Congratulations to Unathi Slasha, the winner of the Iskanchi Book Prize 2025! ✨📚
His award-winning story, ‘The Hollow Sound Of Lightweight Bodies,’ will be published by Iskanchi Press.
Iskanchi author João Melo recently explored this question in a special invited lecture at @emoryuniversity.bsky.social :
“Angola, 50 Years: Literature, Nationalism, and Independence.”
Iskanchi author João Melo recently explored this question in a special invited lecture at @emoryuniversity.bsky.social :
“Angola, 50 Years: Literature, Nationalism, and Independence.”
Five designers who know that a book cover isn't decoration—it's the first line of the story.
Meet the artists reshaping how African literature appears in the world.
Five designers who know that a book cover isn't decoration—it's the first line of the story.
Meet the artists reshaping how African literature appears in the world.
Five designers who know that a book cover isn't decoration—it's the first line of the story.
Meet the artists reshaping how African literature appears in the world.
Five designers who know that a book cover isn't decoration—it's the first line of the story.
Meet the artists reshaping how African literature appears in the world.
A searing, unflinching look at corruption in Nigeria's prison system—but what makes it extraordinary is how it tells its story. Each inmate's truth arrives layered: spoken confessions, letters home, reflections through others' eyes.
A searing, unflinching look at corruption in Nigeria's prison system—but what makes it extraordinary is how it tells its story. Each inmate's truth arrives layered: spoken confessions, letters home, reflections through others' eyes.
The #IskanchiMagazinePrize is calling for the most irreverent, disobedient, and experimental African writers.
Deadline: Dec 1, 2025
🔗 www.iskanchi.com/blog/the-isk...
The #IskanchiMagazinePrize is calling for the most irreverent, disobedient, and experimental African writers.
Deadline: Dec 1, 2025
🔗 www.iskanchi.com/blog/the-isk...
We're not looking for polite literature.
We want the writers who:
→ Break forms
→ Challenge conventions
→ Refuse to be digestible
→ Make literature dangerous again
We're not looking for polite literature.
We want the writers who:
→ Break forms
→ Challenge conventions
→ Refuse to be digestible
→ Make literature dangerous again
We're not looking for polite literature.
We want the writers who:
→ Break forms
→ Challenge conventions
→ Refuse to be digestible
→ Make literature dangerous again
We're not looking for polite literature.
We want the writers who:
→ Break forms
→ Challenge conventions
→ Refuse to be digestible
→ Make literature dangerous again
For decades, the path to bestseller lists was narrow. For African & diasporic writers? Often invisible.
Then came the algorithm. And everything changed.
For decades, the path to bestseller lists was narrow. For African & diasporic writers? Often invisible.
Then came the algorithm. And everything changed.
James Baldwin understood: the best stories don't comfort you—they confront you.
Let's talk about the books that shook us awake. 📚
#JamesBaldwin #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #BookSky #LiteraryFiction
James Baldwin understood: the best stories don't comfort you—they confront you.
Let's talk about the books that shook us awake. 📚
#JamesBaldwin #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #BookSky #LiteraryFiction
All month long: African stories that move, challenge, and inspire—now more accessible than ever.
Shop now with our discount code (Hols25) at www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#AfricanLiterature #ReadAfrica
All month long: African stories that move, challenge, and inspire—now more accessible than ever.
Shop now with our discount code (Hols25) at www.iskanchi.com/category/all...
#AfricanLiterature #ReadAfrica
James Baldwin understood: the best stories don't comfort you—they confront you.
Let's talk about the books that shook us awake. 📚
#JamesBaldwin #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #BookSky #LiteraryFiction
James Baldwin understood: the best stories don't comfort you—they confront you.
Let's talk about the books that shook us awake. 📚
#JamesBaldwin #AfricanLiterature #BlackWriters #BookSky #LiteraryFiction
The authors showed up. Stories were shared. One person told Aminta Dupuis: "You wrote a song rather than a book, and it's beautiful."
That's the thing about African literature—it doesn't just tell stories. It sings them.
The authors showed up. Stories were shared. One person told Aminta Dupuis: "You wrote a song rather than a book, and it's beautiful."
That's the thing about African literature—it doesn't just tell stories. It sings them.
ISKANCHI Book Launch happening now. Six books. Five authors.
Join: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
#AfricanLiterature #LiveNow #IskanchiBooks
ISKANCHI Book Launch happening now. Six books. Five authors.
Join: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
#AfricanLiterature #LiveNow #IskanchiBooks
At 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT, we're celebrating six new books by five incredible authors on Zoom.
Ayo Oyeku. Bakang Akoonyatse. Aminta Dupuis. Abubakar Y. Ibrahim. Moussa Ould Ebnou.
At 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT, we're celebrating six new books by five incredible authors on Zoom.
Ayo Oyeku. Bakang Akoonyatse. Aminta Dupuis. Abubakar Y. Ibrahim. Moussa Ould Ebnou.
As a literary translator, I endeavor to bring the author's unique voice and perspective to American audiences, so @iskanchipress.bsky.social's mission and vision resonate deeply with me.
5 incredible African authors 6 powerful new stories 1 unforgettable celebration
📅 Oct 25, 2025 🕔 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT 💻 Zoom
Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #AfricanPerspectives
As a literary translator, I endeavor to bring the author's unique voice and perspective to American audiences, so @iskanchipress.bsky.social's mission and vision resonate deeply with me.
This Saturday (Oct 25, 5PM WAT / 12PM EST), ISKANCHI is celebrating new releases that span the whole spectrum.
So register at bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
This Saturday (Oct 25, 5PM WAT / 12PM EST), ISKANCHI is celebrating new releases that span the whole spectrum.
So register at bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
Are you the quiet listener or the first to ask a question at book events?
#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #ReadAfrica #Iskanchi
Are you the quiet listener or the first to ask a question at book events?
#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #ReadAfrica #Iskanchi
Join us on Zoom: Saturday, Oct 25 at 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT. Featuring Ayo Oyeku, Bakang Akoonyatse, Aminta Dupuis, Abubakar Y. Ibrahim, and Moussa Ould Ebnou.
Join us on Zoom: Saturday, Oct 25 at 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT. Featuring Ayo Oyeku, Bakang Akoonyatse, Aminta Dupuis, Abubakar Y. Ibrahim, and Moussa Ould Ebnou.
Join us on Zoom: Saturday, Oct 25 at 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT. Featuring Ayo Oyeku, Bakang Akoonyatse, Aminta Dupuis, Abubakar Y. Ibrahim, and Moussa Ould Ebnou.
Join us on Zoom: Saturday, Oct 25 at 5PM WAT / 12PM EST / 10AM MT. Featuring Ayo Oyeku, Bakang Akoonyatse, Aminta Dupuis, Abubakar Y. Ibrahim, and Moussa Ould Ebnou.
This Saturday (Oct 25, 5PM WAT / 12PM EST), ISKANCHI is celebrating new releases that span the whole spectrum.
So register at bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
This Saturday (Oct 25, 5PM WAT / 12PM EST), ISKANCHI is celebrating new releases that span the whole spectrum.
So register at bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #SpeculativeFiction
www.writingafrica.com/ignyte-award...
#LiteraryAwards #Fiction #SpeculativeFiction
www.writingafrica.com/ignyte-award...
Have you met Adam yet? Read The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou from www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#TheNewEve #DystopianLit #AfricanAuthors
Have you met Adam yet? Read The New Eve by Moussa Ould Ebnou from www.iskanchi.com/product/the-...
#TheNewEve #DystopianLit #AfricanAuthors
5 incredible African authors 6 powerful new stories 1 unforgettable celebration
📅 Oct 25, 2025 🕔 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT 💻 Zoom
Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #AfricanPerspectives
5 incredible African authors 6 powerful new stories 1 unforgettable celebration
📅 Oct 25, 2025 🕔 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT 💻 Zoom
Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
#AfricanLiterature #BookLaunch #AfricanPerspectives
At Iskanchi Press, we believe this too — every African writer deserves that reminder.
Read the full reflection 👉 www.themarginalian.org/2016/02/08/j...
At Iskanchi Press, we believe this too — every African writer deserves that reminder.
Read the full reflection 👉 www.themarginalian.org/2016/02/08/j...
Meet the brilliant authors behind The Soot, Lesedi’s Little Light, Maatla the Magnet, The New Eve, and more!
Time: 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT
Venue: Zoom
Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch
Meet the brilliant authors behind The Soot, Lesedi’s Little Light, Maatla the Magnet, The New Eve, and more!
Time: 5PM WAT | 12PM EST | 10AM MT
Venue: Zoom
Register: bit.ly/IskanchiLaunch