African writers to feature at stimmen afrikas Short Story Festival
The stimmen afrikas Short Story Festival, featuring among others Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Sinzo Aanza, Nafissatou Dia Diouf, Karen Jennings, Olumide Popoola, and Jo Güstin, runs…
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Writers of African descent on US’ Whiting Awards 2021 winners list
There are seven writers of African descent who were awarded at the Whiting Awards 2021 announced on April 14, 2021. The Whiting Award is an…
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Writers of African descent on UK’s Desmond Elliott Prize 2021 longlist.
There are three writers of African descent on the Desmond Elliott Prize 2021 longlist announced on April 14, 2021. The Desmond Elliott Prize, one of…
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Writers of African descent on Hugo Awards 2021 finalists lists.
There are several writers of African descent on the list of finalists for the Hugo Awards 2021 announced on April 13, 2021. The Hugo and…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Paul Mendez on Jhalak Prize 2021 shortlists.
The shortlists for the Jhalak Prize 2021, for adults, YA, and Children were announced on April 13, 2021. The Jhalak Prize for Book of the…
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2021 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2021 have been announced today, April 14, 2021. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the…
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Joshua Chizoma is Awele Creative Trust Award 2020 winner.
Joshua Chizoma was announced the winner of the Awele Creative Trust Award 2020 on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Awele Creative Trust is a non-profit organisation…
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African Christian Authors Book Awards for Nairobi, Kenya.
The African Christian Authors Book Awards are set to be hosted for the first time in Nairobi, Kenya. The African Christian Authors Book Award program…
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Writers of African descent on Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2021 longlist.
Olive Otele, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Brit Bennett, Monique Roffey, and Akwaeke Emezi are on the longlist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2021 announced today,…
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African and Black Literature events for April 2021
We give you a list of events from across the African and Black Literature world you can attend in April 2021. Thursday, April 1 …
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Opportunities for writers, poets and publishers for April 2021.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in April 2021.…
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Deesha Philyaw wins PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2021.
Deesha Philyaw’s The Secret Lives of Church Ladies was announced the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2021 on April 6, 2021. The PEN/Faulkner…
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US NAACP Image Awards 2021 literary winners announced.
The winning writers and poets in the literary categories of the US NAACP Image Awards 2021 were announced on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The National…
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N.K. Jemisin wins at British Science Fiction Awards 2020
N.K. Jemisin’s The City We Became was announced as the best novel at the British Science Fiction Awards 2020 on April 4, 2021. The British…
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Ishmael Beah’s ‘Little Family’ for One Read in April 2021.
Ishmael Beah’s novel Little Family is the offering of the One Read App for April 2021. One Read is a mobile application, brought to you…
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