Finalists for Brazil’s Premio Oceanos 2022 announced.
The ten finalists for Brazil’s Premio Oceanos 2022 were announced on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Oceanos-Prêmio de Literatura em Língua […]
African Writers Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature were […]
South African Literary Awards 2022 winners announced.
The winners of the South African Literary Awards 2022 were announced in a ceremony in Durban, South Africa on Monday, […]
Opportunities for writers, poets, and publishers for November ‘22.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other […]
Sylva Nze Ifedigbo wins Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature 2022.
Sylva Nze Ifedigbo was declared the winner of the Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature 2023 on October 29, 2022. Su’eddie […]
Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 winners announced
The winners of the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2022 have been announced on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The Hurston/Wright Legacy […]
South African Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the South African Literary Awards 2022, the 15th edition, were announced on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The […]
Romeo Oriogun wins NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2022.
Romeo Oriogun was revealed to be the winner of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature 2022 at a glittering ceremony […]
Saddiq Dzukogi wins Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2022.
Saddiq Dzukogi’s Your Crib, My Qibla was declared the winner of the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2022 on Wednesday, […]
Scholastique Mukasonga on US National Book Awards 2022 shortlists
Scholastique Mukasonga joined other writers of African descent on the shortlist of the US National Book Awards 2022 announced on […]
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Khal Torabully on Sarah Maguire Prize 2022 shortlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Khal Torabully are on the shortlist for the Sarah Maguire Prize 2022 announced on September 22, […]
US National Book Awards 2022 longlists announced.
The finalists for the US National Book Awards 2022 were announced from September 14 – 16, 2022. Here are the […]
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Foday Mannah, Gloria Blizzard, Juleus Ghunta, and Jailan Zayan are on the shortlist for the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing […]
Stella Nyanzi tour of Kenya starts September 13.
Ugandan academic, activist, and poet Stella Nyanzi will have a book tour around the Kenyan cities of Nairobi, Mombasa, and […]
Hussain Ahmed wins Orison Poetry Prize 2022.
Hussain Ahmed’s Blue Exodus was declared the winner of the Orison Poetry Prize 2022 on Saturday, September 3, 2022. The […]
