Éric Ntumba was announced the winner of the Prix Littéraire Makomi 2020 at the closing ceremony of the Fete Du Livre De Kinshasa 2020 in…
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Category: Fiction
Resokestwe Manenzhe is Dinaane Debut Fiction Award 2020 winner.
Resokestwe Manenzhe was announced the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award 2020 winner in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 21, 2020. The Dinaane Debut Fiction Award is…
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Ukamaka Olisakwe’s “Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right” out on June 18.
Ukamaka Olisakwe’s newest novel Ogadinma Or, Everything Will Be All Right, published by Indigo Press, is out on June 18, 2020. Ukamaka Olisakwe’s first literary…
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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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Makena Onjerika-edited anthology “Digital Bedbugs” available for your reading pleasure.
Digital Bedbugs, a new anthology edited by Caine Prize winner Makena Onjerika, has been available for readers since January 15, 2020. Makena Onjerika burst onto…
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Nuruddin Farah’s “From A Crooked Rib” 50th anniversary celebration in Nairobi.
A fiftieth-anniversary celebration of Nuruddin Farah’s famed debut novel From A Crooked Rib was hosted at the new Cheche Bookshop and Café, Nairobi on Friday,…
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Exclusive: Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s novel “We, The Scarred” cover revealed.
The cover for Mukoma Wa Ngugi’s novel We, The Scarred, formerly known as Mrs Shaw, has today been revealed by its publisher Paivapo Publishers. Author,…
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Martin Egblewogbe’s short story collection “The Waiting” out on February 13.
Martin Egblewogbe’s short story collection The Waiting, published by flipped eye publishing, is out on February 13, 2020. Martin Egblewogbe is a lecturer at the…
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Nuruddin Farah to celebrate “From A Crooked Rib” 50th anniversary in Nairobi.
Nuruddin Farah is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his famed debut novel From A Crooked Rib at an event at the Cheche Bookshop…
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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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The Prix Les Afriques 2020 longlist announced.
The longlist for Prix Les Afriques 2020 was announced on January 18, 2020. Prix Les Afriques was created by the association La Cene Littéraire which…
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Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2020 was announced on February 5, 2020. Afritondo is a media and publishing platform that aims to…
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Six opportunities for African writers, poets, and publishers for February 2020.
Here are six opportunities for those who want to submit either poetry, prose, or are publishers for February 2020. REWRITE READS Issue 2: Call for…
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