best books and more

Africa Book Club is a place to share your interest in African literature with people from all over the world. It features blog postings, news, compet...itions and giveaways, reviews, and posts about Africa's established and emerging writers. more
africabookclub.com
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32. Bookshy | An Africa book lover

I fell in love with African literature, and I've been hooked ever since. Bookshy is my personal labour of love dedicated to African literature. It... is a space where I celebrate, promote and recognise contemporary African literature - although sometimes I go back in time to commemorate the greats. It is about the books I love, the books I have read and the books that I am dying to read. more
bookshybooks.com
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33. AFREADA

AFREADA is an online literary magazine, featuring original short stories from emerging writers across the Continent. A fusion of the two words, Africa... and Reader, we live for the well-crafted narratives and effortless reads that speak to our daily realities as Africans at home and abroad.more
afreada.com
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34. Jalada Africa | A pan-African writers' collective

Jalada Africa is pan-African writers collective. Our aim is to publish literature by African authors regularly by making it as easy as possible for an...y member to publish anything or execute any literary project as quickly and effectively as possible.more
jaladaafrica.org
Facebook 11.3KTwitter 11.5K Frequency 4 posts / year FeedSpot 158 Posts 108 DA 34 Location South Africa Get Email Contact

35. KZN Literary Tourism

Through KZN Literary Tourism we aim to provide an invaluable resource for those interested in the relatively new field of Literary Tourism as well as ...provide information on the work we are currently doing from our base in Durban, South Africa. KZN Literary Tourism is a resource for those interested in books.more
literarytourism.co.za
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36. MahoganyBooks | African American Literature Blog

MahoganyBooks is an online bookstore that believes in social entrepreneurship. We take a leadership role in the community promoting African American l...iterature, reading, writing, and cultural awareness as tools to improve communities as well as enrich the lives of motivated individuals.more
blog.mahoganybooks..
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37. Kinna Reads

I love books, reading, nurturing and developing my appreciation for the art form. I read mostly fiction, both contemporary and classic. I really enj...oy world literature. I'm partial to women writers and their works, especially African women writers.more
kinnareads.com
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38. Africa Writes Blog

The Africa Writes festival is an annual celebration of contemporary literature from Africa and the diaspora brought to you by The Royal African Societ...y. Africa Writes aims to enhance coverage and discussion about African literature and writers in London - and the UK, by extension. more
africawrites.org/c..
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39. Syncityng | African Literary Blog

SynCity NG is an African Literary blog that publishes the best of African Literature; African stories, poetry, etc. At Syncity Ng you get to experienc...e thr best of what African Literature has to offer.more
syncityng.com
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40. The Book Club Blog

At The Book Club Blog we read books. Many of them, and we share bookish information.
thebookclubblog.co.za
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41. The Black Book Review Online | QBR

QBR is the first national book review exclusively dedicated to books about the African experience. In its pages you will find fiction, nonfiction, poe...try, children's books, health and lifestyle management, writers from Africa and the Caribbean--the whole of the Diaspora, the whole of our experience.more
qbrbookreview.com
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42. African Book Addict

My name is Darkowaa and I am a Ghanaian-American, currently living where my heart feels most at home, Accra, Ghana. African Book Addict was created mi...d-2014 and its dedicated to celebrating BLACK literature through book reviews, book chats with fellow readers & writers, book hauls and more.more
africanbookaddict.com
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43. Wawa Book Review

Wawa Book Review focuses on the outputs of African publishers. We cannot review all books published by African publishers, not even all the important... ones. We however will do as much as our generous, volunteer reviewers can manage. Review copies of newly published books are welcome. However, we cannot guarantee that we will review every book we receive.more
wawabookreview.com
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44. WORDS RHYMES & RHYTHM

We are a foremost Nigerian publishing and educational institution. The culture of helping each other grow has become our strength, as we actively prom...ote Nigerian writing, acting as a support base for young Nigerian writers and providing client-customized publishing services at competitive rates.more
wrr.ng
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45. New Books Nigeria

New Book Nigeria is a portal of new creative writing out of Nigeria. We catalogue new books written by Nigerians or set significantly in Nigeria since... 2011.more
newbooksnigeria.wo..
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46. Maisha Yetu

This site is run by Nairobi based journalist Joseph Ngunjiri. It focus on the arts in general but has quite a bit of information from the Kenyan publi...shing industry.more
kenyanbooks.wordpr..
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47. Poéfrika

A green weblog of creative, Africa-inspired writing. Celebrating heroes and family.
poefrika.blogspot.com
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48. The Afro Reader

Our goal is to bridge the gap between literature books and those using digital media while working with the Sustainable Development Goals in mind.
theafroreader.com
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49. Black books blog

I will be reviewing all the books I read and also interviewing authors when they have book launches. I am also involved in lots of Blog tours for vari...ous Publishers and Independent authors so if you are looking for an honest review of a new book then look no further.more
blackbooks2017.wor..
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50. Incessant Scribble | An African Literary Blog

An African Literary Blog. Book Reviews | Author Interviews | Short Stories from the continent of Africa.
osonduawaraka.blog..
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51. The Namse Chronicles

Namse's perspectives on love, socio-cultural issues and life in general.
thenamsechronicles..
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52. The African Book Review | Exploring African novels

The African Book Review exists to provide a platform that engages with African arts from a literacy perspective, exploring new, established, and upcom...ing African writers. We at The African Book Review are excited to watch as more people become acquainted with and intimately connected to African Literature.more
theafricanbookrevi..
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53. Loudink | The Best of Africa, Home of Art, Culture and Inspiration

Loudink.net is a knowledge, entertainment poetic site full of Art, Culture and Inspiration. Artists can share their passion, honor feelings, provoke t...hought.more
loudink.net
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54. Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu

I am Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu. I write stuff about things and things about stuff. Poetrenuer, Blogger, Author-Graphic/Web Developer, Writing Coach an...d eBook Publisher.more
stefnsylvester.com
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55. Sooo Many Stories Blog | The Home of Ugandan Literature

This site aims to show you our (Uganda) literature. To remind everyone that we are here, we are writing, we are reading and we have sooo many stories ...to tell. more
somanystories.ug/blog
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56. The South African Writers' Network

The South African Writers' Network serves as a platform from which authors and aspirant writers can explore the wealth of human information on the... Internet and contribute to this burgeoning network culture.more
sawn.co.za/soap-bo..
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57. Black & Bookish Blog

Antoinette wanted to get closer to her history and culture, something that can easily slip away when you use the narrative of your oppressors. Black &... Bookish was created to celebrate Black literature throughout the African Diaspora, tell the stories of Black people, and grow a global community behind those efforts.more
blackandbookish.co..
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58. All African Books Blog

ll African Books is an independent online bookstore based in South Africa. We celebrate and sell books written by African authors. We are an indie onl...ine bookstore in Cape Town for a niche market looking to buy African Literaturemore
allafricanbooks.co..
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59. Bronze Empire

Bronze Empire is an amazing blog where you can read awesome stories, poems, comics and novels.
bronzeempire.com.ng
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60. Sprinkle storiez

Literature and lifestyle blog by Literary Activist Veralynchinenye.
sprinklestoriez.bl..
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61. AmashiWii Journal

Echoing new voices in Arts and Literature. The main objective of AmashiWii Journal is to create a platform for rising bards and creatives in Africa an...d the world at large. We seek to uplift the culture of literature, and reading and other Arts, especially in Africa where we've got so many stories to tell.more
amashiwii.wordpres..
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62. Daher Publications

This website was designed to help readers such as yourself to familiarize with my work and get to be up to date about my future projects.
dahersworld.com
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63. African Street Literatures Blog

African Street Literatures is a research project based at Uppsala University on emergent African writing. We are interested in the variety of forms th...at literature takes in African cities, from spoken word to chapbooks, blogs to street theatre, and all forms of print producing an emergent contemporary African literature. We aim to publish guest blogs on this material by African literary producers and academics in a variety of African languagesmore
africanstreetliter..
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64. Literary Intelligence

Literary Intelligence is an African literary blog, established with the aim of spreading African artful works everywhere, amidst propelling a channel ...for African writers and poets to be better in their craft.more
litintelligence.org
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