Writers of African descent among Pulitzer Prize 2021 winners.
Marcia Chatelain, Les Payne and Tamara Payne are the Writers of African descent who won at the Pulitzer Prize 2021 announced today, June 11, 2021.…
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Book Digest: Joe Khamisi, Tete Loeper, Zukiswa Wanner, Farai Mudzingwa
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Joe Khamisi, Tete Loeper, Zukiswa Wanner,…
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African Christian Authors Book Awards Nominees announced.
The nominees for the African Christian Authors Book Awards were announced in Nairobi on Thursday, June 10, 2021. The African Christian Authors Book Award program…
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Sudhir Hazareesingh wins UK’s Wolfson History Prize 2021.
Sudhir Hazareesingh’s Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture was announced the winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2021 on June 9, 2021. The…
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Writers of African descent on UK’s Forward Prizes for Poetry 2021 shortlists.
Kayo Chingonyi, Caleb Femi, and Nicole Sealey are the writers of African descent on the shortlists for the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2021 announced on…
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Djèlí Clark’s novella wins at Nebula Awards 2020
Djèlí Clark’s novella Ring Shout was one of the winners at the Nebula Awards 2020 announced on Saturday, June 5, 2021 The Nebula Awards annually…
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Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s “House of Stone” for One Read in June 2021.
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma’s House of Stone was announced as the One Read offering for June 2021 on Monday, June 7, 2021. One Read is a…
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Maaza Mengiste wins Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2021
Maaza Mengiste’s Il Re Ombra (The Shadow King) translated by Anna Nadotti was revealed to be the winner of Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2021 on…
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Maneo Refiloe Mohale is Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2020 winner.
Maneo Refiloe Mohale’s Everything is a Deathly Flower was named the winner of the African Poetry Book Fund’s 2020 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry…
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Tsitsi Dangarembga announced PEN Pinter Prize 2021 winner
Tsitsi Dangarembga has been announced the recipient of the PEN Pinter Prize 2021 by the English PEN today, June 8, 2021. The PEN Pinter Prize…
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Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards 2021 were made public on Sunday, June 6, 2021. The Sunday Times Literary Prize, organised by…
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Storymoja National Read Aloud Campaign attempts world record.
Storymoja Publishers will be attempting to break the world record in number of people reading aloud at the same time at the Kenyan National Read…
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David Diop wins International Booker Prize 2021.
David Diop’s At Night All Blood is Black, translated from French by Anna Moschovakis, was announced the winner of the International Booker Prize 2021 on…
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Writers of African descent win at the Lambda Literary Awards 2021.
Writers of African descent won big at the Lambda Literary Awards 2021 announced on the evening of Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The Lambda Literary Awards,…
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Koleka Putuma presents “Hullo Bu-bye Koko Come In” in Cape Town.
Koleka Putuma presented her newest poetry collection Hullo Bu-bye Koko Come In at an event in CNA, Cape Town, South Africa on May 22, 2021.…
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