Category: Algeria
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Prix Renaudot 2025 Premier Selection announced
Nathacha Appanah and Kaouther Adimi are among the Prix Renaudot 2025 Premier Selection, announced in Paris, France, on Thursday, September 4, 2025. Prix Renaudot is a French literary prize awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel published in the previous year. It was created by ten art critics awaiting the results of the…
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Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2025 shortlist announced
The Prix de la Littérature Arabe 2025 shortlist was announced in Paris, France, on Saturday, July 19, 2025. The Prix de la Littérature Arabe is awarded to a writer, a national of a member country of the Arab League, and an author of a published book, novel, collection of short stories or poems, written in…
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CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa 2025 longlist announced
The CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa 2025 longlist, the second edition of the award, was announced on Thursday, July 24, 2025 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…
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Amar Ingrachen on Prix Voltaire 2025 shortlist
Algerian publisher Amar Ingrachen is on the International Publishers Association’s Prix Voltaire 2025 shortlist announced in Paris, France, on Friday, April 11, 2025. The International Publishers Association (IPA) Prix Voltaire is given to publishers who provide authors with the tools to disseminate their written ideas, assuming the same risks as the writers themselves. It honours…
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Prix Littéraire Québec-France Marie-Claire Blais 2025 longlist announced
Eve Guerra, Yasmina Liassine, and Gyslain Ngueno are on the Prix Littéraire Québec-France Marie-Claire Blais 2025 longlist announced on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Marie-Claire Blais was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Quebec. In a career spanning seventy years, she wrote novels, plays, collections of poetry and fiction, newspaper articles,…
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Book Digest: Hayat Kasdi, Patrice Lawrence, Kamilah Cole, Nicole Sealey
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Hayat Kasdi, Patrice Lawrence, Kamilah Cole, Nicole Sealey, and John Murillo. Chouf…A Marseille by Hayat Kasdi Publisher: Les éditions El AmirDate: December 7, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Amazon, FNAC Hayat Kasdi Hayat Kasdi is a writer from Algeria who writes in French. Chouf…A Marseille…
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International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2025 longlist announced
The International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2025 longlist was announced on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The International Prize for Arabic Fiction is the most prestigious literary prize in the Arab world. The prize worth US$50,000 aims to reward excellence in contemporary Arabic creative writing and to encourage the readership of high-quality Arabic literature internationally through…
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 longlists announced
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 longlists in four categories were announced in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, December 6, 2024. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is presented to Arab writers, intellectuals, and publishers as well as young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary, and…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 winners announced.
The Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 winners were announced on Friday, November 22, 2024. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the continent like Yewande Omotoso,…
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Book Digest: Chido Muchemwa, Lynda Chouiten, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, Dreda Say Mitchell
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Chido Muchemwa, Lynda Chouiten, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, and Dreda Say Mitchell. Who Will Bury You by Chido Muchemwa Publisher: House of Anansi Press IncDate: October 8, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: English Where to find it: House of Anansi Press Inc Chido Muchemwa Chido Muchemwa is a…
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Salon International du Livre d’Alger 2024 starts November 6
Salon International du Livre d’Alger 2024 runs in Algiers, Algeria from November 6 – 16, 1014. The guest country is Qatar. Salon International du Livre d’Alger (English: International Book Fair of Algiers) is a cultural event dedicated to books and writing first hosted in 1996. It is organized annually at the Palais des Expositions des…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 shortlist announced.
The Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 shortlists have been announced today, Monday, October 14, 2024. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the continent like Yewande…
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Prix Littéraire Mohammed Dib 2024 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for Prix Littéraire Mohammed Dib 2024 were announced in Tlemcen, Algeria on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Mohammed Dib was an Algerian author who wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children’s literature in the French language. His work covered the breadth of 19th-century Algerian history, focusing on Algeria’s…
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Book Digest: Chigozie Obioma, Johary Ravaloson, Hamza Koudri, Shubnum Khan
In our regular Book Digest segment, we bring books from some guests of the forthcoming Macondo Literary Festival. We focus on books from Chigozie Obioma, Johary Ravaloson, Hamza Koudri, and Shubnum Khan. The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma Publisher: HogarthDate: June 4, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House Chigozie Obioma…
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Prix Renaudot 2024 Premiere Selection announced
The first selection for Prix Renaudot 2024 was announced on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on the list. Prix Renaudot is a French literary prize awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel published during the previous year. It was created by ten art critics awaiting the results…