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  • Olaposi Halim, Davina Kawuma are inaugural Literary Laddership Recipients

    Olaposi Halim, Davina Kawuma are inaugural Literary Laddership Recipients

    Olaposi Halim and Davina Kawuma were revealed to the first recipients of The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors on Thursday, June 30, 2022. In May, Nigerian fantasy, science fiction and speculative writer and academic Suyi Davies Okungbowa announced a new fellowship he called “The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors.” It was aimed at…

  • Short Story Day Africa 2018 longlist announced.

    Short Story Day Africa 2018 longlist announced.

    The longlist for Short Story Day Africa 2018 has been announced. Short Story Day Africa is a prize that recognises African short story writers while also helping to increase their skills sets with workshops across the continent. Previous winners of this prize include Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor (2018), Sibongile Fisher (2016), Cat Hellisen (2015), Diane Awerbuck…