Tolu Oloruntoba, Douglas Kearney win Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2022
Tolu Oloruntoba and Douglas Kearney were awarded the Griffin Poetry Prize 2022 on Wednesday, June 14, 2022. The Griffin Poetry […]
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2022 have been announced today, Monday, April 25, 2022. The Commonwealth Short […]
Blaise Ndala is honorary president of Salon du livre de l’Outaouais 2022
Blaise Ndala was revealed to be the honorary president of Salon du livre de l’Outaouais 2022 on Tuesday, February 1, […]
Bola Opaleke makes CBC Poetry Prize 2021 longlist
Bola Opaleke’s The Morgue in my Tears is on the longlist for the CBC Poetry Prize 2021 announced on November […]
Omar El Akkad wins Canada’s Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021
Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise was declared the winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 in Toronto, Canada on […]
Blaise Ndala wins Prix Kourouma 2021 in Geneva.
Blaise Ndala was revealed to be the winner of Prix Kourouma 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland on October 22, 2021. When […]
Writers of African descent finalists on Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2021.
Blaise Ndala, Marc Alexandre Oho Bambe, Bessora, and Emmelie Prophete are finalists of the Prix des Cinq Continents de la […]
Omar El Akkad, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia on Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 longlist.
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia and Omar El Akkad are on the longlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 announced on Wednesday, September […]
Canisia Lubrin wins Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry, Joseph-S.-Stauffer Prize
Canisia Lubrin has been announced the winner of the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry and the Joseph-S.-Stauffer Prize in literature. […]
Yusef Komunyakaa given Griffin Prize 2021 Lifetime Recognition Award.
Yusef Komunyakaa was given the Griffin Prize 2021 Lifetime Recognition Award on June 23, 2021. The Griffin Poetry Prize is […]
Titilope Sonuga named Edmonton, Canada’s poet laureate.
Titilope Sonuga was named the Poet Laureate of Edmonton, Canada on June 22, 2021. She starts her term on July […]
Canisia Lubrin wins Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2021.
Canisia Lubrin’s poetry collection The Dyzgraphxst was announced the winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize 2021 today, June 23, 2021. […]
Canisia Lubrin, Francesca Ekwuyasi on Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards 2020 shortlists.
Canisia Lubrin and Francesca Ekwuyasi are on the shortlists of the Canadian Governor General’s Literary Awards 2020 announced on May […]
Canisia Lubrin on Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2021 shortlist.
Canisia Lubrin’s poetry collection The Dyzgraphxst is on the shortlist of the Griffin Poetry Prize 2021 announced on April 14, […]
OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2021 shortlist announced.
Maisy Card, Andre Bagoo, and Canisia Lubrin make up the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2021 shortlist announced on […]