Deesha Philyaw’s The Secret Lives of Church Ladies was announced the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2021 on April 6, 2021. The PEN/Faulkner…
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US NAACP Image Awards 2021 literary winners announced.
The winning writers and poets in the literary categories of the US NAACP Image Awards 2021 were announced on Saturday, March 27, 2021. The National…
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N.K. Jemisin wins at British Science Fiction Awards 2020
N.K. Jemisin’s The City We Became was announced as the best novel at the British Science Fiction Awards 2020 on April 4, 2021. The British…
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Bernardine Evaristo, Colson Whitehead on Dublin International Literary Award 2021 shortlist
Bernardine Evarist and Colson Whitehead are on the shortlist for the Dublin International Literary Award 2021 announced on March 25, 2021. The Dublin International Literary…
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African American winners at US National Book Critics Circle Award 2020.
Nicole R. Fleetwood, francine j. harris, and Raven Leilani won in their categories at the US National Book Critics Circle Award 2020 announced on March…
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OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2021 shortlist announced.
Maisy Card, Andre Bagoo, and Canisia Lubrin make up the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature 2021 shortlist announced on Sunday, March 28, 2021. The…
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Writers of African descent on PEN America Career Achievement Awards 2021
George C. Wolfe, Daniel Alexander Jones, and Kwame Dawes are the writers of African descent on the PEN America Career Achievement Awards 2021 list announced…
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Writers of African descent on Windham-Campbell Prize 2021 winners list.
There are five writers of African descent on the Windham-Campbell Prize 2021 list announced on March 22, 2021. The Windham-Campbell Prize was established in 2013…
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8 Literary magazines from Africa and its diaspora to read today
Here is information on the latest issues of 8 literary magazines that offer some of the best writing by Africans on the continent and in…
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African, African American finalists at Nebula Awards 2020
The finalists for the Nebula Awards 2020 were announced on Monday, March 15, 2021. The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction…
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African writers feature on UK’s Women’s Prize for Literature 2021 longlist.
The longlist for the UK Women’s Prize for Literature 2021, featuring four African writers, was announced on March 10, 2021. The Women’s Prize for Fiction…
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Deesha Philyaw is PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2021 finalist
Deesha Philyaw is a finalist of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction 2021 announced on March 2, 2021. The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually…
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African, African American writers are LA Times Book Prize 2020 finalists.
The finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2020, featuring African, African American writers, were announced on March 2, 2021. U.S. newspaper the Los…
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African writers on British Science Fiction Awards 2020 shortlists.
There are several African writers on the shortlists for the British Science Fiction Awards 2020 announced on February 18, 2021. The British Science Fiction Awards,…
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US NAACP Image Awards 2021 features literary entries.
African, African American writers and poets featured in the finalists’ lists of the US NAACP Image Awards 2021 announced on February 4, 2021. The National…
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