Abdellatif Laâbi was announced as a finalist for the Neustadt Prize 2020 for his novel Beyond the Barbed Wire on July 22, 2019. The Neustadt…
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Category: Awards
Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction makes callout for entries.
The Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction has made a callout for entries in English, French or Hausa. The Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction…
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South Africa’s Sunday Times Literary Awards 2019 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the South African Sunday Times Literary Awards 2019 were announced on July 21, 2019. The Sunday Times Literary Prize, organised by South…
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Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 longlist announced.
The Nigeria Prize for Literature 2019 longlist was announced in Lagos, Nigeria on July 18, 2019. The Nigeria Prize for Literature was founded to honour…
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Syncity NG anniversary anthology and prize winners announced.
The Syncity NG anniversary anthology and prize winners were announced on July 17, 2019. Syncity NG was founded by Nigerian writer Cynthia Osuchukwu as a…
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Tade Thompson is UK’s Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 winner.
Tade Thompson was announced the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2019 for his novel Rosewater on July 17, 2019. The Arthur C. Clarke…
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Lesley Nneka Arimah is the Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 winner.
Lesley Nneka Arimah was announced the Caine Prize for African Writing 2019 winner for her short story Skinned at the University of London, UK on…
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Elnathan John receives his Prix Les Afriques 2019 award.
Elnathan John received his Prix Les Afriques 2019 award which he won for Né un Mardi, the French translation of his novel Born On A…
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Short Story Day Africa 2018 shortlist announced.
The shortlist of ten writers in the running for Short Story Day Africa 2018 was announced on July 4, 2019. South African headquartered Short Story…
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Gaber Asfour is Egypt’s Nile Prize for Literature 2018 winner.
Gaber Asfour was announced the Nile Prize for Literature 2018 winner on June 24, 2019. Egypt’s Nile Award is granted annually to people in the…
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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2019 nominees announced.
The Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2019 nominees featuring writers and poets with African roots were announced on June 24, 2019. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, named…
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Elnathan John’s “Né un Mardi” is Prix Les Afriques 2019 winner.
Elnathan John was announced the Prix Les Afriques 2019 winner for Né un Mardi, the French translation of his novel Born On A Tuesday, on…
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Nadifa Mohamed wins at UK’s Society of Authors’ Awards 2019.
Nadifa Mohamed won a travelling scholarship at the UK’s Society of Authors’ Awards 2019 on June 17, 2019. The Society of Authors’ Awards is the…
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Mubanga Kalimamukwento is Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 winner.
Mubanga Kalimamukwento was announced the winner of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 for her short story Inswa on June 17, 2019. The Kalemba Short…
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Kenyan author Margaret Ogola honoured posthumously in Nairobi.
Kenyan author Margaret Ogola was honoured posthumously with a Google doodle and an event at Prestige Books in Nairobi on June 12, 2019. Margaret Ogola…
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