Tag: Malika Booker
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UK’s Forward Prizes for Poetry 2023 winners announced.
Jason Allen-Paisant, Malika Booker, and Momtaza Mehri won at the Forward Prize for Poetry 2023 in Leeds, UK on Monday, October 16, 2023. The Forward Prizes for Poetry were founded by William Sieghart to celebrate excellence in poetry and increase its audience in 1992. There are four prizes on offer: The Forward Prize for Best…
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Malika Booker wins at Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020.
Malika Booker won in the single poem category the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020 announced on October 25, 2020. The Forward Prizes for Poetry are major British awards for poetry, presented annually at a public ceremony in London. They were founded by William Sieghart with the aim of celebrating excellence in poetry and increasing its…
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Malika Booker, Rachel Long on Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020 shortlists.
Malika Booker and Rachel Long are on the shortlists for the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020 announced on June 10, 2020. The Forward Prizes for Poetry are major British awards for poetry, presented annually at a public ceremony in London. They were founded by William Sieghart with the aim of celebrating excellence in poetry and…
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Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, Hiwot Adilow are Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 winners.
Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, and Hiwot Adilow are the joint Brunel African Poetry Prize 2018 winners. The three share the 3,000 UK pounds prize money. The Brunel African Poetry Prize was founded in 2012 by British-Nigerian writer, Bernardine Evaristo, Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London to revitalise African poetry, which at that time…
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Joint winners of Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 announced
The winners of this years Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2015 with £3000 on offer were announced yesterday. The joint winners are Safia Elhillo and Nick Makoha, poets who judges thought exemplify the quality and diversity of emerging African poetry. Sudan’s Elhillo lives in New York and is currently pursuing an MFA in poetry at…