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African Speculative Fiction Society seeks Nommo Awards 2018 nominations
The African Speculative Fiction Society is seeking for nominations for Nommo Awards 2018. This will be the second edition of the awards. The African Speculative Fiction Society emerged in August 2017 as a community of writers, editors, publishers and artists of African Science Fiction and Fantasy. That community’s first action was to announce a new…
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Nommo Awards 2017 awarded at the Ake Festival 2017
The Nommo Awards 2017 were handed out at the opening ceremony of the Ake Festival 2017.In 2016, the African Speculative Fiction Society announced itself on the African literary scene with a new initiative they called the Nommo Awards. The new awards were aimed at recognising works of speculative fiction by Africans, defined as “science fiction,…
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African Speculative Fiction Society announces Nommo Awards 2017 contenders
The African Speculative Fiction Society announced the contenders for the Nommo Awards 2017 on April 4, 2017. The writers announced are shortlisted for Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Short Story, and Best Graphic Novel, chosen from eligible works published in 2015 or 2016. The African Speculative Fiction Society, a new community of writers, editors, publishers…
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African Speculative Fiction Society announces itself with Nommo Awards
The African Speculative Fiction Society announces itself with a new recognition called The Nommo Awards. The African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS) is a new community of writers, editors, publishers and artists of African Science Fiction and Fantasy that emerged on August 18th this year. Some of the spokespeople for the new initiative include Chinelo Onwualu,…
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Recap 2024: Literary Awards, Residencies, and Fellowships
As part of our 2024 recap, we list Literary Awards, Residencies, and Fellowships in African and Black Literature over the year. It was another year of overachieving writers of African descent as they grabbed awards, fellowships, and residencies on the continent and in the diaspora. While it cannot be compared to the heights of 2021…
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2022 recap: Transition and Literary Awards across Africa (Part 1)
We look back at the literary scene in 2022 with a two-part series starting with those who left us in 2022 and winners of literary competitions across Africa and its diaspora. In 2016, we here at James Murua Literary introduced what we called the “Outstanding African Literary Awards” where we gave you a look at…
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P. Djèlí Clark, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki win at Nebula Awards 2022.
P. Djèlí Clark and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki won in the categories at the Nebula Awards 2022 in an announcement made on Saturday, May 21, 2022. The Nebula Awards, recognising the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States, were first held in 1966. They are organized and awarded by the Science…
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2021 recap: A look back at literary awards won by writers of African descent.
We look at some of the awards won by writers of African descent from the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Booker Prize, the Camões Award to the Prix Goncourt in 2021. What a year 2021 was for writers of African descent as they scooped many of the most prestigious awards in English, French, and Portuguese…
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Literary Awards in African and Black Literature in 2020.
We present to you the awards we covered here at James Murua Literary that were presented around African and Black Literature in 2020. Like any year, there were many awards handed out across the world where African and Black writers featured. In a very literary award thing, awards being given out this year were either…
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JamesMurua.com Outstanding African literary awards 2019.
We present to you the outstanding personalities, books, and events for the past year in our annual JamesMurua.com Outstanding African Literary Awards 2019. In 2016, we here at JamesMurua.com introduced the “Outstanding African Literary Awards” with a focus on the best in all categories we could imagine. We followed this up with a similar scheme…
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JamesMurua.com Outstanding African Literary Awards 2018.
We present to you the outstanding players for the past year in our annual JamesMurua.com Outstanding African Literary Awards 2018. In 2016, we here at JamesMurua.com introduced what we called the “Outstanding African Literary Awards” where we gave you a look at the year with a focus on the best of the best in all…
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Nnedi Okorafor’s “Binti: Night Masquerade” up for Goodreads Choice Awards 2018.
Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti: Night Masquerade is up for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2018. If you get a minute, please vote for our colleague. The Goodreads Choice Awards are a yearly award program, first launched on Goodreads in 2009, celebrating the best in writing around the world. The winners have been “the usual suspects” in the…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for May 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in May 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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Opportunities for writers and poets for April 2025.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in April 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: Jessica Horn, Ivana Akotowaa Ofori, Maaza Mengiste, Tinga Maluvana
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Jessica Horn, Ivana Akotowaa Ofori, Maaza Mengiste, and Tinga Maluvana. African Feminist Praxis by Jessica Horn Publisher: Sage PublicationsDate: December 19, 2024Genre: NonfictionLanguage: English Where to find it: Sage Publications Jessica Horn Jessica Horn is a feminist writer and inter-disciplinary practitioner. Grounded in work around body…