Rémy Ngamije and Roland Watson-Grant are two of the winners of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2021, announced today, May 12, 2021. The Commonwealth Short…
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Othuke Umukoro was announced the winner of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2021 today, May 11, 2021. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize, worth…
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Ayesha Harruna Attah’s The Deep Blue Between is on the longlist of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Awards 2021 announced today, May 6, 2021. The…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s The First Woman is on the shortlist of the UK’s Royal Society of Literature Encore Award 2021 announced today, May 5, 2021.…
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Canisia Lubrin and Francesca Ekwuyasi are on the shortlists of the Canadian Governor General’s Literary Awards 2020 announced on May 4, 2021. The Governor General’s…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Shola von Reinhold are on the shortlist of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2021 announced on May 4, 2021. The…
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The shortlist for the Short Story Day Africa Prize 2020 has been announced today, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Short Story Day Africa recognises short story…
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Maaza Mengiste and Alyssa Cole won in their categories at the Edgar Awards 2021 announced on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Mystery Writers of America is…
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The finalists for the Prix Kourouma 2021 were announced on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. When legendary Ivorian author Ahmadou Kourouma passed away in 2003, the…
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Yaa Gyasi, Cherie Jones, and Brit Bennett are on the shortlist of the Women’s Prize for Literature 2021 announced on April 28, 2021. The Women’s…
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The finalists for the Ignyte Awards 2021, brought to you by Fiyah Literary Magazine, were announced on April 22, 2021. Fiyah is a quarterly speculative…
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Louise Hare’s This Lovely City (HQ) is on the shortlist for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize 2021 announced today, April 27, 2021. The…
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The longlists for the Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards 2021 were announced on April 25, 2021. The Sunday Times Literary Prize, organised by South African…
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Canisia Lubrin was announced the winner of the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2021 on Sunday, April 24, 2021. The OCM (One Caribbean Media)…
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David Diop’s At Night All Blood is Black is on the Man Booker International Prize 2021 shortlist announced on April 22, 2021. The Man Booker…
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