Ahmed Taibaoui’s The Disappearance of Mr. Nobody was announced as the winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2021 on April 1, 2021. The…
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 was announced on March 29, 2021. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is the most…
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 longlist announced.
The longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 has been announced today, March 1, 2020. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is the…
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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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African, African American longlistees of the PEN America literary awards 2021.
The longlists for the PEN America literary awards 2021 were announced today, Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Here are the Africans and African Americans in the…
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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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Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 shortlist announced in Lagos.
The shortlist for the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 has been announced in Lagos today, October 13, 2020. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize is a new prize…
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Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 longlist announced in Lagos.
There are 24 writers on the longlist for the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2020 announced on September 14, 2020. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize is a new…
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Covid-19: Salon International Du Livre d’Alger set to move online.
Salon International Du Livre d’Alger, also known as the International Book Fair of Algiers, is set to move online in an announcement made on August…
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Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 finalists announced.
The finalists for the Orange Book Award in Africa 2020 were announced on March 5, 2020. The Orange Book in Africa Award was launched in…
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Abdelouahab Aissaoui is International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 winner.
Abdelouahab Aissaoui’s novel The Spartan Court won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 today, April 14, 2020. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction, founded…
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Three Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 shortlist.
Abdelouahab Aissaoui, Said Khatibi, and Youssef Ziedan are the three Africans on the shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 announced today, February…
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Nine Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 longlist.
There are nine Africans from five countries on the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 announced on December 17, 2019. The International…
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Literary festivals across Africa you can attend in October 2019.
We share with you a list of literary festivals you can attend across Africa in October 2019. September was a very activity-filled month of the…
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Meet the African writers for the Iowa International Writing Program 2019.
Batsirai Chigama, Shadreck Chikoti, Soukaina Habiballah, Tade Ipadeola, Amira-Géhanne Khalfallah, Samuel Menghesteab, Martha Mukaiwa, and Yamkela Tywakadi are the African writers to take part in…
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