Category: Ghana
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Book Digest: Jessica Horn, Ivana Akotowaa Ofori, Maaza Mengiste, Tinga Maluvana
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Jessica Horn, Ivana Akotowaa Ofori, Maaza Mengiste, and Tinga Maluvana. African Feminist Praxis by Jessica Horn Publisher: Sage PublicationsDate: December 19, 2024Genre: NonfictionLanguage: English Where to find it: Sage Publications Jessica Horn Jessica Horn is a feminist writer and inter-disciplinary practitioner. Grounded in work around body…
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Nana Ekua Brew Hammond features at Labone Dialogues
Nana Ekua Brew Hammond was a guest of “Labone Dialogues,” the series hosted by NYU Accra in Ghana on Thursday, December 5, 2024. ‘Labone Dialogues by NYU Accra’ was conceived and curated by New York University Accra Director Prof Chiké Frankie Edozien in Accra, Ghana in 2020. The series hosts events celebrating writers and other…
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Book Digest: Nuzo Onoh, John van de Ruit, Vanda Machado, Cheryl S. Ntumy
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Nuzo Onoh, John van de Ruit, Vanda Machado, and Cheryl S. Ntumy Spud: The Reunion by John van de Ruit Publisher: Pan Macmillan South AfricaDate: November 8, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Pan Macmillan South Africa John van de Ruit John Howard van…
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Library of Africa and the African Diaspora Black Atlantic Residency 2025 winners
The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora Black Atlantic Residency 2025 winners were announced in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday, November 6, 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…
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Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2024 finalists announced
The Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2024 finalists were announced on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Prix Littéraire Les Afriques is awarded annually to an African or writer of African descent who has written fiction highlighting a human, societal, ideological, political, cultural, economic, or historical issue related to Africa or its diaspora. Prix Les Afriques, created by…
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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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Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2024 starts October 18
Pa Gya! A Literary Festival 2024 is set to be hosted in venues in Accra, Ghana from October 18 – 20, 2024. Pa Gya! A Literary Festival features readings, panel discussions, performances, book launches and sales, literary prize awards, and much more. Its name Pa Gya! comes from the Twi word meaning “to lift up”…
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African Writers Awards 2024 shortlists announced.
The African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature shortlists were announced on September 23, 2024. The African Writers Awards were conceived by the African Writers Development Trust to celebrate the best-emerging writing talents on the continent. Some previous winners have been Manu Herbstein, Maryhilda Ibe, Chiamaka Onu-Okpara,…
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Caine Prize for African Writing 2024 shortlist announced
The five-person shortlist of the Caine Prize for African Writing 2024 has been announced today, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The Caine Prize for African Writing is awarded annually to an African writer published in English for an outstanding short story since the year 2000. It has recognised some of the most famous writers working today…
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Book Digest: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Ayaan Mohamud, Mamadou Socrates Diop, Franklyn Addo
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Ayaan Mohamud, Mamadou Socrates Diop, and Franklyn Addo. My Parents’ Marriage A Novel By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Publisher: AmistadDate: July 9, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Harper Collins Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond…
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All African Women Poetry Festival 2024 starts May 23
All African Women Poetry Festival 2024 runs in Accra, Ghana from May 23 – 26, 2024. It will celebrate the Legacy of Efua Theodora Sutherland under the theme “Poetry & Play.” The All African Women Poetry Festival was launched by Tuniq Africa founded by Emma Ofosua in Accra, Ghana in 2023. It was aimed at…
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Island Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Mali Kambandu, Ruby Excel, and Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza are on the shortlist for the Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa 2024 announced on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is a prize from Holland House Books (UK), Karavan Press (SA) as well as Booker Prize…
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024 were announced on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Here are the African and Caribbean writers in the running. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction in English in the regions of Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, the Caribbean, and…
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Book Digest: Ama Asantewa Diaka, Nathi Ngubane, Conceição Lima, Hussain Ahmed
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Ama Asantewa Diaka, Nathi Ngubane, Conceição Lima, and Hussain Ahmed. From the river to the sea by Nathi NgubanePublisher: Social Media BanditDate: February 16, 2024Genre: Nonfiction, Children’s Book,Language: EnglishWhere to find it: Social Media Bandit, Hikmah, Suhayla Nathi…
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Ayòbámi Adébáyò, Caleb Azumah Nelson on Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 shortlist
Ayòbámi Adébáyò and Caleb Azumah Nelson are on the shortlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 announced on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39. The International Dylan Thomas…