Category: Poetry
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Association of Nigerian Authors Announces 2025 Award Winners
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) announced the winners of its 2025 literary awards on Saturday, November 1, during the organization’s 44th annual convention in Abuja. Founded in 1981 by the legendary author Chinua Achebe, ANA is dedicated to promoting Nigerian literature and supporting the interests of writers across the nation. The annual convention, a…
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Book Digest: Stephanie Wambugu, Tigest Girma, Sarah Uheida, I.S. Jones
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Stephanie Wambugu, Tigest Girma, Sarah Uheida, and I.S. Jones. Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyPublication Date: July 29, 2025Genre: Fiction Language: English Where to find it: Little, Brown and Company Stephanie Wambugu Stephanie Wambugu was born in Mombasa, Kenya in 1998 and…
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Literary Magazines: Agbowó, Weganda Review, Ubwali, Callaloo
New editions of literary magazines Agbowó, Weganda Review, Ubwali, and Callaloo are available for your reading pleasure. Agbowó Agbowó is a pan-African literary and art platform established in 2017. It publishes fiction, poetry, essays, drama, and visual art that explore the richness and complexity of African life and imagination. Through its online magazine, creative collaborations,…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for November 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in November 2025, whether it be 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…
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Theresa Lola wins Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025
Theresa Lola’s poetry collection was declared the winner of the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2025 on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry is awarded by Arrowsmith Press, in conjunction with Boston Playwrights’ Theatre and The Walcott Festival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. It is awarded to a full-length book of poems by…
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Forward Prizes for Poetry 2025 winners announced
Isabelle Baafi and Griot Gabriel won in their categories at the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2025 ceremony in London, UK, on Sunday, October 26, 2025. The Forward Prizes for Poetry were founded by William Sieghart to celebrate excellence in poetry and increase its audience in 1992. There are four prizes on offer in the Forward…
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South African Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced.
The South African Literary Awards 2025 shortlists were announced in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, October 27, 2025. The South African Literary Awards, popularly known as the SALAs, organised by wRite associates, have honoured many authors since they were founded in 2005. Winning writers and poets have included Es’kia Mphahlele, Nadine Gordimer, Miriam Tlali, Lauretta…
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Premio Oceanos 2025 finalists announced
Mia Couto, Francisco Guita Jr, and José Eduardo Agualusa are among the Premio Oceanos 2025 finalists announced in São Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Prêmio Oceanos 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…
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Omotara James wins at Lambda Literary Awards 2025
Omotara James’ poetry collection Song of My Softening won at the Lambda Literary Awards 2025 in New York, USA on Sunday, October 5, 2025. The Lambda Literary Awards, or the “Lammys,” as they are known, are an award of Lambda Literary, the oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing Lesbian, Gay, Trans, and Queer (LGBTQ)…
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Zora Legacy Awards 2025 winners announced
The winners of the Zora Legacy Awards 2025, formerly the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards, were announced on Friday, October 17, 2025. The Zora Legacy Awards are a rebrand of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards, organised by the Hurston/Wright Foundation, named after US African American literary icons Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright. Honouring the best in…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 were announced in Windhoek on Friday, October 17, 2025. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards were introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. Contributors to the Doek Magazine were entered in the categories of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art for this…
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T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Nick Makoha, Catherine-Esther Cowie, and Isabelle Baafi are on the T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist, announced on Monday, October 5, 2025. The T. S. Eliot Prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best new poetry collection published in the UK and Ireland. Founded to celebrate the UK Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday and…
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Ana Paula Tavares is Prêmio Camões 2025 winner
Ana Paula Tavares was announced the winner of the Prêmio Camões 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal, on Thursday, October 8, 2025. The Camões Prize, named after Luís de Camões, the Portuguese language’s greatest poet, is the most important prize for literature in the Portuguese language. It is awarded annually by the Portuguese Direção-Geral do Livro, dos…
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University of Johannesburg Prize 2025 winners announced
Barbara Boswell, Siphokazi Jonas, and Shubnum Khan were announced as the University of Johannesburg Prize 2025 winners on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The University of Johannesburg Prize for South African Writing in English, also known as the UJ Prize, was instituted in 2006. It comprises a main prize and a debut prize, given annually for…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for October 2025.
In our ongoing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in October 2025, whether it be 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…