Tag: Idza Luhumyo

  • Idza Luhumyo wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022.

    Idza Luhumyo wins AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022.

    Idza Luhumyo was declared the winner of the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022 in a ceremony in London, UK on Monday, July 18, 2022. The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is awarded annually to an African writer published in English for a short story since the year 2000. It has recognised some…

  • AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022 shortlist announced.

    AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022 shortlist announced.

    The shortlist for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2022 has been announced today, June 8, 2022. It consists of Joshua Chizoma, Nana-Ama Danquah, Hannah Giorgis, Idza Luhumyo, and Billie McTernan. The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is awarded annually to an African writer published in English for a short story. The prize…

  • Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist announced.

    Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist announced.

    The Morland Writing Scholarships 2018 shortlist has been announced today with twenty writers from ten African countries in the running. The Morland Writing Scholarship is an annual award given to African writers to enable them to work on a manuscript over a year without worrying about an income. Writers awarded a fiction scholarship will each…

  • Writivism Short Story Prize 2016 longlist announced

    Writivism Short Story Prize 2016 longlist announced

    The Writivism Short Story Prize 2016 longlist has just been announced. The winner of the prize will be made at the Writivism Festival in August 2016. The longlist for the Writivism Short Story Prize 2016 has been announced and it has twenty one of some of the brightest young African writers today. The list was…