Category: Zimbabwe
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Alexander Nderitu Prize for World Literature 2024 longlist announced
The Alexander Nderitu Prize for World Literature 2024 longlist was announced in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, November 30, 2024. The Alexander Nderitu Prize For World Literature is a new prize awarded to the best unpublished short story from anywhere in the world. Named for Kenyan writer Alexander Nderitu, it is aimed at launching new literary…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 winners announced.
The Morland Writing Scholarships 2024 winners were announced on Friday, November 22, 2024. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the continent like Yewande Omotoso,…
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Book Digest: TL Huchu, Callie Browning, Theresa Lola, Mubanga Kalimamukwento
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from TL Huchu, Callie Browning, Theresa Lola, and Mubanga Kalimamukwento. The Legend of Arniston House by TL Huchu Publisher: Tor BooksDate: November 12, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Pan Macmillan, Amazon TL Huchu T. L. Huchu has been published previously (as Tendai Huchu) in the adult…
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LitFest Harare International Literature Festival 2024 starts November 27
LitFest Harare International Literature Festival 2024, with the theme “Stories – The Measure of Life,” runs in the Zimbabwean capital from November 27 – 30, 2024. LitFest Harare International Literature Festival or simply LitFest Harare is a literature festival hosted annually in Harare, Zimbabwe since it was founded by poet and curator Chirikure Chirikure in…
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Book Digest: Chido Muchemwa, Lynda Chouiten, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, Dreda Say Mitchell
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Chido Muchemwa, Lynda Chouiten, Tomilola Coco Adeyemo, and Dreda Say Mitchell. Who Will Bury You by Chido Muchemwa Publisher: House of Anansi Press IncDate: October 8, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: English Where to find it: House of Anansi Press Inc Chido Muchemwa Chido Muchemwa is a…
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Library of Africa and the African Diaspora Black Atlantic Residency 2025 winners
The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora Black Atlantic Residency 2025 winners were announced in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD) is a private library, archive, writing residency, and museum dedicated to the work of African and Diaspora writers from the late 19th century…
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Harare Open Book Festival 2024 for October 19
The Harare Open Book Festival 2024, with the theme “Necessary Conversations,” will be held in Zimbabwe’s capital city on Saturday, October 19. When it was first hosted at Ela The Garden, Harare, in 2022, the Harare Open Book Festival featured some of the country’s leading writers. Another successful edition in 2023 followed, quickly establishing it…
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Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2024 finalists announced
The Prix Littéraire Les Afriques 2024 finalists were announced on Wednesday, October 9, 2024. Prix Littéraire Les Afriques is awarded annually to an African or writer of African descent who has written fiction highlighting a human, societal, ideological, political, cultural, economic, or historical issue related to Africa or its diaspora. Prix Les Afriques, created by…
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African Writers Awards 2024 shortlists announced.
The African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature shortlists were announced on September 23, 2024. The African Writers Awards were conceived by the African Writers Development Trust to celebrate the best-emerging writing talents on the continent. Some previous winners have been Manu Herbstein, Maryhilda Ibe, Chiamaka Onu-Okpara,…
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Book Digest: Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Raymond Atrobus, Raphaelle Red, Bode Abifarin
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Raymond Atrobus, Raphaelle Red, and Bode Abifarin. The Creation of Half-Broken People by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Publisher: Picador AfricaDate: September 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Wordsworth Books, Pan Macmillan South Africa Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu…
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Literary Magazines: Doek, Ipikai, JAY Lit, Lunaris Review
New editions of literary magazines Doek, Ipikai, JAY Lit, and Lunaris Review are available for your reading pleasure. Doek! Doek! Literary Magazine (Doek!) is a free, independent, and Pan-African online literary magazine produced in Windhoek, Namibia. It publishes short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art from Namibia, Africa, and the African diaspora. The latest edition…
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Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza wins Island Prize 2024
Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza was declared the winner of the Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa 2024 on Monday, July 15, 2024. The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is a prize from Holland House Books (UK), Karavan Press (SA), and Booker Prize longlistee Karen Jennings. It aims to give writers from…
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Island Prize 2024 shortlist announced
Mali Kambandu, Ruby Excel, and Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza are on the shortlist for the Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa 2024 announced on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is a prize from Holland House Books (UK), Karavan Press (SA) as well as Booker Prize…
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Iskanchi Book Prize 2024 Shortlist announced
The shortlist for the inaugural Iskanchi Book Prize, a manuscript prize open to African writers, was announced on Monday, May 6, 2024. Iskanchi Press and Magazine, founded by publisher, journalist, and writer Kenechi Uzor in 2020, has produced several magazine editions of their magazine as well as numerous titles. The platform announced a new initiative…
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Afritondo Short Story Prize 2024 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2024 was announced on Friday, March 29, 2024. Afritondo, a platform that aims to connect with and tell the stories of African and black minority populations across the globe, is the organisation behind the Afritondo Short Story Prize. Previous winners have been Alex Kadiri, Howard Meh-Buh Maximus,…