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James Murua's African Literature Blog

Archiving African and Black Literature

July 31, 2021
Nadifa Mohamed, Nathan Harris on Booker Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist.
Meron Hadero wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021.
Jama Musse Jama, Stefanie Hirsbrunner for James Murua Literary LiveStream

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Chris Okemwa is Kenyan Burt Award 2015 winner

by James Murua
September 28, 2015 5 2 mins 6 yrs

Chris Okemwa was announced the winner of this years Burt Award 2015 at an invite only ceremony at the Kempinski Nairobi on Friday night. He won the award which is aimed at literature for young adults for his manuscript titled Sabina and the Ogre. Okemwa […]

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Meron Hadero

Meron Hadero wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021.

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YouTube channel “Kamau Brathwaite Remix Engine” celebrates Caribbean legend.

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by James Murua
July 28, 2021 3 mins 3 dys

Nadifa Mohamed, Nathan Harris on Booker Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist.

Nadifa Mohamed and Nathan Harris are on the longlist for the Booker Prize for fiction 2021 announced on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Also on the Booker Dozen list are South Africans Damon Galgut and Karen Jennings. The Booker Prize for Fiction, worth £50,000, is a […]

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Meron Hadero
by James Murua
July 27, 2021 3 mins 4 dys

Meron Hadero wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021.

Meron Hadero was announced the winner of the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021 for her short story The Street Sweep, in a ceremony on Monday, July 26, 2021. The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is awarded annually for a short story by […]

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July 27, 2021 4 mins 4 dys

Jama Musse Jama, Stefanie Hirsbrunner for James Murua Literary LiveStream

Jama Musse Jama and Stefanie Hirsbrunner are the guests of the James Murua Literary LiveStream on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 18:00 GMT/ 19:00 WAT/ 20:00 CAT/ 21:00 EAT. You can join the stream, brought to you in cooperation with Frankfurter Buchmesse with financial support […]

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Literary Magazines: Arablit Quarterly, Lolwe, Open Country, Mosi Oa Tunya, Nataal.

by James Murua July 19, 2021 0 3 mins 2 weeks

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Nadifa Mohamed, Nathan Harris on Booker Prize for Fiction 2021 longlist.

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Meron Hadero wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2021.

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