Bernardine Evaristo Archives | James Murua's Literature Blog

Awards Poetry South Africa

Koleka Putuma is Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2018 winner.

Koleka Putuma is the winner of the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2018 for her collection Collective Amnesia in an announcement made on May…

Kenya Nigeria South Africa Uganda Zimbabwe

African writers converge for Berlin’s first African Book Festival.

James Murua May 8, 2018 2 Comments A Igoni Barrett Abdilatif Abdalla Anita Djafari Arlette-Louise Ndakoze Ayobami Adebayo Bernardine Evaristo Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Brian Chikwava Chika Unigwe Chinelo Okparanta Chris Abani Clementine Burnley Elnathan John Helon Habila Henrietta Rose-Innes InterKontinental Irenosen Okojie Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Jerry Hoffmann Jessica Horn JJ Bola Jude Dibia Lesley Nneka Arimah Leye Adenle Linda Gabriel Maroula Blades Michael Götting Minna Salami Mukoma Wa Ngugi Musa Okwonga Nick Makoha Niq Mhlongo Olumide Popoola Sarah Ladipo Manyika Sharmaine Lovegrove Yewande Omotoso Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Zukiswa Wanner

Writers from across the African continent converged on Berlin for the first African Book Festival with Chris Abani as the headliner on April 26-28, 2018.…

Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, and Hiwot Adilow

Awards Ethiopia Nigeria Poetry Somalia

Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, Hiwot Adilow are Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 winners.

James Murua May 1, 2018 No Comments Bernardine Evaristo Brunel African Poetry Prize Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 Diana Evans Hiwot Adilow Kwame Dawes Mahtm Shiferraw Malika Booker Momtaza Mehri Theresa Lola

Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, and Hiwot Adilow are the joint Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 winners. The three share the 3,000 UK pounds prize money.…

Awards Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria Poetry Somalia Sudan Zambia

Eight poets make Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 shortlist

James Murua March 13, 2018 No Comments Bernardine Evaristo Brunel African Poetry Prize Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 Cheswayo Mphanza Dalia Elhassan Gbenga Adeoba Hiwot Adilow Michelle Angwenyi Momtaza Mehri Nour Kamel Theresa Lola

The Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 shortlist was announced on March 12, 2018 with eight poets making the cut from the hundreds submitted. The Brunel…

Angola Awards Eritrea Ghana Mauritius Nigeria Poetry Zambia

Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2016 shortlist out

James Murua March 9, 2016 No Comments Amy Lukau Bernardine Evaristo Brunel University African Poetry Prize Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2016 Chekwube O. Danladi Chimwemwe Undi Gbenga Adesina Helen Yitah John Keene Kwame Dawes Liyou Libsekal Mary-Alice Daniel Momtaza Mehri Ngwatilo Mawiyoo Nick Makoha Safia Elhillo Saradha Soobrayen Tsitsi Jaji Victoria-Anne Bulley Warsan Shire

The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a poetry prize of £3000 aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. The prize…

Awards Poetry

Sillerman First Book Prize 2016 open for writers

James Murua November 6, 2015 No Comments Bernardine Evaristo Chris Abani Clifton Gachagua Gabeba Baderoon John Keene Kwame Dawes Ladan Osman Matthew Shenoda Sillerman First Book Prize Sillerman First Book Prize 2016

The Sillerman First Book Prize has started to become one of the best prizes for African poets to show their chops in world poetry. Past…

Awards Poetry Sudan Uganda

Joint winners of Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 announced

James Murua May 12, 2015 5 Comments Bernardine Evaristo Brunel University African Poetry Prize Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 Gabeba Baderoon Kwame Dawes Malika Booker Nick Makoha Safia Elhillo Warsan Shire

The winners of this years Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 with £3000 on offer were announced yesterday. The joint winners are Safia Elhillo and…