Nicole Dennis-Benn’s Patsy is on the PEN/Faulkner Award 2020 longlist announced on February 7, 2020. The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is a US prize that…
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Tanatsei Gambura, Clementine Burnley on Amsterdam Open Book Prize shortlist.
Tanatsei Gambura and Clementine Burnley on Amsterdam Open Book Prize shortlist announced on February 9, 2020. Amsterdam Open Book Prize is an initiative of the…
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Momtaza Mehri is Manchester Poetry Prize 2019 winner.
Momtaza Mehri was announced the winner of the Manchester Poetry Prize 2019 at the Manchester Writing Competition on February 7, 2020. The Manchester Writing Competition…
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Tade Thompson on British Science Fiction Awards 2019 shortlists.
Two of Tade Thompson’s works are on the British Science Fiction Awards 2019 shortlist announced on February 10, 2020. Since 1970, the British Science Fiction…
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The Prix Les Afriques 2020 longlist announced.
The longlist for Prix Les Afriques 2020 was announced on January 18, 2020. Prix Les Afriques was created by the association La Cene Littéraire which…
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Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020 was announced on February 5, 2020. Afritondo is a media and publishing platform that aims to…
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Bassey Ikpi, Nnedi Okorafor are US’ Audiobook of the Year 2020 finalists.
Bassey Ikpi and Nnedi Okorafor are finalists at the US’ Audiobook of the Year 2020, or the Audies 2020, announced on February 3, 2020. Also…
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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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Cheswayo Mphanza is Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry 2020 winner.
Cheswayo Mphanza was announced the winner of the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry 2020 on February 1, 2020. The Sillerman First Book Prize…
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Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp to chair AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 judges panel.
Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp will chair the panel of judges for the Caine Prize for African Writing 2020 in an announcement made today, February 3, 2020.…
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The AKO Foundation offers major support to The Caine Prize for African Writing.
The Caine Prize for African Writing has today announced a new partnership with the AKO Foundation, a London UK based charity supporting projects which promote…
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Sarah Ladipo Manyika is Goldsmiths Prize 2020 judge.
Sarah Ladipo Manyika was announced a judge of the Goldsmiths Prize 2020 on January 24, 2020. The Goldsmiths Prize is a British literary award, founded…
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Margaret Busby, Lemn Sissay are Booker Prize 2020 judges.
Margaret Busby and Lemn Sissay were announced as judges of the Booker Prize 2020 on January 6, 2019. The Booker Prize for Fiction, founded in…
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JamesMurua.com Outstanding African literary awards 2019.
We present to you the outstanding personalities, books and events for the past year in our annual JamesMurua.com Outstanding African Literary Awards 2019. In 2016,…
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Kearoma Mosata wins Botswana’s Poetavango Award for Short Fiction 2019.
Kearoma Mosata was announced the winner of the Poetavango Award for Short Fiction 2019 in Maun, Botswana on December 30, 2019. The Poetavango Award for…
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