The Juneteenth Book Festival is set to happen on YouTube on June 19, 2020. On June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger arrived with Union soldiers…
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Nnedi Okorafor, Ebony Flowers are Eisner Awards 2020 nominees.
Nnedi Okorafor and Ebony Flowers are nominees for the Eisner Awards 2020 announced on June 4, 2020. The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened…
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Locus Awards 2020 finalists announced.
Nnedi Okorafor, Tade Thompson, Akwaeke Emezi, Tochi Onyebuchi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Marlon James are finalists in the Locus Awards 2020 announced on May 29, 2020.…
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Tochi Onyebuchi wraps up the first day of Afrolit Sans Frontières Season 3.
Tochi Onyebuchi wrapped up day one of Season 3 of Afrolit Sans Frontières on Africa Day, May 25, 2020. He was hosted by Mohale Mashigo.…
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Colson Whitehead, Bernardine Evaristo on Orwell Prize 2020 longlist.
Colson Whitehead and Bernardine Evaristo are on the longlist of the Orwell Prize 2020 announced on May 21, 2019. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour…
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Colson Whitehead wins Pulitzer Prize 2020 (again).
Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys is a winner in the fiction category at the Pulitzer Prize 2020 announced today, May 4, 2020. He becomes only…
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Nnedi Okorafor, Tade Thompson are Hugo and Astounding Awards 2020 Finalists.
Nnedi Okorafor and Tade Thompson are finalists for the Hugo and Astounding Awards 2020 announced on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. The Hugo and Astounding Awards,…
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Coronavirus: African Literature Association 2020 Conference cancelled.
The African Literature Association 2020 Conference has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. Coronavirus concerns have continued being at the centre of world activities in the…
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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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Laila Lalami, Scholastique Mukasonga, Akwaeke Emezi are 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. Also on…
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