The winners of the South African Literary Awards 2017 have been announced at a ceremony in Johannesburg tonight. There was a dinner and a celebration…
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Brittle Paper Literary Awards 2017 winners announced
The winners of the Brittle Paper Literary Awards 2017 have been announced. The Brittle Paper Literary Awards was established in August to recognize the…
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Africans make International Dublin Literary Award 2018 longlist
The International Dublin Literary Award 2018 longlist was announced today in Dublin today. The Africans in the running for the prize are Mohale Mashigo, Nthikeng…
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Khalid Salleh, Oluoch Madiang, and F Simiyu Barasa win at Nyanza Literary Festival 2017
Khalid Salleh, Oluoch Madiang and F Simiyu Barasa are the winners at the Nyanza Literary Festival 2017. Over a dozen writers from all over Nyanza…
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Lesley Nneka Arimah wins Kirkus Prize for fiction 2017
Lesley Nneka Arimah is the winner of the Kirkus Prize for fiction 2017 for her short story collection What It Means When a Man Falls…
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Ghana Writers Awards 2017 winners announced in Accra
The best writers in prose and poetry were announced at the Ghana Writers Awards 2017 in a ceremony in Accra on October 29. Those awarded…
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Lauri Kubuitsile wins big at Sharjah International Book Fair 2017
The Scattering by Botswana author Lauri Kubuitsile has won the prize for best international fiction at this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair 2017, the world’s…
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“The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story!” announces shortlist
The shortlist for “The Short Story is Dead, Long Live the Short Story!” competition has been announced. The Short Story is Dead, Long Live The…
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Ndinda Kioko wins Wasafiri New Writing Prize fiction award 2017
Ndinda Kioko is the winner of the Wasafiri New Writing Prize fiction award 2017. Also winning are Mehran Waheen in poetry and Julie Abrams-Humphries for…
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Elshadai Tesfaye wins Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature All-Stars 2017
Elshadai Tesfaye is the winner of the Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature All-Stars 2017. The announcement was made at a ceremony at the…
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New Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 open to Zambian writers (Zambia only)
The Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 is open to writers from Zambia. The winner will receive US$1000 and will be announced at a special ceremony…
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South African Literary Awards 2017 shortlists announced
The South African Literary Awards have announced the shortlists for the best work for 2017. Since its inception in 2005 the South African Literary Awards…
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Tunde Ososanya wins Ecuador- Nigeria Young Writers Short Story contest
Tunde Ososanya is the winner of the Short Story Contest for young writers from Ecuador and Nigeria announced on October 3, 2017. Ososanya and other…
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Ghana Writers Awards 2017 shortlist announced
The shortlist for those in the running for the Ghana Writers Awards 2017 have been announced. Last year the first Ghana Writers Awards were hosted…
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Ndinda Kioko makes Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 Shortlist
Kenyan writer Ndinda Kioko is one of the writers on the Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2017 Shortlist. Wasafiri is a leading magazine for international contemporary…
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