Tag: Caleb Azumah Nelson
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Caleb Azumah Nelson wins Dylan Thomas Prize 2024
Caleb Azumah Nelson’s novel Small Worlds was declared the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 winner on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at 39. The International Dylan Thomas Prize aimed at encouraging raw creative…
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Ayòbámi Adébáyò, Caleb Azumah Nelson on Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 shortlist
Ayòbámi Adébáyò and Caleb Azumah Nelson are on the shortlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 announced on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39. The International Dylan Thomas…
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Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 was announced in Swansea, Wales on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on it. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of…
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Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2023 finalists named.
Caleb Azumah Nelson, Annabel Sowemimo, and Diana Evans were named finalists of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2023 on May 11, 2023. The Orwell Prizes, named in honour of English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic George Orwell, are the UK’s most prestigious prizes for political writing. The Orwell Foundation annually awards prizes for work…
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British Book Awards 2022 winners announced in London.
The winners of the British Book Awards 2022, also known as The Nibbies, were announced in a ceremony in London, UK on Monday, May 23, 2022. The British Book Awards or Nibbies were founded by Fred Newman, the founder, editor and publisher of Publishing News who ran them from 1990–2009. They were then acquired by…
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UK Society of Authors’ Awards 2022 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Society of Authors’ Awards 2022 were announced on May 5, 2022. The Society of Authors’ Awards is the UK’s biggest literary prize fund celebrating poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Held annually, it is a unique evening of celebration with each award chosen by authors for authors and judged by celebrated authors, writers,…
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Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2022 shortlist announced.
Nathan Harris, Caleb Azumah Nelson, and Brandon Taylor are on the shortlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2022 announced today, March 31, 2022. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39. The International…
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Rachel Long, Caleb Azumah Nelson on UK’s Sunday Times Young Writer Award shortlist.
Rachel Long and Caleb Azumah Nelson are on the shortlist for the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust Young Writer of the Year Award 2022 announced on January 23, 2022. The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust Young Writer of the Year award is a literary prize awarded to a British author under the age of 35…
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Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2022 longlist announced.
The longlist for the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2022 has been revealed today, February 3, 2022. Here are the writers of African descent in the running. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet and writer who became widely popular in his lifetime and remained so after his premature death at the age of 39. The…
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Caleb Azumah Nelson wins at UK’s Costa Book Awards 2021.
Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water won in the first novel category at the Costa Book Awards on January 4, 2022. The Costa Book Awards are literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland awarded since 1971. They were known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006 when Costa Coffee, then a…
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Writers of African descent on UK’s Costa Book Awards 2021 shortlists.
Nadifa Mohamed, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Raymond Antrobus, and Kayo Chingonyi, are on the shortlists for the Costa Book Awards announced on November 23, 2021 The Costa Book Awards are literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland given annually since 1971. They were known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2006…
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Writers of African descent on UK’s Desmond Elliott Prize 2021 longlist.
There are three writers of African descent on the Desmond Elliott Prize 2021 longlist announced on April 14, 2021. The Desmond Elliott Prize, one of the most prestigious for debut novelists in the UK, awards the winning author £10,000 to shape their developing career. Ten novels are longlisted for the prize, from which three shortlisted…