[The JRB Daily] 2021 Caine Prize for African Writing shortlist announced—‘the true art of African storytelling manifested’
Image: The Caine Prize The shortlist for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing, awarded annually for a short…
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A triumph of a novel—Itumeleng Molefi reviews Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s The First Woman
The First Woman can be read as Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s answer to people who like to defend patriarchal power by…
[The JRB Daily] Short Story Day Africa winners announced—‘the closest competition yet seen in SSDA’s history’
Egyptian writer Adam El Shalakany has won the 2018 Short Story Day Africa Prize for his story ‘Happy City Hotel’—becoming the…
[The JRB Daily] 2018 Short Story Day Africa shortlist announced—‘we’ve never seen such a photo finish’
The shortlist for the Short Story Day Africa Prize for Short Fiction has been announced. The JRB is delighted that our regular…
New short fiction: ‘Origami’ by Troy Onyango
The JRB presents a new short story by Troy Onyango. ~~~ Origami First, he plucks a small part of himself…