The longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2021 has been announced today, March 1, 2020. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is the…
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Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2021 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2021 was announced on February 8, 2021. The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature is a literary…
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Sawiris Awards 2020 emerging-author shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Sawiris Cultural Award 2020 were announced on December 15, 2020. The Sawiris Cultural Award, open to Egyptian nationals, is one of…
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Barjeel Poetry Prize 2020 winners announced.
The winners of the Barjeel Poetry Prize 2020, the first edition, were announced on December 12, 2020. The Barjeel Poetry Prize is an international competition…
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Festivals: African Book Festival, Heroe Book Festival, Cairo International Book Fair.
We bring you updates on the African Book Festival in Germany, the Heroe Book Festival in Kenya, and the Cairo International Book Fair in Egypt.…
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Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation 2020 was announced on November 24, 2020. The Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize is an annual…
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Hadeel Ghonim, Sahar Abdullah win Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature 2020.
Author Hadeel Ghonim and illustrator Sahar Abdullah were announced the winners of the Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature 2020 at the Sharjah International Book…
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Rabha Ashry is Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 winner.
Rabha Ashry was announced the winner of the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 today, May 4, 2020. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize was…
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A snapshot of Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières was hosted by African writers from cities all over the world over the Internet from April 20-27, 2020. The…
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Mona Eltahawy at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 2.
Mona Eltahawy wrapped up the fifth day of Season 2 of Afrolit Sans Frontières from Montreal, Canada on Friday, April 24, 2020. She was hosted…
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Egyptian Novelist Gamil Attia Ibrahim has passed on.
Egyptian Novelist Gamil Attia Ibrahim passed away in Switzerland on April 10, 2020. Gamil Attia Ibrahim was an Egyptian journalist, great novelist, and one of…
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Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 shortlist announced.
Six poets are on the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2020 shortlist announced on March 30, 2020. The Brunel International African Poetry Prize was founded…
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Egyptian Playwright Lenin El-Ramly has passed on.
Egyptian Playwright, as well as TV and film writer Lenin El-Ramly, died on Friday, February 7, 2020. Lenin El-Ramly was known for his satire and…
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Three Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 shortlist.
Abdelouahab Aissaoui, Said Khatibi, and Youssef Ziedan are the three Africans on the shortlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 announced today, February…
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African Literary Festivals you can attend in 2020.
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…
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