Sharma Taylor is Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2020 winner
Sharma Taylor is one of the winners of the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2020 announced on October 29, 2020. Wasafiri, founded in 1984,…
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Lingala Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Lingala was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on October 28, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for…
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Zukiswa Wanner receives Goethe Medal in Nairobi ceremony
Zukiswa Wanner received the Goethe Medal at a ceremony in Nairobi on October 15, 2020. The Goethe Medal was first awarded by the Goethe Institute…
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Ewe Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Ewe was the featured language at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on October 27, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival for…
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Olivia Douglass, Warda Yassin on UK’s Women Poets’ Prize 2020 shortlist.
Olivia Douglass and Warda Yassin are on the Women Poets’ Prize 2020 shortlist announced in London on October 23, 2020. The Rebecca Swift Foundation was…
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Kiswahili Day at Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition.
Kiswahili was the first language featured at the Afrolit Sans Frontières African Languages Edition on October 26, 2020. Afrolit Sans Frontières, a virtual literary festival…
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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2020 winners announced.
Ladan Osman, Curdella Forbes, Jeffrey Colvin, and Albert Woodfox are the winners for the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2020 announced on October 16, 2020. The…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for October 2020.
In our continuing monthly series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in October…
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Malika Booker wins at Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020.
Malika Booker won in the single poem category the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020 announced on October 25, 2020. The Forward Prizes for Poetry are…
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes launches new poetry collection “The Geez.”
Nii Ayikwei Parkes launched his newest poetry collection The Geez, published by Peepal Press, on October 15, 2020. His discussant on the day was Toni…
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FEMRITE’s Week of Literary Activities starts today, October 26.
FEMRITE, the Ugandan literary advocacy organization, has a week of literary activities running from October 26 – 31, 2020. FEMRITE , the Uganda Women Writers’…
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Fayssal Bensalah announced Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 winner at Ake Festival 2020.
Fayssal Bensalah has been announced the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 winner at Ake Festival 2020 today, October 25, 2020. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize is a…
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African Speculative Society’s Nommo Awards 2020 announced.
Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Wole Talabi, Ada Nnadi, Chikodili Emelumadu, Morakinyo Araoye, Steven Akinyemi, and Ogim Ekpezu are the Nommo Awards 2020 winners announced at the…
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Bernardine Evaristo to chair Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021.
Bernardine Evaristo was announced as the chair of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 on October 21, 2020. On her panel are Elizabeth Day, Vick…
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Ama Ata Aidoo: A Life Masterclass in Accra, Ghana
Ama Ata Aidoo was hosted for an event dubbed “A Life Masterclass” by NYU Accra on October 15, 2020. The evening also doubled up as…
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