African writers on British Science Fiction Awards 2020 shortlists.
There are several African writers on the shortlists for the British Science Fiction Awards 2020 announced on February 18, 2021. The British Science Fiction Awards,…
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US NAACP Image Awards 2021 features literary entries.
African, African American writers and poets featured in the finalists’ lists of the US NAACP Image Awards 2021 announced on February 4, 2021. The National…
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Black writers feature on British Fantasy Awards 2020 winners list.
Black writers featured prominently at the British Fantasy Awards 2020 announced on Monday, February 22, 2021. The British Fantasy Awards are awarded annually by the…
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One (White) Man ruins Black History Month.
One Man In, a new book by British white man Chris Craighead published by Simon & Schuster, has ruined Black History Month. Black History Month,…
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African Writers Festival runs online from February 26-27.
The African Writers Festival, hosted by Georgia College & State University, runs online from February 26-27, 2021. The festival theme is ‘connections and illumination.’ Contemporary…
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Ghana’s Entertainment Achievement Awards 2021 shortlists announced.
Ghana’s Entertainment Achievement Awards 2021 shortlists, featuring literary entries, were announced on February 16, 2021. The Entertainment Achievement Awards seeks to recognise, unearth, spotlight, encourage…
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Opportunities for writers, poets, and publishers for February 2021.
In our continuing monthly series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in January…
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February 21: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor for “Long Talk.”
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor are the featured writers on this month’s “Long Talk” event from A Long House on February 21, 2021.…
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Kenyan novelist Henry Ole Kulet has passed away.
Kenyan novelist Henry Ole Kulet passed away after a short illness on February 16, 2021. Henry Ole Kulet is known for his novels which capture…
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English PEN Translates Awards feature African writers.
Books by Agnès Agboton, Djamila Morani, Ibrahima Balde and Amets Arzallus Antia feature on the English PEN Translates awards announced on February 10, 2021. PEN…
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Five biographies of some of the best African athletes.
Here are five biographies of some of the best African athletes in football, athletics, and gymnastics. The biggest sports stories will always intrigue audiences across…
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Hadiza Isma El-Rufai’s ‘An Abundance of Scorpions’ for One Read in February 2021.
Hadiza Isma El-Rufai’s debut novel An Abundance of Scorpions is the February 2021 offering at the One Read App. One Read is a mobile application,…
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Caleb Femi, Rachel Long, Monique Roffey make Rathbone Folio Prize 2021 shortlist.
Caleb Femi, Rachel Long, and Monique Roffey are on the shortlist of the Rathbone Folio Prize 2021 announced on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. The Rathbones…
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The African, African American finalists of the PEN America literary awards 2021.
The finalists for the PEN America literary awards 2021 were announced on February 10, 2021. PEN America, founded in 1922, is an organization that works…
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Konya Shamsrumi Releases Funmi Gaji and Rasaq Malik Gbolahan
Pan-African poetry publishing collective Konya Shamsrumi to release Funmi Gaji’s The Script of Bruises and Rasaq Malik Gbolahan’s The Other Names of Grief. Are you…
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