Category: Young Adult
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US National Book Awards 2024 finalists announced
The US National Book Awards 2024 finalists were announced on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on the list. The US National Book Awards are literary awards from the Northern American nation’s National Book Foundation established in 1936. They are conferred on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s…
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Book Digest: Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, Fary Ndao, Lisa Stringfellow, Solo Niaré
In our regular Book Digest segment, we wrap up book news for our readers with books from Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo, Fary Ndao, Lisa Stringfellow, and Solo Niaré. The Kingdom of Dust by Lisa Stringfellow Publisher: Quill Tree BooksDate: August 20, 2024Genre: Fiction, Young AdultLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Harper Collins Lisa Stringfellow Lisa Stringfellow is the…
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South African Literary Awards 2024 longlists announced.
The nineteenth edition of the South African Literary Awards longlists were announced on Thursday, September 19, 2024. The South African Literary Awards, popularly referred to 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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Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2024 shortlists announced
The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2024 shortlists were announced in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature celebrates Kenyan writers in the categories of fiction for adults, youth (young adults), and children in English and Kiswahili every two years. The awards, which have been running since 1972, are…
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L.A. Times Book Prizes 2023 winners announced.
Tananarive Due, Airea D. Matthews, Shannon Sanders, and Amber McBride won in their categories at the L.A. Times Book Prizes 2023 announced on Friday, April 17, 2024. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were founded by Art Seidenbaum, a Los Angeles Times book editor from 1978 to 1985, in 1980. They are awarded annually…
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Jhalak Prize 2024 longlists announced.
The longlists for the Jhalak Prize were announced on Thursday, March 14, 2024. These are the writers of African descent in the running. The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour is an annual literary prize awarded to British or British-resident BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) writers created by…
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US National Book Awards 2023 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the US National Book Awards 2023 were announced on October 3, 2013. Here are the writers of African descent who made it. The US National Book Awards are literary awards from the Northern American nations National Book Foundation established in 1936. They are conferred on the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated…
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US National Book Awards 2023 longlists announced
The longlists for the US National Book Awards 2023 were announced from September 13 – 15, 2013. Here are the writers of African descent who made it. The US National Book Awards are literary awards from the Northern American nations National Book Foundation established in 1936. They are conferred on the categories of fiction, nonfiction,…
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The finalists of the US’ Kirkus Awards 2023 revealed.
The finalists for the Kirkus Awards 2023 were revealed on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Here are the writers of African descent among the finalists. Kirkus Reviews is a US book review magazine that publishes previews of books prior to their publication founded by Virginia Kirkus in 1933. The Kirkus Prize was created to celebrate the…
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Longlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2023 announced
The longlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2023 were announced on Thursday, July 31, 2023. These are the writers of African descent on the list. The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in 2019. The awards…
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Jhalak Prize 2023 longlists announced.
The longlists for the Jhalak Prize 2023 in the adult as well as the Children and YA (Young Adult) categories were announced on March 15, 2023. The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour is an annual literary prize awarded to British or British-resident BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic)…
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US NAACP Image Awards 2023 finalists announced.
The finalists for the NAACP Image Awards 2023 were announced on Thursday, January 12, 2023. Here are those in the literary categories. 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 founded by a group including W. E.…
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Book Digest: Namwali Serpell, Abdourahman Waberi, Touhfat Mouhtare, Ebony Ladelle
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Namwali Serpell, Abdourahman Waberi, Touhfat Mouhtare, and Ebony Ladelle. The Furrows By Namwali Serpell Publisher: Penguin Random HousePublication Date: September 28, 2022Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House Namwali Serpell Namwali Serpell was born in Lusaka,…
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Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 winners announced.
The winners of the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature 2021 were announced at a ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, October 1, 2022. The Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature, sponsored by Madison Group, celebrates Kenyan writers in the categories of fiction for adults, youth (young adults), and children in English and Kiswahili every two years.…
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Shortlists for UK’s Diverse Book Awards 2022 announced
The shortlists for the Diverse Book Awards 2022 were announced on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Here are the writers of African descent who made the cut. The Diverse Book Awards were created by Abiola Bello and Helen Lewis, founders of The Author School to celebrate the diversity of writing in the UK in 2019. The…