Tag: Nahida Esmail
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African Writers Awards 2019 longlists announced.
The longlists for the African Writers Awards 2019 were announced on July 30, 2019. The African Writers Conference is an African Writers Development Trust event that brings together writers of African descent to a common platform to sustain conversations on the advancement of the collective interests of African writers. The first edition was hosted in…
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Storymoja Festival 2017 set for Nairobi
An epic running of the Storymoja Festival 2017 is set for September 27 – October 1 in Nairobi, Kenya. The festival theme this year is “Black Peace.” The Storymoja Festival, founded by Storymoja Publishers in 2007, is one of the most important literary festivals on the African continent today. It was started with a small…
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Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2017 All Stars unveiled
The shortlist for the Burt Award for African Young Adult Literature 2017 All Stars has been unveiled. The Burt Award was started in Tanzania in 2008 to recognize excellence in young adult literature, address an ongoing shortage of relevant, high quality books for young readers, and promote a love of reading and learning at the…