Tag: Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015
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Images and videos from Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 ceremony
It was a big night for poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila on Saturday, 19th March 2016 as he was announced the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature for his first novel, Tram 83. Originally written in French, Tram 83 was translated into English by Roland Glasser and published by Deep Vellum. 35-year-old Mujila is the first Francophone…
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Fiston Mwanza Mujila is Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 winner
Fiston Mwanza Mujila is the winner of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 and the £15,000 prize money for his debut novel Tram 83. The announcement was made earlier today at the Intercontinental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. Tram 83 is story about two friends, one a budding writer home from abroad, the other an ambitious…
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Free Tickets for Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 events! (Lagos only)
On Saturday, March 19 2016 a new icon will be introduced to the African literary game as the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 is announced. In the running are three books The Story of Anna P, as Told by Herself by South Africa’s Penny Busetto, Tram 83 by DR Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila and What…
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Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 Shortlist announced
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto, and Rehana Rossouw are the three shortlisted authors for the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015.The shortlisted writers will be rewarded with a sponsored multi-city book tour and will also have 1,000 copies of their books purchased by Etisalat for distribution to schools, libraries, and book clubs across the Continent.The three…
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Etisalat Prize for Literature 2015 longlist announced
The longlist for the Etisalat Prize for Literature for 2015 was announced today. The prize launched in June 2013 as the first pan-African prize pen solely to debut fiction writers of African citizenship has quickly established itself as one of the most prestigious literary prizes for African fiction. Previous winners of the prize include Noviolet…
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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…