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Nommo Awards 2018 winners

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Nommo Awards 2018 winners announced at Ake Festival 2018.

James Murua October 29, 2018 No Comments Ake Festival Ake Festival 2018 Kwabena Ofei Nommo Awards Nommo Awards 2018 Setor Fiadzigbey Tade Thompson Tochi Onyebuchi Wole Talabi

The Nommo Awards 2018 winners were announced at the opening ceremony for the Ake Festival 2018 on October 26. They are Tade Thompson, Kwabena Ofei,…

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Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 shortlist

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Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 shortlist announced.

James Murua May 15, 2018 No Comments Caine Prize Caine Prize 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 Makena Onjerika Nonyelum Ekwempu Olufunke Ogundimu Stacy Hardy Wole Talabi

The Caine Prize for African Writing 2018 shortlist has been announced. The writers in the running for one of the continents most coveted prizes are…

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Shadreck Chikoti’s Imagine Africa 500 anthology out on April 30

James Murua April 1, 2016 4 Comments Aubrey Chinguwo Billy Kahora Catherine Shepherd Chinelo Onwualu Derek Lubangakene Dilman Dila Frances Naiga Muwange Hagai Magai Hannah Onoguwe Imagine Africa 500 Lauri Kubuitsile Musinguzi Ray Robert Muthi Nhlema Pan African Publishers Science fiction Shadreck Chikoti Stephen Embleton Tiseke Chilima Tuntufye Simwimba Wole Talabi

The Imagine Africa 500 anthology featuring some of the continent’s leading names in speculative fiction this month. It will make its online debut on April…

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