Elise Dillsworth Agency

19/09/2025

The recent alarm over the National Gas Company’s (NGC) defunding of thriving steel orchestras located in their “fenceline” communities, as well as the national embarrassment of Barbados—a country with a

18/09/2025

Yewande Omotoso is taking part in the 2025 Macondo Literary Festival in Kenya. Author of The Woman Next Door and An Unusual Grief, Yewande brings her sharp, intimate storytelling to this year’s conversations on memory, identity, and belonging.

From Johannesburg to Nairobi, her words carry quiet power.

https://www.macondolitfest.org/

05/09/2025

✨ Calling All Aspiring Writers in the Virgin Islands! ✨

BVI Lit Fest, in proud partnership with VP Bank, has launched the BVI Emerging Writers’ Fellowship!

This groundbreaking initiative will give three emerging writers the chance to:

🌟 Receive one-on-one mentorship with established authors and publishing professionals
🌟 Develop their craft in poetry, fiction, or non-fiction
🌟 Gain the tools and confidence to bring their work closer to publication

Applications are now open until September 30, 2025.

To register, visit https://bvilitfest.com/bvi-emerging-writers-fellowship-application-form/ and complete the form in its entirety.

Submissions must include a writing sample and fellowship statement. Read the poster below to learn more.

Don’t miss this chance to share your voice and help shape the future of Virgin Islands literature!

28/08/2025

12/08/2025

Looking forward to CARIFESTA XV!

08/08/2025

Something incredible is about to happen on X!

Get ready to meet the minds behind this year’s longlist for The Nigeria Prize for Literature!

From plot twists to character arcs, from real-life inspiration to imagined worlds — 11 phenomenal authors take us behind the scenes of their storytelling craft.

Sunday, 10th August 2025
5–7 PM WAT
X Space |

Voices Behind the Stories is not just a conversation, it’s a literary experience you don’t want to miss.

Set your reminder, bring your questions, and come ready to be inspired.


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08/08/2025

Foday Mannah will be talking about his wonderful debut novel THE SEARCH FOR OTHELLA SAVAGE at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Tickets available at https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/foday-mannah-the-search-for-othella-savage

08/08/2025

I’m excited to share that next week I’ll be at , in conversation with the lovely Shasta Hanif Ali about what it means to belong, and how exploring belonging is at the core of…

02/08/2025

Great to see Maria Bradford on the cover of this weekend’s Guardian Feast magazine. Do pick up a copy to see her featured recipes - West African spice-crusted lamb with tomato salad and plantain and feta hand pies with tomato salsa - or buy SWEET SALONE and get more recipes.

23/07/2025

AN UNUSUAL GRIEF is longlisted for the 2025 Nigeria Prize for Literature. Many congratulations to Yewande Omotoso!