Category: Angola
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Premio Oceanos 2025 finalists announced
Mia Couto, Francisco Guita Jr, and José Eduardo Agualusa are among the Premio Oceanos 2025 finalists announced in São Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Prêmio Oceanos 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…
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Book Digest: José Eduardo Agualusa, Kopano Matlwa, Anote Ajeluorou, Jasmaine Payne
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by José Eduardo Agualusa, Kopano Matlwa, Anote Ajeluorou, and Jasmaine Payne. Todo Sobre Deus by José Eduardo Agualusa Publisher: Quetzal EditoresDate: October 2025Genre: Fiction Language: Portuguese Where to find it: Quetzal Editores José Eduardo Agualusa José Eduardo Agualusa was born in the city of Huambo, Angola, on…
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Ana Paula Tavares is Prêmio Camões 2025 winner
Ana Paula Tavares was announced the winner of the Prêmio Camões 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal, on Thursday, October 8, 2025. The Camões Prize, named after Luís de Camões, the Portuguese language’s greatest poet, is the most important prize for literature in the Portuguese language. It is awarded annually by the Portuguese Direção-Geral do Livro, dos…
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Premio Oceanos 2025 semi finalists announced
The Premio Oceanos 2025 semi-finalists were announced in São Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. 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 works by Brazilian writers were eligible for the…
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Jose Eduardo Agualusa wins Prémio Literário Manuel de Boaventura 2025
Jose Eduardo Agualusa’s novel Mestre dos Batuques wins Prémio Literário Manuel de Boaventura 2025 on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Manuel de Boaventura was a teacher, journalist, and novelist who was born in Esposende, Portugal, in 1885. He would write numerous titles like O Solar dos Vermelhos (The Manor of the Reds), Crimes dum Usurário (Crimes…
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Book Digest: Ondjaki, Demi Letsa, Eve Guerra, Nana Ekua Brew Hammond
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Ondjaki, Demi Letsa, Eve Guerra, and Nana Ekua Brew Hammond. 28th February House by Demi Letsa Publisher: IndependentDate: July 3, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: 28th February: A Novel Demi Letsa Demi Letsa, PhD, is a Ghanaian global health professional and storyteller whose work has…
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Book Digest: Abdulrazak Gurnah, José Eduardo Agualusa, Laura Pegram, Adam Oyebanji
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Abdulrazak Gurnah, José Eduardo Agualusa, Laura Pegram, and Adam Oyebanji. Dhulma by Abdulrazak Gurnah Publisher: Mkuki Na NyotaDate: May 31, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: Kiswahili (translated from English by Dr. Ida Hadjivayanis)Where to find it: Mkuki Na Nyota Abdulrazak Gurnah Abdulrazak Gurnah is the 2021 winner of the…
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DST Angola/Camões Literature Prize 2024 awarded
Jorge Arrimar was awarded the DST Angola/Camões Literature Prize 2024 at a Luanda, Angola, ceremony on Sunday, April 6, 2025. The DST Angola/Camões Literature Prize is a joint initiative between dst group and Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, celebrating books published in poetry and prose by Angolan artists. DST Angola is a…
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Premio Oceanos 2025 first selections announced
The Premio Oceanos 2025 first selections were announced in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. 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 works by Brazilian writers were eligible for…
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João Melo is Premio Correntes de Escritas 2024 finalist
João Melo’s poetry collection Exercícios e Linguagens was named a Premio Correntes de Escritas 2024 finalist on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Correntes d’Escritas (English: Writing Currents) is an annual meeting of writers of Iberian expression that happens in Póvoa do Varzim in northern Portugal in February. The writers come from countries where Portuguese and Spanish…
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Jorge Arrimar wins DST Angola/Camões Literature Prize 2024
Jorge Arrimar’s novel Cuéle – O Pássaro Troçador won DST Angola/Camões Literature Prize 2024 on Friday, November 22, 2024. The DST Angola/Camões Literature Prize is a joint initiative between dst group and Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua celebrating books published in poetry and prose by Angolan artists. DST Angola is a subsidiary…
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Book Digest: Jose Eduardo Agualusa, Zukiswa Wanner, Maame Blue, Amber McBride
In our regular Book Digest segment, we wrap up book news for our readers with books from Jose Eduardo Agualusa, Zukiswa Wanner, Maame Blue, and Amber McBride. Mestre dos Batuques by Jose Eduardo Agualusa Publisher: Quetzal PublishersDate: September 2024Genre: Fiction, short storiesLanguage: PortugueseWhere to find it: Quetzal Publishers Jose Eduardo Agualusa José Eduardo Agualusa was…
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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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Mia Couto, Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida win Associação Portuguesa de Escritores 2024 awards
Mia Couto and Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida won in their categories at Associação Portuguesa de Escritores Awards 2024 on July 16, 2024. Associação Portuguesa de Escritores (English: Portuguese Writers Association) was formed in 1970. Among its flagship activities are the annual literary awards for the best writing in different categories. They include the Grande Prémio…
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Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2024 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2024 was announced on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize is for book-length literary translations into English from any living European language. It aims to honour the translation craft and recognise its cultural importance. It was founded by Lord Weidenfeld and is supported by New College, The…