Abdellatif Laabi was awarded the Mahmoud Darwish Award 2020 on March 13, 2020. Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who was regarded as…
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Nine Africans on International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 longlist.
There are nine Africans from five countries on the longlist for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2020 announced on December 17, 2019. The International…
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Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans” on US’ Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 longlist.
Laila Lalami novel The Other Americans is on the Aspen Words Literary Prize 2020 longlist announced on November 14, 2019. Also on the longlist are…
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The African novelists on the Dublin International Literary Award 2020 longlist
There are eleven novelists from across Africa on Dublin International Literary Award 2020 longlist announced on Monday, November 11, 2019. The Dublin International Literary Award…
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Prix Du Maroc Du Livre 2019 winners announced in Rabat.
The winners of the Prix Du Morocco Du Livre 2019 were announced in Rabat, Morocco on October 18, 2019. Prix Du Maroc Du Livre or…
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Laila Lalami, Scholastique Mukasonga, Akwaeke Emezi are US National Book Awards 2019 finalists.
Laila Lalami, Scholastique Mukasonga, and Akwaeke Emezi are finalists for the US National Book Awards 2019 announced on October 8, 2019. The US National Book…
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Laila Lalami on US National Book Awards 2019 longlist.
Laila Lalami’s novel The Other Americans is on the fiction longlist for the US National Book Awards 2019 announced on September 20, 2019. The US…
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Laila Lalami makes US Kirkus Prize 2019 shortlist.
Laila Lalami’s novel The Other Americans is on the shortlist in the Fiction category of the Kirkus Prize 2019 announced on September 17, 2018. Kirkus…
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Meet the African writers for the Iowa International Writing Program 2019.
Batsirai Chigama, Shadreck Chikoti, Soukaina Habiballah, Tade Ipadeola, Amira-Géhanne Khalfallah, Samuel Menghesteab, Martha Mukaiwa, and Yamkela Tywakadi are the African writers to take part in…
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Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 longlist features African writers.
Leïla Bahsaïn, Kaouther Adimi, Mohammed Abdelnabi, and Yasmine Khlat are the African writers on the Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2019 longlist announced on September…
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Moroccan Abdellatif Laâbi is US’s Neustadt Prize 2020 finalist.
Abdellatif Laâbi was announced as a finalist for the Neustadt Prize 2020 for his novel Beyond the Barbed Wire on July 22, 2019. The Neustadt…
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Short Story Day Africa 2018 shortlist announced.
The shortlist of ten writers in the running for Short Story Day Africa 2018 was announced on July 4, 2019. South African headquartered Short Story…
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International Publishers Association seminar for Marrakesh, Morocco in 2020.
The International Publishers Association seminar will be hosted in Marrakesh, Morocco in 2020. The announcement was made by IPA President Hugo Setzer in Nairobi on…
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Bensalem Himmich, Dr Abderrezak Belagrouz are Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2019 winners.
Bensalem Himmich and Dr. Abderrezak Belagrouz were announced as Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2019 winners on March 16, 2019. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is…
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Orange Book Award in Africa 2019 finalists announced.
The six finalists for the Orange Book Award in Africa 2019 were announced on March 7, 2019. In November 2018, a new literary prize called…
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