Edwidge Danticat and Yaa Gyasi were among the recipients of the Vilcek Prize 2020 announced on February 1, 2020. The Vilcek Foundation was established in…
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Namwali Serpell is US’ Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 2020 winner.
Namwali Serpell was announced an Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 2020 winner on March 30, 2020. The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognize books that have made important contributions…
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Coronavirus: African Literature Association 2020 Conference cancelled.
The African Literature Association 2020 Conference has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. Coronavirus concerns have continued being at the centre of world activities in the…
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Maaza Mengiste is American Academy of Arts and Letters 2020 winner.
Maaza Mengiste was announced as one of the winners of the American Academy of Arts and Letters 2020 in New York, USA on March 11,…
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Akwaeke Emezi, The Gerald Kraak Anthology on US’ Lambda Literary Awards 2020 shortlists.
Akwaeke Emezi’s Pet, and the anthology The Heart of the Matter: The Gerald Kraak Anthology Volume III are on the Lambda Literary Awards 2020 shortlists…
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Irenosen Okojie’s “Nudibranch” on UK’s Jhalak Prize 2020 longlist.
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…
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Bernardine Evaristo on UK’s Women’s Prize for Literature 2020 longlist.
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…
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Nicole Dennis-Benn on US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 shortlist.
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…
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Maaza Mengiste, Namwali Serpell are Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2019 finalists.
Maaza Mengiste and Namwali Serpell are finalists at the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes 2019 announced on February 19, 2020. Also on the list are…
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José Eduardo Agualusa is Berlin’s African Book Festival 2020 headliner.
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…
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Nicole Dennis-Benn on PEN/Faulkner Award 2020 longlist
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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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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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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