Irenosen Okojie’s Nudibranch is on the Jhalak Prize 2020 longlist announced on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour is an annual literary prize awarded to British or British-resident BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) writers. The Jhalak Prize, launched in 2016, was created by […]
Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other is on the longlist for the Women’s Prize for Literature 2020 announced on March 3, 2020. The Women’s Prize for Fiction started in 1996, is one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious literary prizes. It is awarded annually to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length […]
Nicole Dennis-Benn’s novel Patsy is on the US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 shortlist announced on February 19, 2020. The Aspen Words Literary Prize is a $35,000 annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture. Previous winners have […]
José Eduardo Agualusa was revealed as the headliner of Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 on Friday, February 14, 2020. In 2018, African writers met for the African Book Festival with Chris Abani as the headliner in Berlin. Hundreds of bibliophiles visited the German city’s Babylon Theatre for book presentations, readings, poetry, concerts, interviews and panel […]
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 honours the best-published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year. Three writers are chosen annually by the directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to serve as judges for […]
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 Netherlands based an arts & literary journal Versal Journal to Amsterdam’s international small press publisher. They started this process by launching the inaugural Amsterdam Open Book Prize contest and making […]
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 The Manchester Writing Competition is the UK’s biggest literary awards for unpublished work, offered by the country’s most successful writing school. The Competition was established by UK Poet Laureate (2009-19) Carol Ann Duffy in […]
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 making the finals are Colson Whitehead and Ta Nehisi Coates. Since 1996, the Audie Awards has been awarded annually by the American Audio Publishers Association for audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. […]
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 in 2013, for fiction that “breaks the mould, opens up new possibilities for the novel form, and embodies the spirit of invention.” Worth £10,000 to the winner, it is sponsored […]
The guests who will feature at the Asmara-Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) 2020, in Brussels, Belgium on February 27-28, were announced on January 14, 2020. On February 9, 2019, the Asmara-Addis Literary Festival (In Exile) made a splash in the Belgian city of Brussels. The festival was founded by novelist Sulaiman Addonia who is well […]
Covering the length and breadth of the African continent, here is a list of literary festivals you can attend in 2020. It is regularly updated as and when information becomes available. In 2019, African writing continued to produce festivals new and old to the delight of bibliophiles across the continent. There were many of the […]
