Literary Zone

Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan

Biography Esi Edugyan was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta; her parents were immigrants from Ghana. She studied creative writing at the University of (...)

| February 2022 | 2992 views

Congolese writer Alain Mbanckou

Alain Mabanckou (born 24 February 1966) is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently (...)

| January 2022 | 3795 views

Inuit writer Norma Dunning

Norma Dunning (born 1959) is an Inuit Canadian writer and assistant lecturer at the University of Alberta, who won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2018 (...)

| December 2021 | 3094 views

2021 Pulitzer prize winner Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich born Karen Louise Erdrich, June 7, 1954) is an American author of novels, poetry, and children’s books featuring Native American characters (...)

| December 2021 | 2745 views

Damon Galgut, 2021 Booker Prize Winner

Damon Galgut (born 12 November 1963) is a South African novelist and playwright. He was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise. He was (...)

| November 2021 | 1334 views

Poetry: A flaming tanker

A flaming tanker By Khadija Jalloh, USA My heart cries My soul sinks The pain is deep I see the scars of The tank blazing The burnt (...)

| November 2021 | 2191 views

Q&A with Turkish journalist Arzu Yildiz

Arzu Yildiz is a Turkish journalist who has covered high profile murder cases and the illegal arms trade to Syria. She has worked as an editor and senior (...)

| October 2021 | 2034 views

Zambian writer Ellen Banda-Aaku

Ellen Banda-Aaku is a writer from Zambia who has published seven books for children and two novels.She has also produced a radio drama and film (...)

| September 2021 | 2317 views

Ghanaian writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes

Nii Ayikwei Parkes is a Ghanaian-British writer and editor who has won acclaim as a children’s author, poet, broadcaster and novelist. Winner of multiple (...)

| August 2021 | 1385 views