Tag: Etisalat Prize 2015

  • Etisalat Prize 2015 tour: winner and shortlistees invade Nairobi

    Etisalat Prize 2015 tour: winner and shortlistees invade Nairobi

    Etisalat Prize 2015 tour: The Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 is set to hold a series of literary events in Nairobi from Wednesday, June 15th – Saturday, June 18th 2016. The event will be aimed at celebrating the shortlisted writers and winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature. The Etisalat Prize for Literature is…

  • Etisalat Prize for African literature tomorrow (free tickets)

    Etisalat Prize for African literature tomorrow (free tickets)

    All literary roads in Lagos, Nigeria head to the Intercontinental Hotel on Victoria Island as the winner of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 is announced tomorrow. The event will see either Penny Busetto, Fiston Mwanza Mujila or Rehana Rossouw go home much richer than they were at the beginning of the ceremony. There were…

  • Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015: Let’s go people

    Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015: Let’s go people

    The time has arrived ladies and gentlemen. The judges of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 were announced and now they are waiting for the books to judge. The organising committee of the awards now in their third year has made a call out for debut novels from African writers. So if you are African…

  • Etisalat Prize for African Literature unveils 2015 judges

    Etisalat Prize for African Literature unveils 2015 judges

    The judges for this year’s edition of the Etisalat Prize for African literature are Ato Quayson who is chairing alongside Molara Wood and Zukiswa Wanner. The announcement was made yesterday in Lagos, Nigeria. The Etisalat Prize for African writing is the richest prize for a first book from an African author going at the moment…

  • Images from the Etisalat Prize Party in Nairobi

    Images from the Etisalat Prize Party in Nairobi

    A few Sundays ago the winner of the Etisalat Prize for African Literature Songeziwe Mahlangu author of Penumbra was in town to show his stuff to the Nairobi crowd. The organisers of the event, Kwani Trust, hosted a great shindig taking the opportunity to bring in a host of other folks like Henry Ole Kulet…

  • Etisalat Prize for Literature 2014 longlist announced

    Etisalat Prize for Literature 2014 longlist announced

    The longlist for the Etisalat Prize for African Literature was announced by the panel of judges earlier today. They are; As you can see from the above list, South Africa reigns supreme with a haul of four books. Our Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi continues with her reign of terror good run of form where the prizes are…