Tag: Etisalat Prize for African literature
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Noviolet Bulwayo gives up Etisalat fellowship to Yewande Omotoso
Zimbabwean writer Noviolet Bulawayo was the winner of the inaugural Etisalat Prize for African Literature earlier this year for her book “We Need New Names.” Apart from the US$15,000 prize money she was also supposed to participate in a unique £10,000 fellowship to the winner of the Etisalat Prize for Literature lasting four months in…
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Youssou N’dour for Etisalat Prize for African Literature 2014 Ceremony
The Etisalat Prize for African literature is set to be announced in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday with a performance by very famous artist Youssou N’dour. The event which we have been following for the last few years with the long list and then the shortlist has been quite cool. Now we come to the main…
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A review of Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso
Book: Bom Boy Writer: Yewande Omotoso Publisher: Modjadji Books Year of publication: 2011 Number of pages: 255 Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso published by Modjadji Books recently found itself (magically?) on the shortlist for the Etisalat Prize for African Literature 2014. With this happening I went back and reread the book I first enjoyed in…
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Introducing the Etisalat Africa prize for literature
Alrighty folks. Here is another prize for you to try and get your mitts on if you fancy yourself a writer of no mean repute. Wednesday saw the introduction of the Etisalat Prize for African Literature in Lagos Nigeria. Yes, the Nigeria that beat our Harambee Stars at the football yesterday. This new prize from…