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Founded in 2010, an international online newsletter, with book reviews and a forum about Africa's literary past, present, and future, Africans in the diaspora, and related issues; plus an online bookstore.

This site features sample work of and biographical information on over 180 cartoonists from around the African continent. "...when finished...As appropriate, there will be links to news, interviews, reviews, journalistic articles and scholarly books and essays on cartooning in Africa generally, and individual cartoonists."

A blog initiated by graduate students on African cultural and literary affairs, with a focus on anglophone Africa...commentaries, book reviews, information on events in the UK, South Africa, and elsewhere.

The site includes general information about ALA conferences and issues.
Note: The "ALA Bulletin" is available online ONLY for ALA members.
--2023 Annual Conference "Crossings: Africans Moving In/Across Space and Time," May 24-27, 2023, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
--See also: Draft Final Program for 2023 Conference

--45th Annual Meeting -- "Institutions of African Literature: Future, Present, Past," May 15-18, 2019, Columbus, Ohio
--See especially: Final program 48 pages in PDF format
--ALA 2017 43rd Annual Conference -- "Africa and the World: Literature, Politics, and Global Geographies," June 14-17, 2017, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
--See especially: Final Program

"The APDP is a project of the African Poetry Book Fund. The Portal is a resource for the study of the history of African Poetry providing access to biographical information, selected poetry, artifacts, news, video recordings, images and other documents related to African poetry from antiquity to the present."
--See also: African Poetry Book Fund's African Poetry Libraries--Africa

These web pages included biographical sketches and excerpts from the works of African poets of today, as well as links to journals and other projects of AfricaResource.Com. Some of the featured poets include Kofi Anyidoho (Ghana) and Tanure Ojaide (Nigeria); plus lesser known and younger writers.

"The African Speculative Fiction Society is an informal organization of African writers, editors, comic and graphic artists, and filmmakers in the fields of speculative fiction such as fantasy, science fiction, stories that draw on traditions, horror and philosophical fiction."
--See especially: List of Published African SFF -and- Nommo Awards

The blog of a literary research project on "street literature" in Africa. "New forms of literature are emerging in African megacities, outside the established publishing industry. The African Street Literature project aims to make such material accessible."

Since 1991, the Outreach Council of the ASA annually honors outstanding authors and illustrators of children's books about Africa published in the United States.

"AfTA was founded [in 2006] by a group of senior Africanist academics with a central aim of enabling and disseminating the highest quality of research and practice, as well as facilitating scholarly discourse and education on African theatre and performance. ​AfTA works to promote the understanding and appreciation of African theatre and performance forms and traditions by facilitating and maintaining scholarly discourse and collaborative research in the fields of African and African Diasporan theatre and performance."
--See especially: 2024 Annual Conference--"Theatres, cultures and democracies in Africa = Théâtres, cultures and démocraties en Afrique," 3 – 6 July 2024, Laboratoire des Sciences de la Communication, des Arts et de la Culture (LSCAC / UFR ICA) ​Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. ***The proposal submission deadline is 29 February 2024.

Since 2004, a writers' blog for poetry, essays, book reviews, videos, news, bookshop, and a directory of web links.

A commercial publisher's site which offers a preview of the full plain-text, digital collection of selected titles from the celebrated international series originally published by Heinemann in the UK.
--See also: Pearson Education (UK)

"Established in 2009, African Writers Trust is a non-profit body, which coordinates and brings together African writers in the Diaspora and their counterparts on the continent to promote mutual sharing of skills and other resources, and to foster knowledge and learning between the two groups."

The electronic version of a print journal about contemporary African writing in the English language and writers in Africa and the diaspora, with interviews, short fiction, essays, poetry, reviews, news about forthcoming publications, awards, and events, and useful web links. The archives contains back issues since no. 1 (June/August 2007).

"... est un magazine en ligne qui se veut être le miroir de la création et de l’actualité littéraires africaines et afro-descendantes, tout en posant un regard critique sur l’Afrique et sa diaspora d’un point de vue littéraire."

Un petit recueil d'essais biographiques sur les grands écrivains africains du vingtième siècle.

Un "webzine" sur les nouveautés de la littérature, tous les arts, et l'histoire et la société en Algérie.

"The National English Literary Museum was founded with a small collection of South African manuscripts by the late Professor Guy Butler of Rhodes University in the 1960s...officially renamed Amazwi South African Museum of Literature by the Minister of Arts and Culture in March 2019. The museum now has a mandate to collect literary artefacts relating to the literatures of all South African languages."

"...fondée en septembre 1983 par un groupe de chercheurs français. Son but est de créer un lieu de rencontres et d’échanges scientifiques ...et qui permette de faire connaître et de mettre en relation toutes les productions littéraires du continent africain."
--A propos de la revue "Études Littéraires Africaines"
--Rencontres, 1985-2017

"[Awa] était un magazine indépendant produit à Dakar (Sénégal) entre 1964 et 1973 par un réseau de femmes africaines. La revue propose des poèmes, des histoires courtes, des reportages politiques et des essais, mais aussi des recettes, des articles sur la mode, l’ameublement et la décoration d’intérieur, ainsi que des pages consacrées au courrier des lecteurs...Ce magazine a été numérisé par l’Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire-Cheikh Anta Diop (IFAN) à Dakar dans le cadre d’un projet intitulé Global Challenges et financé par l’Arts and Humanities Research Council (Royaume-Uni)."

" Our objective is to help build a vibrant African literary scene. We seek out innovative approaches to book reviews and literary commentaries. We offer a thorough coverage of the African literary scene...Fifty years ago, we said that the reader of African fiction wanted to be saved from colonial mentality. Today, African readers simply want stories that entertain and inspire them. Brittle Paper is a response to this new mandate."
--See also: 100 Notable African Books of 2023 -and- 2022 ; 50 Notable African Books of 2021 -and- 2020 ; Notable African Books of 2019 -and- 2018
--Plus: Guide to African Novels

"Le CErcle des amis des écrivains Noirs Engagés a pour buts la promotion et la défense des littératures produites par les écrivains africains et afrodescendants et mettant en exergue une cause humaine, sociétale, idéologique, politique, culturelle, économique de l’Afrique ou de sa diaspora."
--Veuillez voir surtout: Prix Littéraire Les Afriques

Ce site --en français ou en anglais-- offre le programme des activités et des extraits du premier numéro de la revue Presence Africaine. "La communauté africaine et l'Institut W.E.B Du Bois pour la recherche africaine et africaine américaine de l'université de Harvard (Etats-Unis) ouvrent, à l'université de la Sorbonne, les célébrations du cinquantième anniversaire du 1er Congrès international des écrivains et artistes noirs qui se déroula le 19 septembre 1956..." Voir aussi l'article du site officiel de l'Institut W.E.B. DuBois (Harvard University)

Ce site offre une petite archive de vieux numéros choisis depuis 2018 [seulement] --en texte intégral-- d'une des plus importantes revues sur l'étude de la littérature africaine...fondée par Léopold Sédar Senghor.

Veuillez voir aussi: le programme 48 pages en format PDF

Veuillez voir aussi: les invités en 2010. Aussi, on peut consulter les archives et rechercher par le mot-clé "Bamako" pour trouver les profils des écrivains qui participent aux festivals entre 2001 et 2006.
--En plus: Festival 2010: Café littéraire -- Images, Sons et Vidéos

"H-AFRLITCINE is the H-Net discussion list dealing with African Literature and Cinema and is affiliated with the African Literature Association."

Un vidéothèque qui contient des entretiens avec Abdou Diouf, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Joaquim Chissano, Frederik de Klerk, Boris Boubacar Diop, Nurruddin Farah, Kenneth Kaunda, Mac Maharaj, Claude Ernest Ndalla, Wole Soyinka, Wangari Maathai, Alpha Oumar Konare.

"The Society was established in 1991 in London and it draws its international membership from experts and students involved in the exploration of the oral traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora...organizes regular scholarly conferences: London, UK (1991); Legon, Ghana (1995); Cape Town, South Africa (1998); Chambery, France (2002); Banjul, Gambia (2004); and, Trinidad and Tobago (2006); and Lecce, Italy (July 2008)."
--10th Conference of the ISOLA, University of Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, June 12-15, 2014
(See also: French version)

"[Originally founded in 2006] Jahazi is an arts and culture journal [in English] whose vision is harnessing the wealth of artistic and cultural synergies in East Africa and how they are influenced by communities, even as they contribute to social change." ***Note: the journal's website offers tables of contents for the earliest issues and full text access only since 2015.

"Our aim is to publish literature by African authors regularly by making it as easy as possible for any member to publish anything or execute any literary project as quickly and effectively as possible....We will publish new anthologies every quarter."
--See also: Jalada Conversations: "...an interview series where we talk to some of the continent’s most exciting and respected writers."

"...publishes reviews, essays, poetry, photographs and short fiction from South Africa, Africa and beyond...also produce[s] audio clips and short videos related to literary goings-on."

A university-based blog in South Africa featuring commentaries and interviews. "...an experiment in global conversation based in the South...to be a critical node in the re-territorializing of global intellectual production."
--See especially: The Johannesburg Salon. Edited by Lara Allen and Achille Mbembe. Volume 1 (2009) -and- Volume 2 (2010)

Brief information on the popular literary magazine Kwani? and related publications.

This web site consists of essays and reviews, will photogaphs and illustrations, celebrating South African writers and the places and people that they write about. "Literary Tourism is tourism that deals with places and events from fictional texts as well as the lives of their authors. This could include following the route a fictional character charts in a novel, visiting particular settings from a story or tracking down the haunts of a novelist."

"Since its birth in 1999, LABAF has manifested as a yearly ritual for top-notch publishers, adherent book lovers, literary activists and artists of all hues, attracting huge patronage from members of the public across ages and divergent persuasions."

The 5th Lagos International Poetry Festival--"Wide Awake", October 31--November 4, 2019. The site includes the official program and highlights from the events.

In French or English. This well-organized site provides useful biographical information about African women writers and excerpts from published works; it also includes a short bibliography of Anglophone women writers.

Note: this project has been suspended since 2012.
"The Literary Map of Africa is a bio-bibliographical database, designed to be a comprehensive research and information tool on African literature."

Sur ce site, on peut trouver un calendrier des colloques, une liste des théses sur les littératures du Maghreb, le bulletin "Etudes littéraires maghrébines" en texte intégral, et une banque de données documentaires sur les littératures et la culture du Maghreb.

Une réference générale qui existe en version WEB et en version cédérom. "LITAF est un projet du Groupe de recherche "Littératures d'Afrique noire" dirigé par Alain Ricard, directeur de recherches au Centre National de Recherche Scientifique. Le Groupe est affilié au Centre d'Etude d'Afrique Noire de Bordeaux."

A listing of writers and their works; some linked biographical information on individual authors and a link to an essay on Lusophone African women's writing.

An introduction to the literature, cinema, and music of the Maghreb region and its diaspora in France and elsewhere; plus, related web links.

Un site qui offre un coup d'oeil sur la littérature francophone de la Mauritanie et du reste de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, avec les informations sur les rencontres littéraires qui sont réalisées à Nouakchott, et sur l’ensemble du territoire mauritanien. Il y a aussi des entretiens avec les écrivains de la région et une sélection d'articles sur eux.

Archive of all issues. African and comparative studies in literature and the social sciences; in French and English.

Since 2013 : "Munyori Literary Journal is a Zimbabwean-American literary platform --in English, with a section in Shona about Shona literature-- that features works from global writers and artists... the journal now receives the bulk of its submissions from Zimbabwe and the United States, but we have also featured works from other countries, Nigeria, India, China, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, and others."

"...[first] published in January 1962. The four founders, Randolph Vigne, Neville Rubin, James Currey and Timothy Holmes wrote copiously - leaders, articles and reviews - often under pseudonyms The first subscribers to the periodical were drawn from the Liberal Party circle [in South Africa]. Contributors to those early issues were mostly South Africans, with a few from Britain and only three from elsewhere. The magazine’s character, largely English-speaking South African and liberal, was forward looking in the post- Sharpeville time of hope, and original in its commingling of culture and politics."

"Ngiga is a writers collective open to works from around the globe focused on netting different perspectives of our convergent lives. We are open to new forms of story telling, artistic explorations, poetic expressions and poignant essays and reviews that meet the need of changing time. "

"Onitsha Market Literature consists of stories, plays, advice and moral discourses published primarily in the 1960s by local presses in the lively market town of Onitsha, an important commercial site in the Igbo-speaking region of southeastern Nigeria. Twenty-one pamphlets appear here fully digitized and annotated to exemplify styles of expression found in this intriguing form of African popular literature. They are part of a unique collection of 101 pamphlets from Onitsha now held at the Spencer Research Library."

"Founded by Chimurenga in collaboration with musician and composer Neo Muyanga in 2008, the Pan African Space Station (PASS) is a periodic, pop-up live radio studio; a performance and exhibition space; a research platform and living archive, as well as an ongoing, internet based radio station."
--See especially: PASS Blog -and- PASS Radio Archive --via M-X Cloud

Formally established in Ghana in 1992, with the support of UNESCO and the African Union. PAWA "...is made up of the 52 national writers associations on the continent, and seeks to contribute its quota to moral, cultural and intellectual renaissance in Africa." PAWA sponsors annual symposia in celebration of "International African Writers' Day" (November 7th), various workshops, special publications, etc.
--See also: "Okediran appointed Secretary General, Pan African Writers Association," The News. July 21, 2020 (Nigeria)

Une archive d'une publication sous la direction de l'écrivain camerounais Mongo Beti: "la revue des radicaux noirs de langue française publiée par Mongo Beti et son épouse Odile Tobner de 1978 à 1991."
En plus, il y a un résumé de la vie et les ouvrages de Mongo Beti. Voir aussi les autres sites ci-dessus.

The site offers information on the festival and conference; plus highlights, biographies, and bibliographies from previous festivals: 2019-2021.

This website includes biographical information on the writer-publisher-activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, excerpts from his writings, current reports on Nigeria and on the activities of organizations concerned about Nigeria, and links to related organizations. "...a coalition of UK-based organisations and individuals encompassing the arts and literature, human rights and environmental and development issues."

"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 several issues of a magazine, editions of poetry chapbooks, and online-only work."

"Cette revue trimestrielle fut publiée entre 1966 et 1971, date à laquelle les activités de son directeur, Abdellatif Laâbi, furent suspendues par les autorités marocaines." Pour les numéros 10 à 15, consultez le site de Thomas C. Spear.

The archive of this once popular book review journal. See especially the SAROB anthologies, compiled by Robert Turrell. SAROB was a leading journal dealing with the cultural politics of Southern Africa, containing book reviews in the fields of literature and cultural studies, as well as essays, columns, and diaries.

"The Storymoja Festival started out as a small gathering of 300 people in 2007, and has grown to a vibrant gathering of the greatest minds in Kenya and beyond, celebrating ideas and culture...Books are brought to life through poetry, storytelling, lively discussions with local and international artists, music, workshops, film and much more."

Ce site offre les actualités et les liens sur les divers événements culturels au tour du monde francophone.

Part of: The Guardian Africa Network
This site features book reviews and information about the African literary world, from Think Africa Press and the publishers of The Guardian newspaper.

This site provides information about the programme, the participants, and related links; plus information on previous festivals.
--See also: TOW Facebook page

"L’objectif principal de ce site est de pouvoir...proposer aux internautes des comptes-rendus de lecture d’oeuvres relatives au Togo. On y trouvera sutout...des comptes-rendus d’œuvres littéraires d'auteurs d'origine togolaise et d’oeuvres critiques sur ces auteurs, mais aussi d’œuvres à caractère littéraire ou non d’auteurs togolais ou étrangers mais relatives au Togo."

"Un magazine électronique depuis avril 2009...notre mission est donc de vous faire voyager à travers le cinéma, la littérature, la musique africaine et bien d’autres choses."

Formerly "James Marua Literature Blog."
[Since June 2013] "...to give news and reviews from the African literary 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."