Book Digest: Jamal Mahjoub, Caroline Kinya Mbaya, Kwei Quartey, Cherie Jones
We wrap up book news for our readers in our Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Jamal Mahjoub, Caroline Kinya Mbaya, Kwei…
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Ayesha Harruna Attah on Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Awards 2021 longlist.
Ayesha Harruna Attah’s The Deep Blue Between is on the longlist of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Awards 2021 announced today, May 6, 2021. The…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi on UK’s Encore Award 2021 shortlist.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s The First Woman is on the shortlist of the UK’s Royal Society of Literature Encore Award 2021 announced today, May 5, 2021.…
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Canisia Lubrin, Francesca Ekwuyasi on Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards 2020 shortlists.
Canisia Lubrin and Francesca Ekwuyasi are on the shortlists of the Canadian Governor General’s Literary Awards 2020 announced on May 4, 2021. The Governor General’s…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Shola von Reinhold on James Tait Black Prize 2021 shortlist.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Shola von Reinhold are on the shortlist of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2021 announced on May 4, 2021. The…
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African and Black Literature events for May 2021
We give you a list of events from across the African and Black Literature world you can attend in May 2021. To add your event,…
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Zukiswa Wanner’s “Men of the South” for One Read in May 2021.
Zukiswa Wanner’s third novel Men of the South was announced as the One Read App offering for May 2021 on April 30, 2021. One Read…
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Lola Shoneyin’s “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Lives” on YouTube #AfricaReads challenge.
Lola Shoneyin’s novel The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Lives was the featured text on the YouTube #AfricaReads challenge featuring over forty Africans from across…
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Short Story Day Africa Prize 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2020 has been announced today, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Short Story Day Africa recognises short story…
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Maaza Mengiste, Alyssa Cole win at Edgar Awards 2021.
Maaza Mengiste and Alyssa Cole won in their categories at the Edgar Awards 2021 announced on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Mystery Writers of America is…
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Imbiza Journal for African Writing launches on World Book Day.
The Imbiza Journal for African Writing launched its inaugural edition in a virtual event on World Book Day, Friday, April 23, 2021. In December 2020,…
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Prix Kourouma 2021 finalists announced.
The finalists for the Prix Kourouma 2021 were announced on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. When legendary Ivorian author Ahmadou Kourouma passed away in 2003, the…
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Writers of African descent on UK’s Women’s Prize for Literature 2021 shortlist.
Yaa Gyasi, Cherie Jones, and Brit Bennett are on the shortlist of the Women’s Prize for Literature 2021 announced on April 28, 2021. The Women’s…
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Ignyte Awards 2021 finalists announced.
The finalists for the Ignyte Awards 2021, brought to you by Fiyah Literary Magazine, were announced on April 22, 2021. Fiyah is a quarterly speculative…
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Louise Hare on UK’s Ondaatje Prize 2021 shortlist
Louise Hare’s This Lovely City (HQ) is on the shortlist for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2021 announced today, April 27, 2021. The…
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