Tag: Fiston Mwanza Mujila
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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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Angolan, Congolese make Man Booker International Prize 2016 longlist
DR Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila and Angola’s José Eduardo Agualusa made the Man Booker International Prize longlist that was announced today. The longlisted two join the last 13 books of 155 books gunning to win the prize dedicated to celebrating the finest in global fiction. The prize is sponsored by Man Group, one of the…
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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…