Category: Canada
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Book Digest: Tierno Monénembo, Saara El-Arifi, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Tierno Monénembo, Saara El-Arifi, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek, and Remilekun Anikulapo-Kuti. The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura by Tierno Monénembo Publisher: Schaffner PressDate: March 4, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English (Translated from French by Ryan Chamberlain)Where to find it: Schaffner Press Tierno Monénembo A winner of some…
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Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 2025 longlist
The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 2025 longlist was announced on Thursday, March 6, 2025. These are the writers of African descent who made the cut. Carol Shields was an American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer who is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the US Pulitzer Prize for…
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Book Digest: Baalu Girma, Canisia Lubrin, Daniel Black, Ibi Zoboi
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Baalu Girma, Canisia Lubrin, Daniel Black, and Ibi Zoboi. Oromay by Baalu Girma Publisher: Soho PressDate: February 4, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English (Translated from Amharic)Where to find it: Penguin Random House, Baalu Girma Baalu Girma was one of Ethiopia’s greatest writers and Oromay was his most famous…
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Book Digest: Tunde Leye, Albrin Junior, Gloria Blizzard, Kim Robinson-Walcott
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Tunde Leye, Albrin Junior, Gloria Blizzard, and Kim Robinson-Walcott. You Have to Harden Your Heart by Kim Robinson-Walcott Publisher: Blouse & Skirt BooksDate: December 1, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Blue Banyan Books Kim Robinson-Walcott Kim Robinson-Walcott is editor/head of Caribbean Quarterly, University…
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Edward Stanford Travel Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced.
Noo Saro-Wiwa, Nikki May, and Éric Chacour are on the Edward Stanford Travel Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced on December 7, 2024. The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, presented by Viking Cruises, celebrate the world’s best travel writers. The UK-based prize comprises the Edward Stanford Travel Book of the Year, the Viking Award for Fiction…
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Salon du livre Afro Canadien 2024 for Ottawa
The seventh edition of Salon du livre Afro Canadien 2024 will be held in Ottawa, Canada from October 24 to 27, 2024. The theme is “Voyage en Francophonie.” Salon du livre Afro-Canadien was founded by Mosaïque Interculturelle to promote and shine the spotlight on Francophone Afro-descendant culture in 2018. The Ottawa-based literary extravaganza was a…
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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2025 nominees announced
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2025 nominees were announced in Sweden on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Here are the writers, illustrators, storytellers, reading promoters, and organisations of African descent in the running. Astrid Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays best known for several children’s book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga,…
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Canisia Lubrin, Eric Chacour on Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize 2024 shortlist
Canisia Lubrin and Eric Chacour are on the shortlist of Canada’s Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize 2024 announced on September 25, 2024. The Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, formerly the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, is a Canadian literary award presented by the Writers’ Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition of…
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Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2024 longlist announced.
Wole Talabi, Chukwuebuka Ibeh, and Craig Shreve are on the longlist for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2024 announced on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, first awarded in 2016, is an international prize that supports and celebrates the best adventure writing today. The prize named after South African novelist…
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Ishion Hutchinson on Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2024 shortlist
Ishion Hutchinson’s poetry collection School of Instructions is in the shortlist for Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2024 announced on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The Griffin Poetry Prize is the world’s largest international prize for a first edition single collection of poetry written in or translated into English. The Canada-based prize was founded by businessman and…
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Eric Chacour wins Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024
Eric Chacour won Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024 in Paris, France on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Khalid Lyamlahy was given a special mention. Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie (English: Five Continents Prize of the Francophonie) was established by the International Organization of the Francophonie in 2001. It is aimed…
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Ishion Hutchinson, Fred Moten on Griffin Poetry Prize 2024 longlist
Ishion Hutchinson and Fred Moten are on the longlist for Canada’s Griffin Poetry Prize 2024 announced on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The Griffin Poetry Prize is the world’s largest international prize for a first-edition single collection of poetry written in or translated into English. The Canada-based prize was founded by businessman and philanthropist Scott Griffin…
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LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency 2024 fellows announced
The fellows of the LOATAD Black Atlantic Residency 2024 were announced in Accra, Ghana on Monday, January 29, 2024. The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD) is a private library, archive, writing residency, and museum dedicated to the work of African and Diaspora writers from the late 19th century to the present day.…
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Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024 finalists announced.
The finalists for Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie 2024 were announced on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie (English: Five Continents Prize of the Francophonie) was established by the International Organization of the Francophonie in 2001. It is aimed at highlighting literary talents reflecting the expression of cultural…
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Otoniya J. Okot Bitek Wins Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize 2023
Otoniya J. Okot Bitek’s poetry collection A is for Acholi was declared the winner of the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize on Monday, September 25, 2023. The BC and Yukon Book Prizes, established in 1985, are aimed at recognising and promoting writers, illustrators, and publishers in British Columbia (BC) and Yukon in Canada. Award winners are…