The shortlist for the Kendeka Prize for African Literature 2021 was announced on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Kendeka Prize for African Literature is an initiative by Andrew Maina, a Kenyan writer through Solano Publications Limited. It aims at encouraging Africans to write and read more. The judging panel for 2021 is chaired by Lucas Wafula, […]
The 10-member international judging panel for the Grand Prix Panafricain de Littérature was announced on September 13, 2021. In 2021, DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi took over as the new head of the African Union and announced the formation of the Grand Prix Panafricain de Littérature. The new prize is intended to recognize an author […]
Pemi Aguda, Masande Ntshanga, and Natasha Omokhodion-Banda were revealed to be the judges for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2022 on September 15, 2021. The theme will be “Spirituality.” Afritondo, a platform that aims to connect with and tell the stories of African and black minority populations across the globe, is the founder of the […]
