Category: Nonfiction
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Pen America Literary Awards 2025 finalists announced
The Pen America Literary Awards 2025 finalists were announced in New York, USA, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Here are the writers of African descent who made the cut. PEN America is an organisation that works to defend and celebrate free expression in the United States through the advancement of literature and human rights since…
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 winners announced
Latifa Labsir and Dr. Said Laouadi won in their categories at the Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is presented to Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers, and young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural,…
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Book Digest: Hellen Akeyo, Emily Khalayi Wekulo, Makenzi K.G, Michael Oluoch
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Hellen Akeyo, Emily Khalayi Wekulo, Makenzi K.G, and Michael Oluoch. Princess Njinga – Bane of the Portuguese by Emily Khalayi Wekulo Publisher: Storymoja PublishersDate: March 28, 2025Genre: Creative Nonfiction, Young AdultLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Storymoja Publishers Twins Lara and Moises time travel back to the…
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Santilla Chingaipe on Australia’s Stella Prize 2025 shortlist
Santilla Chingaipe’s book Black Convicts is on the Stella Prize 2025 shortlist announced in Adelaide, Australia, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The Stella Prize is a major annual literary award celebrating Australian women and non-binary writers for an outstanding book of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. The award, worth $60,000, was established by 11 Australian women…
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OCM Bocas Prize 2025 finalists announced
Anthony Vahni Capildeo, Myriam J.A. Chancy, and Dionne Brand won in their categories at the OCM Bocas Prize 2025 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Sunday, April 6, 2025. The OCM (One Caribbean Media) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, worth US$10,000, is an annual award for literary books by Caribbean writers, first handed…
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Book Digest: Ben Okri, Onke Mazibuko, Leye Adenle, Jason Allen-Paisant
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Ben Okri, Onke Mazibuko, Leye Adenle, and Jason Allen-Paisant. Canary by Onke Mazibuko Publisher: Penguin Random House South AfricaDate: March 1, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House South Africa Onke Mazibuko Onke Mazibuko is a psychologist, author, and educator. He has experience working…
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Literary Magazines: Joburg Review, Omenana, Nenta, Ubwali
New editions of Joburg Review, Omenana, Nenta, and Ubwali are now available for your reading pleasure. Joburg Review The Johannesburg Review of Books is an independent literary review that publishes reviews, essays, poetry, photographs, and short fiction from South Africa, Africa, and beyond. The latest edition features contributions from Finuala Dowling, Hassana Moosa, Shayera Dark,…
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Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse wins Franz-Hessel-Preis 2024
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s book Le Convoi won Franz-Hessel-Preis 2024 in Leipzig, Germany on Friday, March 28, 2025. Franz-Hessel-Preis or Franz Hessel Prize for Contemporary Literature is a literary prize of France and Germany for French and German authors, worth €10,000 per author. The prize was created as a tribute to the writer and translator Franz…
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Neneh Cherry on UK Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 shortlist
Neneh Cherry’s memoir A Thousand Threads is on the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025, announced Tuesday, March 26, 2025. The Women’s Prize is awarded annually to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year. Previous winners include Zadie…
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US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2024 winners announced
Hisham Matar and Hanif Abdurraqib are among the US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2024 winners announced in New York, USA on Thursday, March 20, 2025. The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) celebrates the best books published in English in Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism in the United States since 1974. Finalists are…
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OCM Bocas Prize 2025 shortlist announced
The OCM Bocas Prize 2025 shortlist was announced in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The OCM (One Caribbean Media) Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, worth US$10,000, is an annual award for literary books by Caribbean writers, first handed out in 2011. Books are judged in three categories: poetry, fiction…
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British Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced
Percival Everett, Saara El-Arifi, Musih Tedji Xaviere, and Zeinab Badawi are on the British Book Awards 2025 shortlists announced in London, UK on Friday, March 7, 2025. The British Book Awards or Nibbies, fronted by The Bookseller, celebrate the literary and publishing industry in the United Kingdom. They showcase the author, illustrators, and the industry…
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 shortlists announced
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2025 shortlists were announced in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, March 3, 2025. The Sheikh Zayed Book Award is presented to Arab writers, intellectuals, publishers, and young talent whose writings and translations of humanities have scholarly and objectively enriched Arab cultural, literary, and social life. The categories awarded are…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for March 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in March 2025, be it poetry, prose, or other related arts. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. Please do us a favour and mention to whoever you applied to that you got the…
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Book Digest: Diana Evans, Do Nsoseme, Xolisa Guzula, Lauren Francis-Sharma
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Athambile Masola, Do Nsoseme, Xolisa Guzula, Diana Evans, and Lauren Francis-Sharma. Ngambo Ya Congo by Do Nsoseme Publisher: Editions MesdamesDate: January 23, 2025Genre: PoetryLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Editions Mesdames Do Nsoseme Do Nsoseme is a Congolese spoken word artist, poet, and photographer, born in 1994…