Category: United States
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Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival 2025 for September
The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival 2025 with the theme “Root & Remedy: Prescriptions for an Uncertain World” will be held in Brooklyn, USA, from September 5 – 7, 2025. The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival is a celebration of culture as expressed through the pen of the storyteller and the voice of the poet. Founded by…
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Book Digest: Leila Mottley, Babanifesi B. Apata, Catherine-Esther Cowie, Denne Michele Norris
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Leila Mottley, Babanifesi B. Apata, Catherine-Esther Cowie, and Denne Michele Norris. The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley Publisher: KnopfDate: June 24, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House, Leila Mottley Leila Mottley Leila Mottley is the author of the novel Nightcrawling, an…
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Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction 2025 shortlist announced
Andrea Hairston and Nalo Hopkinson are on the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction 2025 shortlist, announced on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was a US-American author with a large body of work in prose, poetry, and nonfiction as well as in translation that earned her numerous awards. The Ursula…
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Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2026 finalists announced
Safia Elhillo and Jesmyn Ward are among the Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2026 finalists announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a biennial award sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and its international literary publication, World Literature Today. The prize for adult literature is awarded to a living…
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Ignyte Awards 2025 finalists announced
The Ignyte Awards 2025 finalists, the fifth edition of the award scheme, were announced on Monday, June 9, 2025. Fiyah is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine featuring stories by and about Black people of the African Diaspora based in the USA, founded in 2016. In 2021, they announced that they would host FIYAHCON for Black,…
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Book Digest: Goretti Kyomuhendo, Yrsa Daley Ward, Damon Young, Alison Donnell
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Goretti Kyomuhendo, Yrsa Daley Ward, Damon Young, and Alison Donnell. Promises by Goretti Kyomuhendo Publisher: Catalyst PressDate: May 6, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Catalyst Press Goretti Kyomuhendo Goretti Kyomuhendo is one of Uganda’s leading novelists and founding director of the African Writers Trust. She…
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New York Black and African Literature Festival for September
The New York Black and African Literature Festival, with the theme “Radical Solidarities,” will be held in the US city from September 5 – 7, 2025. The New York Black and African Literature Festival, a new literary event set to take place in the United States in September, was announced on June 4. More than…
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Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award 2025 longlist announced
The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award 2025 longlist was announced on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award recognizes outstanding works of fiction that capture a distinctly “American Voice.” Established in 2016, it honors fiction published in the previous calendar year and includes a $25,000 cash prize. The…
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Book Digest: Foday Mannah, Tochi Onyebuchi, King Kufulula, Olayinka Adekola
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Foday Mannah, Tochi Onyebuchi, Olayinka Adekola, and King Kufulula. The Search for Othella Savage by Foday Mannah Publisher: Quercus BooksDate: May 22, 2025Genre: Fiction, mysteryLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Quercus Books Foday Mannah Born in London, Foday Mannah spent his formative years in Sierra Leone before…
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Black Romance Book Fest 2025 starts May 30
The Black Romance Book Fest 2025, the first edition, will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, from May 30 – June 1, 2025. The Black Romance Book Fest is a new event dedicated to amplifying and honoring the diverse narratives of Black Love in romance. The celebration of Black Romance literature, a grassroots effort by…
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CLMP Firecracker Awards 2025 finalists announced
The finalists for the CLMP Firecracker Awards 2025, including Edwidge Danticat, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Yalie Saweda Kamara, JoAnne McFarland, and The Weganda Review, were announced on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) is an organisation of independent literary publishers and magazines founded in the USA in 1967. The CLMP Firecracker…
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Book Digest: Bilguissa Diallo, Edify Yakusak, Jo Ingabire Moys, K. Ancrum
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Bilguissa Diallo, Edify Yakusak, Jo Ingabire Moys, and K. Ancrum. Transhumances by Bilguissa Diallo Publisher: Les EditricesDate: May 26, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Indigo, Bilguissa Diallo Bilguissa Diallo is a French journalist, activist, and novelist who was born in France and lives near Paris.…
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Jamaica Kincaid, Maaza Mengiste are Berlin Prize 2025-26 recipients
Jamaica Kincaid and Maaza Mengiste were announced as Berlin Prize 2025-26 recipients on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The Berlin Prize is a residential fellowship at the Hans Arnhold Center awarded by the American Academy in Berlin to US-based scholars, writers, composers, and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields, from the…
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Book Digest: Celeste Mohammed, Muthi Nhlema, Yurieth Romero, Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Celeste Mohammed, Muthi Nhlema, Yurieth Romero, Maika Moulite, and Maritza Moulite. Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed Publisher: Jacaranda BooksDate: April 17, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Jacaranda Books, Celeste Mohammed Celeste Mohammed Celeste Mohammed has been a lawyer since 2001, but she has…
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Percival Everett, Saara El-Arifi win at British Book Awards 2025
Percival Everett and Saara El-Arifi won in their categories at the British Book Awards 2025 in London, UK, on Monday, May 12, 2025. The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, fronted by The Bookseller, celebrate the literary and publishing industry in the United Kingdom. They showcase the authors, illustrators, and industry practitioners who bring the books…