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African Writers Awards 2023 winners announced.
The winners of the African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature were announced in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, November 4, 2023. 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…
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Jahazi Journal Edition 11 launches in Nairobi.
The eleventh edition of the Jahazi Journal with the theme “Perspective of Theatre Practice in Kenya” launched in Nairobi on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Jahazi is an arts & culture journal that builds bridges between theory & practice founded by late performing artist, director, playwright, storyteller, poet, and academic Bantu Mwaura in 2006. The eleventh…
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A snapshot of the Nairobi International Book Fair 2023
The Nairobi International Book Fair 2023, was hosted at the Sarit Centre Expo Hall from September 27 – October 1, 2023. The Nairobi International Book Fair organised by the Kenya Publishers Association has brought together publishing professionals, authors, booksellers, print suppliers, media, and readers from Africa and around the world since the first edition in…
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Bulelwa Mabasa, CA Davids win Sunday Times Literary Awards 2023
Bulelwa Mabasa and CA Davids won in their categories at the Sunday Times Literary Awards 2023 in Johannesburg on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The Sunday Times Literary Prize, organised by South African newspaper The Sunday Times, are titles awarded in fiction and nonfiction. Founded in 1989, it has been won by Siphiwe Ndlovu and Terry…
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Opportunities for writers and poets for November 2023.
In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work be it poetry, prose, or other related arts in November 2023. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), journals, and prizes. If you have any callouts, please share. Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies). Deadline: December 17Details: Click here. Deadline: December…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 shortlists announced
The shortlists for Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 were announced in Windhoek on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards was introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. The first winners of the bi-annual awards in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry were Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo, Natasha Uys, and…
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ArabLit Story Prize 2023 shortlists announced
The shortlist for the ArabLit Story Prize 2023, the sixth edition so far, was announced on Monday, October 30, 2023. The ArabLit Story Prize is an award celebrating the best short stories, in any genre, newly translated from Arabic into English. It was founded by Arablit.org, a leading resource on Arab literature in 2018. Previous…
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African and Black writers in solidarity with Gaza. #CeasefireNow
African and Black writers, poets, scholars, academics, and others have signed a statement in solidarity with the Palestinian people. On October 7, Hamas attacked military bases on Israel’s border from Gaza and captured hundreds of hostages. In retaliation, Israeli authorities who control the region unleashed violence with carpet bombing of hospitals, churches and mosques, apartments,…
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The 254 Kitabu Fest rocks Nairobi in September
The 254 Kitabu Fest was hosted in venues at the Text Book Centre around Nairobi over the month of September. The Text Book Centre was founded as a partnership between businessmen S V Shah and M J Rughani in Nairobi in 1964. It specialised in selling to parents who needed educational materials like school books,…
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Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Awards 2023 winners announced
The winners of the Hurston/Wright Foundation 2023 Legacy Awards were announced in Washington D.C., USA on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The Hurston/Wright Foundation is named for US African-American literary icons Zora Neale Hurston and Richard Wright. The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award honours the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe. The…
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Susan Kiguli receives Festival Di Poesia Civile Vercelli 2023 lifetime award.
Susan Kiguli received the Festival Di Poesia Civile Vercelli 2023 lifetime award in Vercelli, Italy on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Festival Di Poesia Civile Vercelli (English: International Civil Poetry Festival of the city of Vercelli), established in 2005, is the only Italian festival celebrating this important aspect of contemporary poetry. The function of poetry in…
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British Virgin Islands Literary Festival 2023 starts on November 2
The third British Virgin Islands Literary Festival 2023 runs from November 2 – 5, 2023. The festival theme is “tell your story.” The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Literary Festival was founded as part of the Department of Culture’s Culture and Tourism Month activities and operates in collaboration with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. It…
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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Prof Nicola Rollock among UK’s Women’s Prize 2024 judges
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ and Prof Nicola Rollock are on the judging panels for the Women’s Prize 2024, fiction and nonfiction, announced on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. The Women’s Prize is one of the United Kingdom’s most prestigious literary prizes. Started in 1996, it is awarded annually to a female author of any nationality for the best…
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Ananda Devi wins Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2024
Ananda Devi was declared the winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2024 on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The Neustadt International Prize for Literature is a biennial award sponsored by the United States 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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Alexandra C. Stewart wins NGC Bocas Youth Writer Award 2023
Alexandra C. Stewart won the NGC Bocas Youth Writer Award 2023 at the Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, October 21, 2023. The NGC Bocas Youth Writer Award, created by the Bocas Lit Fest and sponsored by the National Gas Company, identifies and celebrates young writers in Trinidad and Tobago across a broad…
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