Our partners, the Kampala-based Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation, chaired by Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyuvna, just released the Call for Submissions for the 2015 BN Poetry Award. It's open to all African Poets of all genders with $1000 in the sweet pot. Kenya's Tom Jalio won the...
Richard Ali There is an increasing number of independent publishers, bloggers and content creators and writers collectives across the Continent showing a new way for African literature. Amongst these is the Jalada Writers Collective which was founded in Nairobi in 2012. Jalada just released their third...
Our friends at the African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) have just launched a new Library in The Gambia, in partnership with Kadija Sesay's SABLE Lit Mag. We are proud of this initiative. It was opened yesterday. - Parrésia. Kadija Sesay, SABLE Lit Mag. Official Launch of The...
Parrésia is pleased to release the new cover for Abubakar Adam Ibrahim's highly regarded short story collection, The Whispering Trees. The title story of The Whispering Trees [Parrésia Books 2012], was shortlisted for the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing. Abubakar is the 2013 Gabriel Garcia...
Bitstrip Azafi Omoluabi-Ogosi and Richard Ali warmly wish a happy new year to all #Parrésia authors, fans, supporters, and those who have bought into our three-year old dream of publishing quality books that keep Africa's words in trust, one paperback at a time. #2014 was a very...