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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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Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire interviews African authors on This is Africa

James Murua November 10, 2014 No Comments A Killing in the Sun Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire Chika Unigwe Dilman Dila Emmanuel Sigauke Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Kintu London Cape Town Jo'burg Melissa Kiguwa Mukoma’s Marriage and other stories Night Dancer Novuyo Rosa Tshuma (Shadows)Reveries of Longing The Whispering Trees Yewande Omotoso (Bom Boy)Zukiswa Wanner

Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire will be familiar to readers of this blog as one of the driving forces behind the Writivism initiative. The Writivism initiative aims…

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Storymoja Festival 2014 Daily Blog – Saturday 20th September

James Murua September 21, 2014 No Comments Dilman Dila Faith Karimi Jeff Koinange Shevajee Kashavjee Storymoja Festival Storymoja Festival 2014 Tony Mochama Vaishnaavi Rammohan Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka never showed up for the gala event on Friday night and I was starting to feel like these guys were avoiding…

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