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Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 longlist announced

James Murua November 12, 2015 No Comments as Told by Herself By Any Means Chigozie Obioma Etisalat Prize for Literature Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 Fiston Mwanza Mujila Ifeoluwapo Adeniyi (Nigeria)Kurt Ellis Masande Ntshanga Molara Wood On the Bank of the River Paula Marais Penny Busetto Professor Ato Quayson Rehana Rossouw Shadow Self The Fishermen The Reactive The Story of Anna P Tram 83 What About Meera What Will People Say?Z P Dala Zukiswa Wanner

The longlist for the Etisalat Prize for Literature for 2015 was announced today. The prize launched in June 2013 as the first pan-African prize pen…

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Chigozie Obioma makes Guardian first book award 2015 shortlist

James Murua August 17, 2015 No Comments Chigozie Obioma Guardian First Book Award Guardian First Book Award 2015 One Pushkin Press The Fishermen

What a year to be Chigozie Obioma. His debut novel The Fishermen has been causing serious waves in the literary award scene in recent weeks…

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FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices shortlists announced

James Murua August 11, 2015 6 Comments Archipelago Books Chigozie Obioma Dust FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices 2015 Granta Books Our Lady of the Nile Pushkin Press Scholastique Mukasonga The Fishermen Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

A few weeks ago I talked about this amazing new opportunity for African creatives from the Oppenheimer fund supported by Financial Times. Oppenheimer for those…

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Nigeria’s Chigozie Obioma makes Man Booker Prize 2015

James Murua July 30, 2015 4 Comments Chigozie Obioma Man Booker Prize Man Booker Prize 2015 The Fishermen

The judges of the Man Booker Prize 2015, one of the richest in the world at US$50,000, have announced those who are in the running.…

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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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Awards Kenya Nigeria

FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices shortlists announced

James Murua December 15, 2014 No Comments Archipelago Books Chigozie Obioma Dust FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices FT/Oppenheimer Fund Emerging Voices 2015 Granta Books Our Lady of the Nile Pushkin Press Scholastique Mukasonga The Fishermen Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

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