The CODE Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2018 shortlist was announced on August 2, 2018. The five in the running for the prize…
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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 longlist announced.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 longlist was announced on July 26, 2018. Those in the running for the prize this year are Chidubem Iweka,…
View More Nigeria Prize for Literature 2018 longlist announced.Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2018 Shortlist announced.
The Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2018 Shortlist was announced on July 21, 2018. Those in the running for the prize are Chisanga Mukuka…
View More Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2018 Shortlist announced.Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist announced.
The Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist was announced on July 21, 2018. Those in the running for the prize are Mbogo Ireri (Kenya), Mali…
View More Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist announced.Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist announced.
The Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist was announced on July 5th by judges Prof Remi Raj, Rehema Nanfuka, and Alfred Msadala. The longlist of 35,…
View More Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist announced.Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees announced.
The Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees have been announced and feature writers and poets with African roots. They include Lesley Nneka Arimah, Peter Kimani,…
View More Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2018 nominees announced.Africans on UK’s Royal Society of Literature Under 40 Fellows.
The UK’s Royal Society of Literature has selected its 40 Fellows under the age of 40 with a strong contingent of writers with African roots.…
View More Africans on UK’s Royal Society of Literature Under 40 Fellows.Makena Onjerika is Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 winner.
Kenyan writer Makena Onjerika is the Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 winner for her short story Fanta Blackcurrant, published in Wasafiri (2017). The ceremony was…
View More Makena Onjerika is Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 winner.Efua Traoré is Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 winner.
Efua Traoré is the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 winner for the Africa region for her short story True Happiness. The Nigerian-German writer was announced…
View More Efua Traoré is Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2018 winner.Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2018 longlist announced.
The Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2018 longlist has been announced. The Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Creative Non Fiction Prize is named after…
View More Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction 2018 longlist announced.Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 longlist announced.
The Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 longlist was been announced on Tuesday, June 25, 2018. The longlist of ten features writers from Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya,…
View More Writivism Short Story Prize 2018 longlist announced.Bongani Ngqulunga, Harry Kalmer are Sunday Times Literary Awards 2018 winners.
The Sunday Times Literary Awards 2018 winners Bongani Ngqulunga and Harry Kalmer were announced at a ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 23, 2018.…
View More Bongani Ngqulunga, Harry Kalmer are Sunday Times Literary Awards 2018 winners.Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor is Short Story Day Africa Prize 2017 winner.
Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor is the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2017 winner for his story All Our Lives. Agazit Abate and Michael Yee came second…
View More Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor is Short Story Day Africa Prize 2017 winner.Fiston Mwanza Mujila is Austria’s Rosegger Literary Prize 2018 winner.
Fiston Mwanza Mujila is the Rosegger Literary Prize 2018 winner for his novel Tram 83. The Austria based prize, worth 10,000 Euros, was awarded on…
View More Fiston Mwanza Mujila is Austria’s Rosegger Literary Prize 2018 winner.Akwaeke Emezi, Nafkote Tamirat make Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize 2018 longlist.
Akwaeke Emezi and Nafkote Tamirat are on the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize 2018 longlist that was announced on June 14. The Center for…
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