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African Speculative Fiction Society announces Nommo Awards 2017 contenders

James Murua April 5, 2017 No Comments A Igoni Barrett African Speculative Fiction Society Akinwade Ayodeji Akinola Might of Guardian Prime Avonome Azanian Bridges Azotus The Kingdom Binti Blackass Blaize Kaye Chike Newman Nwankwo Dilman Dila Hell Freezes Over Ibrahim Ganiyu Innocent Immaculate Acan Jide Martin June 12 Lesley Nneka Arimah Mame Bougouma Diene Muthi Nhlema Ndakusuwa Nick Wood Nikhil Singh Nnedi Okorafor Nommo Awards Nommo Awards 2017 Rosewater Shadreck Chikoti Stanley Obende Sundown Ta O’Reva Tade Thompson Taty Went West Tendai Huchu The Flying Man of Stone The Last Pantheon The Marriage Plot Toheeb Deen Ipaye Wednesday’s Story Who Will Greet You At Home Wole Talabi Xavier Ighorodje

The African Speculative Fiction Society announced the contenders for the Nommo Awards 2017 on April 4, 2017. The writers announced are shortlisted for Best Novel,…

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Algeria Awards Egypt Kenya Nigeria Rwanda South Africa

FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award 2015 long list out

James Murua June 12, 2015 No Comments A Igoni Barrett Archipelago Books Broken Mirrors: Sinalcol Chatto & Windus Chigozie Obioma Dust Faber & Faber FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Award 2015 Granta Books Human & Rousseau Ingrid Winterbach It Might Get Loud Kamel Daoud Mandla Langa Nael Eltoukhy Oneworld Publications Our Lady of the Nile Picador Africa Pushkin Press Scholastique Mukasonga The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah The Fishermen The Meursault Investigation The Texture of Shadows Women of Karantina Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

In February I blogged about these FT / OppenheimerFunds Emerging Voices Awards where writers, film makers and visual artists would be eligible for cash prizes…

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