Category: Guyana
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Prix Ivoire for African Literature 2024 finalists announced
The finalists for Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression 2024 were announced on Friday, August 9, 2024. The Prix Ivoire for African Literature in Francophone Expression or simply Prix Ivoire is a literary award created by Akwaba Culture, an Ivorian law association in 2008. Based on their intrinsic quality, it rewards works published…
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Guyana Prize for Literature 2024 winners announced on March 1
The winners of the Guyana Prize for Literature 2024 were announced in a ceremony in Georgetown on Friday, March 1, 2024. The Guyana Prizes for Literature were initially founded to promote the development of local literature by President Desmond Hoyte in 1987. Prizes were awarded biennially in categories including best book of fiction, best first…
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Ken Puddicombe wins Guyana Prize for Literature 2023.
Ken Puddicombe’s Down Independence Boulevard and Other Stories was declared the winner of the Guyana Prize for Literature 2023 on September 14, 2023. The Guyana Prizes for Literature were initially founded to promote the development of local literature by President Desmond Hoyte in 1987. Prizes were awarded biennially in categories including best book of fiction,…
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 were announced on Tuesday, March 4, 2023. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction in English in the regions of Africa, Asia, Canada and Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. Each of these winners is then eligible for…
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BCLF Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 longlist announced.
The longlists of the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2022 were announced on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30, 2022. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF) is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet founded in 2019. It is designed to…
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Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2021 longlists announced.
The longlists for the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival’s Elizabeth Nunez Awards 2021 were announced on August 9 and August 14, 2021. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival (BCLF), founded in 2019, is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet. It is designed to facilitate vibrant…