Category: Mozambique
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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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Alex Alexandre Gujamo wins Prêmio Literário Carlos Morgado 2025
Alex Alexandre Gujamo was declared the Prêmio Literário Carlos Morgado 2025 winner in a ceremony in Maputo, Mozambique, on Wednesday, July 29, 2025. The Carlos Morgado Foundation implements initiatives in health, education, sports, and other areas of sustainable development in honour of late Mozambican freedom fighter, entrepreneur, and politician Carlos Morgado. The latest of these…
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Zacarias Nguenha wins Prémio Literário Fernando Leite Couto 2025
Zacarias Lucas Lázaro Nguenha was announced the winner of the Prémio Literário Fernando Leite Couto 2024 in Maputo, Mozambique, on Thursday, July 17, 2024. Fernando Leite Couto was a Mozambican journalist, writer, poet, and translator. Prémio Literário Fernando Leite Couto (English: The Fernando Leite Couto Literary Prize) was founded in his honour by the Mia…
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Prêmio Literário Carlos Morgado 2025 semi finalists announced
The Prêmio Literário Carlos Morgado 2025 semi-finalists were announced in Maputo, Mozambique, on Monday, July 14, 2025. The Carlos Morgado Foundation has been implementing initiatives in health, education, sports, and other areas of sustainable development in honour of late Mozambican freedom fighter, entrepreneur, and politician Carlos Morgado. The latest of these is Prémio Literário Carlos…
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Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2025 finalists announced
The Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2025 finalists were announced in Beira, Mozambique on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Prémio Literário Mia Couto (English: Mia Couto Literary Prize) was set up in honour of Beira’s foremost literary export, Mozambique author Mia Couto. Couto has written numerous books which gave him awards like the Camões Prize in 2013,…
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Feira do Livro de Maputo 2025 starts June 19
Feira do Livro de Maputo 2025 will be held in the Mozambican capital from June 19 – 20, 2025. Feira do Livro de Maputo (English: Maputo Book Fair) was first hosted by the Municipal Council of Maputo in the Mozambican capital in 2014. It has grown to become the leading festival driving the literary arts…
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PEN America Literary Awards 2025 winners announced
Mia Couto, Kali Nicole Gross, Frank X Walker, and Charles Henry Rowell were feted at the PEN America Literary Awards 2025 in New York, USA, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. PEN America works to defend and celebrate free expression in the United States through the advancement of literature and human rights since it was founded…
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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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Conferência O Livro Em Moçambique Cadeia De Valores
Conferência O Livro Em Moçambique Cadeia De Valores will be held in Maputo, Mozambique from February 12 – 13, 2025. The Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano (English: Franco-Mozambican Cultural Center) will be hosting Conferência O Livro Em Moçambique Cadeia De Valores (English: The Book in Mozambique – Value Chain Conference) starting today. It will look not just…
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Ethale Publishing wins Prémio Nacional das Indústrias Culturais e Criativas 2024
Ethale Publishing who won at the Prémio Nacional das Indústrias Culturais e Criativas 2024 in December has made a call out for support. Prémio Nacional das Indústrias Culturais e Criativas (English: Cultural and Creative Industries Award) has been awarded by the Mozambican Ministry of Culture and Tourism since 2023. The honours are given in music,…
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Premio Oceanos 2024 finalists announced
The finalists of Premio Oceanos 2024 were announced in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday, October 29, 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 writers was eligible for…
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Feira do Livro de Maputo 2024 to run despite unrest
Despite the political unrest in Mozambique, Feira do Livro de Maputo 2024 is scheduled for Maputo from October 24 – 26, 2024. Mozambique is currently dealing with heightened political tensions as a result of a presidential election European Union observers say has doctored voting results. In the middle of the political mayhem, the legal adviser…
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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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Adelino Albano Luís wins Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2024
Adelino Albano Luís won Prémio Literário Mia Couto 2024 in Beira, Mozambique on Thursday, August 15, 2024. Prémio Literário Mia Couto (English: Mia Couto Literary Prize) was set up in honour of Beira’s foremost literary export, Mozambique author Mia Couto. Couto has written numerous books which gave him awards like the Camões Prize in 2013,…
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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…