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Book Digest: Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Raymond Atrobus, Raphaelle Red, Bode Abifarin
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Raymond Atrobus, Raphaelle Red, and Bode Abifarin. The Creation of Half-Broken People by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Publisher: Picador AfricaDate: September 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Wordsworth Books, Pan Macmillan South Africa Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu…
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A snapshot of the Doek Literary Festival 2024.
The Doek Literary Festival 2024 was hosted in Windhoek, Namibia from August 21 – 24, 2024. Here is a view from the Southern African country. Jean-Claude Tjitamunisa took all images in this post and are courtesy of Doek Arts. In 2022, Windhoek-based Doek, known for its literary magazine and awards, hosted the first edition of…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for September 2024.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in September 2024. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. If you have any callouts, please share in the comments. Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies). Opportunity hubs…
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Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2024 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature 2024 was announced on Friday, August 30, 2024. The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature is a literary award for Arabic literature given to the best contemporary novel written in Arabic, but not available in English translation. The winning book is translated into English, and published by…
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University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing 2024 shortlist announced.
The shortlists for the University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing in English 2024 were announced on Friday, August 30, 2024. The University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing in English, also known as the UJ Prize, was instituted in 2006. It comprises a main prize and a debut prize, given annually for…
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Kisumu Literacy Day for August 31
Kisumu Literacy Day will be hosted at the Kenyan National Library in Kisumu on Saturday, August 31, 2024. The Kenya National Library Service is known for its work in providing library services in its many libraries across the country. The beloved service has announced that it will host the “Kisumu Literacy Day” in the city…
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Premio Oceanos 2024 longlist announced
Angolan, Brazilian, Mozambican, and Cape Verdean writers feature on the longlists for Premio Oceanos 2024 announced on Friday, August 23, 2024. Oceanos-Prêmio de Literatura em Língua Portuguesa (English: Oceanos-Prize for Literature in the Portuguese Language) is a Brazilian literary award for poetry and prose founded in 2003. In the first years, only work by Brazilian…
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Divine Inyang Titus wins Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2024
Divine Inyang Titus’ short story Fibers from the Deep won the Toyin Fálọlá Prize 2024 in Lagos, Nigeria on Friday, August 23, 2024. The Toyin Fálọlá Prize is an award for short stories from Nigeria-based Lunaris aimed at honouring distinguished African scholar and foremost historian, Prof Toyin Fálọlá. It celebrates his contributions to the advancement…
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Jericho Brown is Aiken Taylor Award 2024 recipient
Jericho Brown is the recipient of the Aiken Taylor Award 2024; the announcement was made on Friday, August 16, 2024. Conrad Potter Aiken was an American writer and poet, honoured with a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, and was United States Poet Laureate from 1950 to 1952. His published works include poetry, short…
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South Africa’s Poetry Africa 2024 guests known
Poetry Africa 2024 will be hosted in Durban, Bloemfontein, and Johannesburg, South Africa from October 3 – 12, 2024. The theme is “Poetry: Somehow We Survive” Poetry Africa is an international poetry festival first hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa in 1996. Since that first…
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Adelino Albano Luís wins Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2024
Adelino Albano Luís won Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2024 in Beira, Mozambique on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Prémio Literário Mia Couto (English: Mia Couto Literary Prize) was set up in honour of Beira’s foremost literary export, Mozambique author Mia Couto. Couto has written numerous books which gave him awards like the Camões Prize in 2013,…
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Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin partly curated by Helon Habila
The guests for the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, partly curated by Helon Habila, which runs from September 5 – 14, 2024 have been announced. The Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin (English: International Literature Festival Berlin) was founded by Ulrich Schreiber who directed it until 2023 when Lavinia Frey replaced him. Its broad stylistic and thematic spectrum brings literary…
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Canex Prize for Publishing in Africa 2024 longlist announced
The longlist for the inaugural Canex Prize for Publishing in Africa was announced on Thursday, August 15, 2024. The CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa recognises the publisher of the best African fiction or non-fiction title. It is open to writers from all over the African continent with submissions reviewed by a team of experienced…
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Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Literary Awards 2024 were announced on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literature Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet, executed as a series of readings of classic and contemporary stories, workshops,…
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Book Digest: Djaïli Amadou Amal, Ahmed Naji, Charles Siboto
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Ahmed Naji, Charles Siboto, and Djaïli Amadou Amal. Egypt + 100 Stories from a Century after Tahrir Edited by Ahmed Naji Publisher: Comma PressDate: July 25, 2025Genre: Fiction, AnthologyLanguage: English (Translation from Arabic)Where to find it: Comma Press…
