In commemoration of 15 years of Gambian literature, The Gambia’s Modou Lamin AGE-ALMUSAF Sowe has on Friday 7th January 2022 launched his famous book ‘Don’t Judge The Book By The Cover’, and unveiled his Award of Excellence for African Literature presented to him by the International Association of African Authors…

The African Writers ran the Best Aspiring African Writer Awards for Young Writers across Africa from 2016 to 2022. For 6 years, the award inspired thousands of youth to get creative and put pen to paper, and shone a light on the incredible talent and original storytelling across Africa. At…

The Gambia International Fashion Week (TGIF) is a project with a perspective on creating an annual international fashion festival in the Gambia. The festival is an annual fashion and design event that was founded in 2023 by a Gambian-Italian-based fashion designer, Ismaila Jallow, taking place in the Gambia. It brings together new…

Ebrima Janko Solo Touray, popularly known as Kombonka, the king of Manding rap, will release a new album on March 11, 2023, at Q-City, The Gambia. The album is called “Silakang,” which is Mandingo’s word for “streets.” His first album, Yalong Ngallong, was awarded the album of the year at…

This list does not consider any spoken word poet or spoken word artist who does not publish a book to be seen or termed as an author or writer. However, poets who published books or were featured in anthology books can be considered writers. When there is a mention of…

2021 and 2022 have been great years for African writing. This year’s key literary prizes have gone to African and diaspora writers. The 2021 International Booker Prize: David Diop (Senegal) At Night All Blood Is Black (French: Frère d’âme, lit. ‘Soul brother’), a novel by French-Senegalese writer and academic David Diop, translated from French by Anna Moschovakis, won the International Booker Prize 2021. The book centres on Alfa Ndiaye, a Senegalese Tirailleur who…

Does Kombonka have the ability to take Gambian music to the BET and African Music Awards? Let’s find out here. …

With gratitude to the Young Writers of The Gambia (YWAG), the Writers Association of The Gambia, and the Community of Gambianist Scholars, we present the winners of the Gambia Prize for Literature (GPL) 2022. This was announced on the 15th of October 2022 and the final day of the maiden…

International publishers are being urged to buy the publishing rights to works by Gambian authors. That’s the message to delegates at the Kunta Kinteh International Book Festival from Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe, Founder & President of the Young Writers Association of The Gambia (YWAG). Delivering a pre-recorded message as part…