Howard Meh-Buh Maximus, Kobina Ankomah-Graham, Okwiri Oduor, and Sarah Uheida were announced the winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships 2020 today, November 24, 2020. The…
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Category: Fiction
Opportunities for writers and poets for November 2020.
In our continuing monthly series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in November…
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Angela Makholwa’s newest novel “Critical But Stable” launches.
Angela Makholwa’s newest novel Critical But Stable launched physically on November 12 and virtually on November 17, 2020. Angela Makholwa is the author of the…
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Tsitsi Dangarembga’s “Nervous Conditions”, “The Book of Not” acquired by Faber.
Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novels Nervous Conditions and The Book of Not were acquired by Faber in an announcement made on November 12, 2020. Nervous Conditions (1988),…
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Makena Onjerika’s “Digital Bedbugs” reboots Mbogi Ya Mawriters.
Makena Onjerika’s edited anthology Digital Bedbugs was featured at the first physical Mbogi Ya Mawriters event since the onset of Coronavirus at Alliance Francaise Nairobi…
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi at Goethe-Namibia’s “Virtually Yours.”
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi was the featured author at GoetheNamibia’s Virtually Yours on Saturday, November 14, 2020. She was moderated by series curator Zukiswa Wanner. Virtually…
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Paul Kisakye is Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction 2020 winner
Paul Kisakye was announced the winner of the Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult Fiction 2020 on October 31, 2020. The Sarraounia Prize for Young Adult…
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Aminiya-Trust Short Story Writing Contest 2020 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Aminiya-Trust Short Story Writing Contest 2020 was announced on November 13, 2020. The Aminiya-Trust short story writing contest was founded to…
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Niq Mhlongo, Bongani Kona talk writing “Joburg Noir.”
Niq Mhlongo and Bongani Kona were the speakers at the Johannesburg launch of the Akashic Books published Joburg Noir on November 11, 2020. Their moderator…
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the Women’s Prize for Literature “Winner of Winners.”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was announced the Women’s Prize for Literature “Winner of Winners” on November 11, 2020. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the UK’s…
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Aspen Words Literary Prize 2021 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2021 was announced on November 10, 2020. The Aspen Words Literary Prize is an annual award for…
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Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin’s ‘Les Jango’ Wins Le Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2020.
Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin was announced the winner of Le Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2020 for his novel Les Jango, which was translated from Arabic…
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Palestine Book Awards 2020 winners announced.
The winners of the Palestine Book Awards 2020 were announced at a virtual ceremony on November 6, 2020. The annual Palestine Book Awards were set…
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Raven Leilani, Mychal Denzel Smith, Gordon C. James and Derrick Barnes are Kirkus Prize 2020 winners.
Raven Leilani, Mychal Denzel Smith, Gordon C. James, and Derrick Barnes were revealed to be the Kirkus Prize 2020 winners on November 5, 2020. Kirkus…
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Resoketswe Manenzhe’s debut novel “Scatterlings” launches on November 9.
Resoketswe Manenzhe’s debut novel Scatterlings, published by Jacana Media, had a virtual launch on November 9, 2020. The event had moderation by Rémy Ngamije with…
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