Tag: Grace Sharra
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Marial Awendit is the Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 winner.
Marial Awendit is the Babishai Poetry Prize 2018 winner for his poem 38 Photographs of Depression. The South Sudan national was announced the winner at a ceremony at the Starlight Hotel in Mbale, Uganda on August 6, 2018. The Babishai Poetry Prize was founded in 2009 by Ugandan Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva to shine a light…
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Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist announced.
The Babishai Poetry Award 2018 longlist was announced on July 5th by judges Prof Remi Raj, Rehema Nanfuka, and Alfred Msadala. The longlist of 35, with most regions of the continent represented, features a strong showing from Nigerian poets. The Babishai Poetry Prize was founded in 2009 by Ugandan Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva to shine a…
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Women’s Poetry Festival 2018 hosted in Blantyre, Malawi
The Women’s Poetry Festival 2018, organised by PEN Malawi, was hosted in Blantyre from March 19-21, 2018. The festival was preceded by a workshop and followed by poetry performances. This blog was generated from a report by PEN Malawi President Alfred Msadala. We thank you for giving us access to the report Mr President. Blantyre,…