Olivia Douglass, Tjawangwa Dema, Dunni Abisayo, Tanatsei Gambura, Amina Jama, Warda Yassin, and Amara Amaryah are on the Women Poets’ Prize 2020 longlist announced on…
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African American nominees at the US National Book Awards 2020.
The US National Book Awards 2020 were announced over a few days this past week. Here are the African American nominees. The US National Book…
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Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Safiya Sinclair, Fred D’Aguiar on Poetry Book Society 2020 winter selections.
Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Fred D’Aguiar, and Safiya Sinclair are three of the featured poets on the Poetry Book Society 2020 winter selections announced on September…
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African, African American writers who are California Book Awards 2020 nominees.
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, Laila Lalami, Harmony holiday, Morgan Parker, and Dana L. Davis are nominees of the California Book Awards 2020 announced on July 8,…
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Raymond Antrobus to judge new Barjeel Poetry Prize.
Jamaican-British poet Raymond Antrobus was announced as one of the judges of the new Barjeel Poetry Prize on August 2, 2020. Barjeel Art Foundation is…
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Kayo Chingonyi at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5.
Kayo Chingonyi featured at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 5 from Leeds, UK on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He was hosted by Remy Ngamije. Afrolit Sans…
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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2020 nominees announced.
The nominees for the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2020 featuring writers and poets with African roots were announced on July 23, 2020. The Hurston/Wright Legacy…
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Lemn Sissay, Paul Mendez on Gordon Burn Prize 2020 shortlist.
Lemn Sissay and Paul Mendez are on the shortlist for the Gordon Burn Prize 2020 announced today, July 23, 2020. Gordon Burn, who passed away…
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Samira Bawumia Literature Prize 2020 winners announced.
The winners of the Samira Bawumia Literature Prize 2020 have been announced today, July 22, 2020. The Samira Bawumia Literature Prize is an annual literary…
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Natalia Molebatsi at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 4.
Natalia Molebatsi started off day 4 at Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 4 from Johannesburg, South Africa on July 3, 2020. She was hosted by Natasha…
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Zambia’s Tell Your Own Story National Book Awards 2020 winners announced.
The winners for Zambia’s Tell Your Own Story National Book Awards 2020 were announced at a ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia on June 29, 2020. The…
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Ngwatilo Mawiyoo kicks off Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 4.
Ngwatilo Mawiyoo was the first guest at Season 4 of Afrolit Sans Frontières streaming live on Instagram from Nairobi on June 29, 2020. She was…
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Fiyah, Libretto, and Lolwe: A tale of three literary magazines.
Fiyah, Libretto, and Lolwe are three literary magazines by African/Black publishers currently available for your reading pleasure. A literary magazine is a periodical that publishes…
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Society of Authors’ Awards 2020 winners announced.
Kadish Morris, Amina Jama, Okechukwu Nzelu, and Inua Ellams have been recognised at the Society of Authors’ Awards 2020 announced today, June 18, 2020. The…
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“Songs We Learn from Trees,” a pioneering Ethiopian poetry anthology launches.
Songs We Learn from Trees, an Ethiopian poetry anthology edited by Chris Beckett and Alemu Tebeje, which styles itself as the “first in the English…
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