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NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2023 finalists announced.
Awards Childrens literature United States Young Adult

NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 2023 finalists announced.

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Renée Watson, Carole Boston Weatherford, and Rita Williams-Garcia are finalists of the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult […]

African Book Festival 2022
Festivals Germany

Participants of Berlin’s African Book Festival 2022 revealed.

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

The artists taking part in the African Book Festival 2022 at the Nåpoleon Komplex, Berlin, Germany from August 26-28 were […]

Celeste Mohammed
Awards Fiction Trinidad and Tobago

Celeste Mohammed wins CLMP Firecracker Literary Award for Fiction 2022

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Celeste Mohammed’s novel Pleasantview was declared the winner of the CLMP Firecracker Literary Award for Fiction 2022 on June 23, […]

Sunday Times Literary Awards 2022
Awards Fiction Nonfiction South Africa

Sunday Times Literary Awards 2022 longlists announced

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

The longlists for the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2022, in partnership with Exclusive Books, were announced on Sunday, June 26, […]

Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Awards Fiction

Fiston Mwanza Mujila receives his Prix Les Afriques 2021 award

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

Fiston Mwanza Mujila whose novel Le Danse du Vilain won Le Prix Les Afriques 2021 received his award in a […]

Pan South African Language Board Awards 2022 winners
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Pan South African Language Board Awards 2022 winners announced.

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

The winners of the Pan South African Language Board Awards 2022 were announced in a ceremony in Sandton, South Africa […]

Book digest
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Book Digest: Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, Jessemusse Cacinda, Okechukwu Nzelu

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, […]

Literary Magazines
Fiction Literary Magazines Nonfiction Poetry

Literary Magazines: Lolwe, Transition, PREE, Journal of the Writers Project of Ghana

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Lolwe, Transition, PREE, and The Journal of the Writers Project of Ghana are literary magazines/journals currently available for your reading […]

PEN Pinter Prize 2022. Photo/Paul Akinrinlola
Advocacy Awards United Kingdom

Malorie Blackman awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2022

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Malorie Blackman was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2022 by the English PEN on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The PEN […]

Afrolution Festival
Festivals Kenya

Afrolution Festival 2022 for Berlin from June 23-26

June 22, 2022June 22, 20221 Comment

The Afrolution Festival 2022 happens in Berlin, Germany from June 23-26, 2022. The festival theme is “Planetary [Vulner]Abilities. African/-Diasporic Worldmaking.” […]

Ake Festival 22 theme
Festivals Nigeria

Is 2022 the last dance for the legendary Ake Arts & Book Festival?

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022

The tenth edition of the Ake Festival happens in Abeokuta, Nigeria on November 22-26, 2022. While announcing the theme, the […]

Ntsika Kota
Awards eSwatini Fiction

Ntsika Kota wins global Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022.

June 21, 2022June 21, 20222 Comments

Ntsika Kota has today been declared the winner of the global prize at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022.   […]

NYrobi Book Fest 22
Festivals Kenya

Alliance Française Nairobi to host NYrobi Book Fest 22 on June 24-26.

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

The NYrobi Book Fest 2022 will be hosted for the second year at the Alliance Française de Nairobi on June […]

Africa Writes Exeter
Festivals United Kingdom

Africa Writes Exeter kicks off today

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Africa Writes Exeter runs in the UK town of Exeter from June 17-19, 2022. The Africa Writes literary festival, an […]

Tolu Oloruntoba, Douglas Kearney win Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2022
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Tolu Oloruntoba, Douglas Kearney win Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2022

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Tolu Oloruntoba and Douglas Kearney were awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize 2022 on Wednesday, June 14, 2022. The Griffin Poetry […]

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