Tag: João Melo
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João Melo is Premio Correntes de Escritas 2024 finalist
João Melo’s poetry collection Exercícios e Linguagens was named a Premio Correntes de Escritas 2024 finalist on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Correntes d’Escritas (English: Writing Currents) is an annual meeting of writers of Iberian expression that happens in Póvoa do Varzim in northern Portugal in February. The writers come from countries where Portuguese and Spanish…
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Book Digest: Ishi Robinson, João Melo, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Iris Mwanza
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Ishi Robinson, João Melo, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, and Iris Mwanza. Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson Publisher: HarperDate: April 23, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Harper Ishi Robinson Ishi Robinson is a Jamaican writer living in…
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João Melo wins Premio de Literatura DST Angola/Camões 2023
João Melo’s poetry collection Diário do Medo won Premio de Literatura DST Angola/ Camões 2023 on November 6, 2023. The DST Angola/Camões Literature Prize is a joint initiative between dstgroup and Camões – Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua celebrating books published in poetry and prose by Angolan artists. DST Angola is a subsidiary of…
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Book Digest: Kobby Ben Ben, Wole Talabi, João Melo, Nyani Nkrumah
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Kobby Ben Ben, Wole Talabi, João Melo, and Nyani Nkrumah. No One Dies Yet by Kobby Ben Ben Publisher: Europa EditionsDate: August 31, 2023Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Click here. Kobby Ben Ben Kobby Ben Ben was…
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Book Digest: João Melo, Sharma Taylor, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, and Bisi Adjapon.
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with new books from João Melo, Sharma Taylor, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, and Bisi Adjapon. Angola is Wherever I Plant My Field by João Melo Publisher: Iskanchi PressPublication Date: January 30, 2023Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Iskanchi Press João Melo João…