Category: Nonfiction
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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…
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Pauli Murray Book Prize 2025 finalists announced
The African American Intellectual History Society Pauli Murray Book Prize 2025 finalists were announced on Monday, February 17, 2025. The African American Intellectual History Society is an organization that promotes the study and discussion of Black ideas and thought. They publish Global Black Thought, an academic journal that focuses on Black intellectual traditions. One of…
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Andrée Blouin Prize seeks nonfiction manuscripts from women
The Andrée Blouin Prize is a new manuscript prize that seeks nonfiction entries from women; the deadline for entry is April 30, 2025. Andrée Blouin (1921–1986) was a political activist and writer from the Central African Republic (CAR) who became integral to the fight for independence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Once described as…
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Neneh Cherry on UK Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 Longlist
Neneh Cherry’s memoir A Thousand Threads is on the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025 longlist announced today. 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 Smith, Chimamanda…
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Book Digest: Hayat Kasdi, Patrice Lawrence, Kamilah Cole, Nicole Sealey
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Hayat Kasdi, Patrice Lawrence, Kamilah Cole, Nicole Sealey, and John Murillo. Chouf…A Marseille by Hayat Kasdi Publisher: Les éditions El AmirDate: December 7, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Amazon, FNAC Hayat Kasdi Hayat Kasdi is a writer from Algeria who writes in French. Chouf…A Marseille…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for February 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in February 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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Literary Magazines: Weganda Review, Efiko, New Contrast, The Shallow Tales Review
New editions of literary magazines Weganda Review, Efiko, New Contrast, and The Shallow Tales Review are now available. Weganda Review The Weganda Review is a literary journal produced in Uganda as a project of the cultural nonprofit Weganda Foundation. The platform founded by Rodney Muhumuza in 2023 features writers, researchers, academics, artists, and others publishing…
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Book Digest: Kona Mutombo, Tobi Ogundiran, Natalya Din-Kariuki, Julie Iromuanya
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Kona Mutombo, Tobi Ogundiran, Natalya Din-Kariuki, and Julie Iromuanya. At the Fount of Creation by Tobi Ogundiran Publisher: TordotcomDate: January 28, 2025Genre: Fiction, Speculative FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Macmillan Tobi Ogundiran Tobi Ogundiran is the award winning author of the Guardian of the Gods duology…
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New Pfumo Collective focuses on nonfiction
The Pfumo Collective, a new literary endeavour aimed at producing and promoting creative nonfiction from Africa, has been announced. Pfumo Collective, a new initiative aimed at the nonfiction space in Africa, has been unveiled in the United Kingdom. Pfumo is “Spear” in the Shona language and the latest enterprise hopes to spearhead access to the…
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US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2024 finalists announced
The US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2024 finalists were announced in New York, USA on Thursday, January 23, 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 nominated, evaluated, and selected by a…
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US NAACP Image Awards 2025 nominees announced.
The NAACP Image Awards 2025 finalists were announced on US TV on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States aimed at advancing justice for African Americans. It was founded by W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, and…